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Eileen Percy

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Eileen Percy
Percy in 1925
Born(1902-08-21)21 August 1902
Belfast, Ireland
Died29 July 1973(1973-07-29) (aged 70)
Los Angeles, California, US
OccupationActress
Years active1917–1933
Spouses
  • Ulrich Busch
    (m. 1919; div. 1930)
  • (m. 1936)
The Flirt (1922)

Eileen Percy (21 August 1902 – 29 July 1973) was an Irish-born American actress of the silent era.[1][2] She appeared in more than 60 films between 1917 and 1933.

Biography

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Born in Belfast in August 1902, Percy lived in Brooklyn, New York, briefly in 1903 before returning to Belfast. She came back to Brooklyn at age nine, entering a convent there. After graduating from the convent, she became a model for artists, including Charles Dana Gibson. Some of the pictures for which she posed were used for magazine covers.[3]

After her film career ended, Percy became a staff correspondent for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.[4]

In 1919, Percy married Ulrich Busch.[5] They divorced in 1930.[6] Her second husband from 1936 was songwriter Harry Ruby.[7]

She died in Los Angeles, California, in 1973. Her remains are buried at Chapel of the Pines Crematory.[citation needed]

She was portrayed by Arlene Dahl in Three Little Words (1950).

Partial filmography

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References

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  1. ^ "Eileen Percy – Silent Stars: Where Are They Now … 1932 Edition". Immortal Ephemera. 17 January 2011. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Eileen Percy". Silent Hollywood. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
  3. ^ "Graduated From a Brooklyn Convent". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. New York, Brooklyn. 16 July 1922. p. 35. Retrieved 27 February 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Percy, Eileen (4 April 1936). "Young Is Chosen for Lead In Runyon Story for M-G-M". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh. p. 15. Retrieved 23 February 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "3 Press Agents Inspired by Wedding". The Oregon Daily Journal. Oregon, Portland. 16 August 1919. p. 4. Retrieved 27 February 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Eileen Percy, Former Actress, Divorced". Oakland Tribune. California, Oakland. United Press. 24 October 1930. p. 21. Retrieved 27 February 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Hollywood Pair Marries in Yuma". Arizona Republic. 4 May 1936. p. 10.
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