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Lucille Carlisle
Acting

Lucille Carlisle
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1895-08-31,Galesburg, Illinois, USA
Gender
Female
Biography
Lucille Carlisle was born Ida Lucille White in Galesburg, Illinois. After her father abandoned the family her mother opened a boarding house in Spokane, Washington. At the age of sixteen Lucille was briefly married. Soon after she she won a beauty contest organized by Photoplay Magazine. She moved to New York City and began her career on Broadway as Lucille Zintheo. Later she changed her stage name Lucille Carlisle. In 1918 she was signed by Vitagraph Pictures and was cast in the Larry Semon comedy Boodle and Bandits. Larry and Lucille would make more than a twenty movies together including The Simple Life and A Pair of Kings. They became a popular onscreen team while off screen they had a tempestuous romance. Lucille was unhappy with the shape of her nose and underwent numerous plastic surgeries. In 1922 she and Larry were secretly married. Later that year Lucille suffered a nervous breakdown. She recovered but her marriage to Larry ended in divorce. In 1923 she auditioned for the lead in The Hunchback of Notre Dame but Patsy Ruth Miller got the part. Lucille developed a drinking problem and was often under a doctor's care for her nerves. She decided to stop acting and married businessman Leland H. Millikin in 1930. Lucille, who never had children, adopted her niece when her sister was unable to raise her. During World War 2 she made several radio appearances. Lucille died on October 19, 1958 due to a liver disorder. She was buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California.

Filmography

6.4

Golf
1922-09-03

The Simple Life

10

The Simple Life
1919-08-04

Passing the Buck

7.167

Passing the Buck
1919-05-18

4.875

The Suitor
1920-11-01

A Pair of Kings

5.5

A Pair of Kings
1922-06-10

Between the Acts

3.8

Between the Acts
1919-09-07

The Star Boarder

7.333

The Star Boarder
1919-05-26

5.625

The Fly-Cop
1920-03-28

Scamps and Scandals

5.833

Scamps and Scandals
1919-02-16

His Home Sweet Home

7

His Home Sweet Home
1919-07-06

6.8

School Days
1920-05-03

The Grocery Clerk

5.833

The Grocery Clerk
1919-12-01

7

Well, I'll Be
1919-04-14

8

The Stage Hand
1920-09-20

7.042

The Show
1922-03-19

6.5

Dull Care
1919-10-05

The Counter Jumper

6.25

The Counter Jumper
1922-12-08

No Wedding Bells

5.375

No Wedding Bells
1923-01-09

The Head Waiter

7

The Head Waiter
1919-12-01

6.667

The Sportsman
1921-01-08