Kate Bruce
Kate Bruce (Columbus, 17 de febrer de 1860 - Nova York, 2 d'abril de 1946) va ser una actriu estatunidenca de cinema mut especialitzada en papers de mare, arribant a ser considerada la “mare de totes les mares” del cinema.[1] En total va actuar en unes 289 pel·lícules entre 1908 i 1931.
Biografia | |
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Naixement | 17 febrer 1860 Columbus (Indiana) |
Mort | 2 abril 1946 (86 anys) Nova York |
Sepultura | Calvary Cemetery |
Activitat | |
Camp de treball | Pel·lícula |
Ocupació | actriu, actriu de cinema |
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Biografia
modificaSe sap molt poca cosa de la seva biografia abans de ser actriu de cinema. Probablement Kate Bruce va néixer el 1858[1][2] a Ohio.[1] Possiblement va treballar en un sanatori.[1] Se sap que el 1885 es va unir a una companyia d'actors itinerants.[3] El 1903 actuava a Broadway dins de l'obra “The Starbucks”[4] i el 1905 actuava a Victoria dins de la companyia de Harry Beresford.[5] El 1908 és contractada per la Biograph i actua en múltiples pel·lícules de D.W. Griffith. Si en el teatre havia fet papers de criada en obres còmiques[6] al cinema es va especialitzar en papers de mare dels protagonistes en un sentit victorià.[1] Alguns dels seus papers paradigmàtics en aquest sentit són a Hearts of the World (1918), Way Down East (1920) o True Heart Susie (1919).(REF1) El 1914 Griffith abandona la Biograph amb la seva companyia d'actors però ella romandre a la Biograph fins al 1915. El 1918 es retrobaren i bona part de la resta de la seva filmografia és sota la batuta d'aquest director. La darrera pel·lícula per a tots dos, l'única sonora de l'actriu, fou The Struggle (1931).[7] En l'aspecte personal no es va casar mai. Va ser molt estimada per tota la companyia, “Brucie”, l'anomenaven.[8] Algun biògraf ha suggerit que potser era lesbiana.[1] Les germanes Gish van establir una forta amistat amb l'actriu i quan aquesta es va retirar li van anar passant una pensió que la permetia viure en un hotel de la Madison Avenue de Nova York.[1] Va morir el 2 d'abril de 1946 a Nova York.[2]
Filmografia
modificaA la Biograph (1908-1914)
modificaUna gran majoria d'aquestes pel·lícules van ser dirigides per D.W. Griffith, quan van ser dirigides o codirigides per altres directors (en la majoria de casos Frank Powell o Mack Sennett) s'indica amb un asterisc (*)
- The Fight for Freedom]' (1908)
- The Greaser's Gauntlet (1908)
- Betrayed by a Handprint]' (1908)
- Behind the Scenes (1908)
- An Awful Moment (1908)
- One Touch of Nature (1909)
- The Girls and Daddy (1909)
- The Golden Louis (1909)
- At the Altar (1909)
- Trying to Get Arrested (1909)
- Confidence (1909)
- A Baby's Shoe (1909)
- His Duty (1909)
- The Way of Man (1909)
- The Country Doctor (1909)
- The Cardinal's Conspiracy (1909)
- The Slave (1909)
- A Strange Meeting (1909)
- They Would Elope (1909)
- The Better Way (1909)
- The Hessian Renegades (1909)
- Getting Even (1909)
- The Broken Locket (1909)
- In Old Kentucky (1909)
- A Fair Exchange (1909)
- Wanted, a Child (1909)
- The Awakening (1909)
- The Little Teacher (1909)
- A Change of Heart (1909)
- His Lost Love (1909)
- In the Watches of the Night (1909)
- Lines of White on a Sullen Sea (1909)
- What's Your Hurry? (1909)
- The Gibson Goddess (1909)
- The Light That Came (1909)
- The Restoration (1909)
- Two Women and a Man (1909)
- A Midnight Adventure (1909)
- The Open Gate (1909)
- The Mountaineer's Honor (1909)
- The Trick That Failed (1909)
- In the Window Recess (1909)
- Through the Breakers (1909)
- The Red Man's View (1909)
- A Corner in Wheat (1909)
- In a Hempen Bag (1909)
- A Trap for Santa Claus (1909)
- In Little Italy (1909)
- To Save Her Soul (1909)
- Choosing a Husband (1909)
- The Rocky Road (1910)
- All on Account of the Milk (1910)
- The Call (1910)
- The Honor of His Family (1910)
- The Cloister's Touch (1910)
- The Woman from Mellon's (1910)
- The Duke's Plan (1910)
- One Night and Then (1910)
- The Englishman and the Girl (1910)
- His Last Burglary]' (1910)
- The Newlyweds (1910)
- The Converts (1910)
- Faithful (1910)
- The Twisted Trail (1910)
- Gold Is Not All (1910)
- The Two Brothers (1910)
- As It Is in Life (1910)
- A Romance of the Western Hills (1910)
- The Gold Seekers (1910)
- The Unchanging Sea (1910)
- Love Among the Roses (1910)
- Ramona (1910)
- A Knot in the Plot (1910)
- The Impalement (1910)
- In the Season of Buds (1910)
- A Child of the Ghetto (1910)
- May and December* (1910)
- What the Daisy Said (1910)
- An Arcadian Maid (1910)
- Her Father's Pride (1910)
- The Usurer (1910)
- Wilful Peggy (1910)
- The Modern Prodigal (1910)
- The Affair of an Egg* (1910)
- Muggsy Becomes a Hero* (1910]
- Examination Day at School (1910)
- The Iconoclast (1910)
- How Hubby Got a Raise* (1910)
- A Gold Necklace* (1910)
- That Chink at Golden Gulch (1910)
- The Masher* (1910)
- A Lucky Toothache* (1910)
- The Broken Doll (1910)
- The Message of the Violin (1910)
- Two Little Waifs (1910)
- Waiter No. 5 (1910)
- The Fugitive (1910)
- Simple Charity (1910)
- The Song of the Wildwood Flute (1910)
- A Plain Song (1910)
- Effecting a Cure* (1910)
- Happy Jack, a Hero* (1910)
- His Sister-In-Law (1910)
- White Roses* (1910)
- His Wife's Sweethearts* (1910)
- The Italian Barber (1911)
- The Midnight Marauder* (1911)
- Help Wanted* (1911)
- His Trust (1911)
- His Trust Fulfilled (1911)
- The Poor Sick Men* (1911)
- A Wreath of Orange Blossoms* (1911)
- Three Sisters (1911)
- Heart Beats of Long Ago (1911)
- Teaching Dad to Like Her (1911)
- His Daughter (1911)
- The Spanish Gypsy (1911)
- Priscilla and the Umbrella* (1911)
- Paradise Lost (1911)
- A Knight of the Road (1911)
- His Mother's Scarf (1911)
- How She Triumphed (1911)
- The Two Sides (1911)
- In the Days of '49 (1911)
- The New Dress (1911)
- The Manicure Lady* (1911)
- The Crooked Road (1911)
- Fighting Blood (1911)
- A Country Cupid (1911)
- The Last Drop of Water (1911)
- The Ruling Passion (1911)
- The Rose of Kentucky (1911)
- Swords and Hearts (1911)
- The Villain Foiled* (1911)
- The Baron* (1911)
- The Squaw's Love (1911)
- Her Awakening (1911)
- The Adventures of Billy]' (1911)
- The Long Road (1911)
- The Battle (1911)
- Through Darkened Vales (1911)
- A Terrible Discovery (1911)
- The Voice of the Child (1911)
- The Baby and the Stork* (1912)
- The Engagement Ring* (1912)
- The Eternal Mother (1912)
- With a Kodak* (1912)
- The Transformation of Mike (1912)
- The Sunbeam (1912)
- A String of Pearls (1912)
- Iola's Promise (1912)
- Hot Stuff* (1912)
- The Punishment (1912)
- Just Like a Woman (1912)
- Won by a Fish* (1912)
- The Brave Hunter* (1912)
- One Is Business, the Other Crime (1912)
- The Leading Man* (1912)
- The Fickle Spaniard* (1912)
- The Old Actor (1912)
- When the Fire-Bells Rang* (1912)
- The Furs* (1912)
- When Kings Were the Law (1912)
- A Close Call* (1912)
- Home Folks (1912)
- Lena and the Geese (1912)
- The Spirit Awakened (1912)
- A Dash Through the Clouds* (1912)
- The School Teacher and the Waif (1912)
- An Indian Summer (1912)
- His Own Fault* (1912)
- The Would-Be Shriner* (1912)
- A Child's Remorse (1912)
- Tragedy of the Dress Suit* (1912)
- A Feud in the Kentucky Hills (1912)
- The One She Loved (1912)
- The Painted Lady (1912)
- Heredity (1912)
- The Informer (1912)
- The New York Hat (1912)
- My Hero (1912)
- The Telephone Girl and the Lady (1913)
- The Tender Hearted Boy (1913)
- Drink's Lure (1913)
- A Girl Stratagem (1913)
- The Unwelcome Guest (1913)
- The Sheriff's Baby (1913)
- The Perfidy of Mary (1913)
- An 'Uncle Tom's Cabin' Troupe* (1913)
- A Little Tease (1913)
- A Frightful Blunder* (1913)
- A Misunderstood Boy (1913)
- The Wanderer (1913)
- The Stolen Loaf (1913)
- The House of Darkness (1913)
- The Yaqui Cur (1913)
- Olaf—An Atom* (1913)
- Just Gold (1913)
- Death’s Marathon (1913)
- The Mothering Heart (1913)
- The Reformers (1913)
- The Enemy's Baby (1913)
- The Work Habit* (1913)
- The Strong Man's Burden* (1913)
- For the Son of the House* (1913)
- The Stopped Clock* (1913)
- Her Wedding Bell* (1913)
- Her Wedding Gown* (1913)
- The Battle at Elderbush Gulch (1913)
- The Mystery of the Milk* (1914)
- As It Might Have Been* (1914)
- A Nest Unfeathered* (1914)
- Judith of Bethulia (1914)
- The Scar (1914)
A la Biograph sense Griffith (1914-1915)
modificaEl 1914 Griffith abandona la Biograph per anar a la Mutual Film Corporation, enduent-se el seu equip d'actors. Kate Bruce es queda a la Biograph fins a l'any ---- tot i que participa en algunes pel·lícules de la Majestic Motion Picture Company.
- The Rebellion of Kitty Belle (Majestic Motion Picture Company, 1914)
- A Lesson in Mechanics (Majestic Motion Picture Company 1914)
- The Science of Crime (1914)
- Her Mother's Weakness (1914)
- The Honor of the Law]' (1914)
- A Bit of Human Driftwood (1914)
- His Mother's Home (1914)
- Their Soldier Boy (1914)
- The Tides of Sorrow (1914)
- The Dole of Destiny (1914)
- The Child Thou Gavest Me (1914)
- A Mother's Way (1914)
- As She Never Knew (1914)
- On the Hieghts (1914)
- The Way Home (1914)
- The House of Silence (1914)
- Playthings of Fate (1915)
- The Girl He Brought Home (1915)
- The Lady of Dreams (1915)
- Heart's Hunger (1915)
- His Romany Wif] (1915)
- The Call of Her Chil] (1915)
- After the Storm, regia di Travers Vale (1915)
- His Desperate Deed (1915)
- His Brother's Keeper (1915)
- Lorna Doone (1915)
- One Hundred Dollars (1915)
- When Hearts Are Young (1915)
- Felix Holt (1915)
- Captain Fracasse (1915)
- The Smuggler's Ward]' (1915)
- The Drab Sister (1915)
- Jane Eyre (1915)
- East Lynne (1915)
- Twice Won (1915)
- The Rehearsal (1915)
- The Soul of Pierre (1915)
- A Lasting Lesson (1915)
- The Old and the New (1915)
- A Mystery of the Mountains (1915)
- The Tides of Retribution (1915)
Darreres pel·lícules
modificaA finals de 1915 Bruce abandona la Biograph. Primer va ser contractada per a la Fine Arts Film Company i a partir del 1918 per la D.W. Griffith Productions tot i que els darrers anys treballa en pel·lícules de productores diferents.
- Civilization (Thomas H. Ince Corporation, 1916)
- Betty of Greystone (Fine Arts Film Company, 1916)
- Susan Rocks the Boat (Fine Arts Film Company, 1916)
- The Marriage of Molly-O (Fine Arts Film Company, 1916)
- Gretchen the Greenhorn (Fine Arts Film Company, 1916)
- Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages (Triangle Film Corporation, 1916)
- The Microscope Mystery (Fine Arts Film Company, 1916)
- The House Built Upon Sand (Fine Arts Film Company, 1916)
- A Girl Like That (Famous Players Film Company, 1917)
- Betsy's Burglar (Fine Arts Film Company, 1917)
- A Woman's Awakening (Fine Arts Film Company, 1917)
- Souls Triumphant (Fine Arts Film Company, 1917)
- Madame Bo-Peep (Fine Arts Film Company, 1917)
- Time Locks and Diamonds (New York Motion Picture, Kay-Bee Pictures1917)
- The Stainless Barrier (Triangle Film Corporation, 1917)
- Hearts of the World (D.W. Griffith Prod., Famous Players-Lasky Corp., 1918)
- The Hun Within (F-4 Picture Corp., 1918)
- Lillian Gish in a Liberty Loan Appeal (D.W. Griffith Productions, 1918)
- The Greatest Thing in Life (Artcraft Pictures Corporation, 1918)
- A Romance of Happy Valley (D.W. Griffith Productions, 1919)
- The Girl Who Stayed at Home (D.W. Griffith Productions, 1919)
- True Heart Susie (D.W. Griffith Productions, 1919)
- Scarlet Days (D.W. Griffith Productions, 1919)
- The Idol Dancer (D.W. Griffith Productions, 1920)
- Mary Ellen Comes to Town (New Art Film Company, 1920)
- Way Down East (D.W. Griffith Productions, 1920)
- Flying Pat (New Art Film Company, 1920)
- The City of Silent Men (Famous Players-Lasky Corporation, 1921)
- Experience (Famous Players-Lasky Corporation, 1921)
- Orphans of the Storm (D.W. Griffith Productions, 1921)
- The White Rose (D.W. Griffith Productions, 1923)
- His Darker Self (G. & H. Pictures, 1924)
- I Want My Man (First National Pictures, 1925)
- Are Brunettes Safe? (Hal Roach Studios, 1927)
- The Secret Studio (Fox Film Corp, 1927)
- Ragtime (James Ormont Productions, 1927)
- A Bowery Cinderella (Excellent Pictures, 1927)
- The Flying Fool (Pathé Exchange, 1929)
- The Struggle (D.W. Griffith Productions, 1931)
Referències
modifica- ↑ 1,0 1,1 1,2 1,3 1,4 1,5 1,6 Slide, Anthony. Silent Players: A Biographical and Autobiographical Study of 100 Silent Film Actors and Actresses (en anglès). University Press of Kentucky, 2010-02-01, p. 55-56. ISBN 9780813137452.
- ↑ 2,0 2,1 Katchmer, George A. A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses (en anglès). McFarland, 2015-05-20, p. 40. ISBN 9781476609058.[Enllaç no actiu]
- ↑ «A place where old age is an asset.». The Times from Streator, 26-02-1925, pàg. 6.
- ↑ «Kate Bruce» (en anglès). Internet Broadway Database. [Consulta: 9 octubre 2019].
- ↑ «The Stage». The Daily Colonist XCIII, 90, 26-03-1905, pàg. 10.
- ↑ Roberts, Sally «Our animated monthly of movie news and views». Motion Picture Magazine, Febrer 1919, pàg. 88.
- ↑ Lowe, Denise. An Encyclopedic Dictionary of Women in Early American Films, 1895-1930 (en anglès). Psychology Press, 2005, p. 95-98. ISBN 9780789018434.
- ↑ Arvidson, Linda. When the Movies were young (en anglès). E.P. Dutton Ed., 1925.