Fritzi Brunette

Fritzi Brunette
Born (1890-05-27)May 27, 1890
Savannah, Georgia
Died September 28, 1943(1943-09-28) (aged 53)
Hollywood, California
Occupation Film actress

Fritzi Brunette (May 27, 1890, Savannah, Georgia – September 28, 1943, Hollywood, California) was an actress from Savannah, Georgia who acted in motion pictures for thirty years.

Southern beauty in silent movies

Born Florence Brunet, she was educated in New York City. Later changing her name to Fritzi Brunette, she's remembered for her performances beginning in silent films and continuing until 1939, including a part as a secretary in Honeymoon In Bali. In 1942 Miss Brunette had an uncredited role in You're Telling Me. She played opposite Jack Holt and Mitchell Lewis, among other actors of her era. Prior to making Forgiven or the Jack o' Diamonds for the Stellar Photoplay Company, she was affiliated with the Victor Film Company. In the Selig Red Seal feature, Unto Those Who Sin (1916), Fritzi played a working girl of squalor, lured by wealth and luxury. In the end she discovers that material gain is not as valuable as the love of a pure man. Among the many movies in which she participated are The Woman Thou Gavest Me (1919), While Satan Sleeps (1922), Bells of San Juan (1922), and Camille of the Barbary Coast (1925).

Personal life

Fritzi was the former wife of Louisville, Kentucky real estate operator John E. Kley. They resided at 712 North Mansfield Avenue in Los Angeles, California. She was also the third wife of William Robert Daly, a fairly prolific silent film actor and director. Mr. Daly, who died c. 1935, directed Miss Brunette in many films. The emotional actress possessed one of the most detailed wardrobes in the movie industry. She wore eighteen lovely gowns in Unto Those Who Sin.

Fritzi Brunette died after an extended illness at the Motion Picture Country Home at the age of 53 in 1943. Funeral services were conducted from Pierce Brothers Hollywood Chapel, 5959 Santa Monica Boulevard. Cremation followed.

Filmography

  • The Joy Ride (1912) (as Miss Fritzi)
  • His Neighbor's Wife (1912) (as Miss Fritzie)
  • For the Good of All (1912) (as Miss Fritzie)
  • Babies Three (1912)
  • Mates and Mis-Mates (1912) .... Mabel Wentworth
  • Her Life's Story (1912) .... Lucy Allen
  • Dora (1912) .... Mary
  • As the Wind Blows (1912) .... The Summer Girl
  • Two Women (1912) .... The Wife
  • On the Danger Line (1912)
  • Was Mabel Cured? (1912)
  • It Happened Thus (1912) .... The Younger Daughter
  • Foolishness of Oliver (1912)
  • The Consequences (1912)
  • The Professor's Dilemma (1912)
  • The Grouch (1913)
  • The Lie (1913)
  • The Hypocrite (1913)
  • Sunny Smith (1913)
  • The Appeal (1913)
  • That Boy from Missouri (1913)
  • Annie Laurie (1913) .... Annie Laurie
  • For the Sins of Another (1913) .... Violet Denton, Philip's Sister
  • The Winner (1913)
  • For Old Love's Sake (1913)
  • The Ring of Sorrow (1913)
  • Where the Hop Vine Twines (1913)
  • Admission — Two Pins (1914)
  • The Militant (1914)
  • Forgiven; Or, The Jack of Diamonds (1914) .... Leone Diamond
  • The Greater Power (1915)
  • The Emigrant's Peril (1915)
  • Back of the Shadows (1915)
  • Goaded by Jealousy (1915)
  • A Skin Game (1915)
  • Her Wedding Night (1915)
  • A Case of Beans (1915)
  • 'Neath Calvary's Shadows (1915)
  • The Price She Paid (1915)
  • The Tiger Slayer (1915)
  • When California Was Wild (1915)
  • The Keeper of the Flock (1915)
  • Diamonds Are Trumps (1916)
  • Virtue Triumphant (1916)
  • The Uncut Diamond (1916)
  • Unto Those Who Sin (1916) .... Nadia
  • A Serpent in the House (1916)
  • At Piney Ridge (1916) .... Cindy Lane
  • The Reprisal (1916)
  • Out of the Mist (1916)
  • Beware of Strangers (1917) .... Bertha Gibson
  • The Jaguar's Claws (1917) .... Beth Thomas
  • The Golden Bullet (1917)
  • Who Shall Take My Life? (1917) .... Kate Taylor
  • The Railroaders (1918)
  • And a Still Small Voice (1918) .... Mary Singleton
  • The City of Purple Dreams (1918) .... Esther Strom
  • The Still Alarm (1918) .... Undetermined Role
  • Playthings (1918) .... Marjorie North
  • The Velvet Hand (1918) .... Gianna Russelli
  • The Sealed Envelope (1919) .... Lena
  • Whitewashed Walls (1919) .... Concha
  • The Woman Thou Gavest Me (1919) .... Alma
  • Jacques of the Silver North (1919) .... Memory Baird
  • A Sporting Chance (1919) .... Gilberte Bonheur
  • The Woman Under Cover (1919) .... Alma Jordan
  • The Lord Loves the Irish (1919) .... Sheila Lynch
  • Live Sparks (1920) .... Myrtle Pratt
  • The Dream Cheater (1920) .... Pauline Mahon
  • Number 99 (1920) .... Cynthia Vivian
  • The Green Flame (1920) .... Ruth Gardner
  • $30,000 (1920)
  • The House of Whispers (1920) .... Barbara Bradford
  • The Devil to Pay (1920) .... Dare Keeling
  • The Coast of Opportunity (1920) .... Janet Ashley
  • Tiger True (1921) .... Mary Dover
  • The Butterfly Girl (1921) .... Lorna Lear
  • A Wife's Awakening (1921) .... Florence Otis
  • Discontented Wives (1921) .... Ruth Gaylord
  • Sure Fire (1921) .... Elinor Parker
  • The Man from Lost River (1921) .... Marcia
  • Give Me My Son (1922)
  • While Satan Sleeps (1922) .... Salome Deming
  • The Crusader (1922) .... Alice
  • Bells of San Juan (1922) .... Dorothy Page
  • The Boss of Camp Four (1922) .... Iris Paxton
  • The Other Side (1922)
  • The Footlight Ranger (1923) .... Janet Ainslee
  • Cause for Divorce (1923) .... Laura Parker
  • Camille of the Barbary Coast (1925) .... Maggie Smith
  • The Pace That Thrills (1925) .... Paula
  • Driftwood (1928) .... Lola
  • Rustlers of Red Dog (1935) .... Saloon girl
  • Tailspin Tommy in The Great Air Mystery (1935) (uncredited) .... Dinner Guest [Ch. 1]
  • This Is the Life (1935) (uncredited)
  • San Francisco (1936) (uncredited)
  • Maid of Salem (1937) (uncredited) .... Bit Part
  • Way Out West (1937) (uncredited) .... Audience at saloon
  • Make Way for Tomorrow (1937) (uncredited) .... Bit Role
  • Souls at Sea (1937) (uncredited) .... Bit Role
  • Wells Fargo (1937) (uncredited) .... Pioneer Woman
  • Disbarred (1939) (uncredited) .... Maid
  • Persons in Hiding (1939) (uncredited) .... Automobile Passenger
  • Stagecoach (1939) (uncredited) .... Bit part
  • The Star Maker (1939) (uncredited)
  • Honeymoon in Bali (1939) .... Secretary
  • $1000 a Touchdown (1939) (uncredited) .... McGlen Wife
  • Edison, the Man (1940) (uncredited)
  • Meet John Doe' (1941) (uncredited) .... Bit part
  • You're Telling Me (1942) (uncredited)

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