Yvonne Hughes

Yvonne Evelyn Hughes (1900 - December 26, 1950) was a dancer in the Ziegfeld Follies and an actress in silent motion pictures.

Yvonne Hughes
Born
Yvonne Evelyn Hughes

1900
McKeesport, Pennsylvania
DiedDecember 26, 1950 (aged 50)
New York City, New York
OccupationActress, dancer
Spouse(s)Gordon Godowsky (1928-1929)
Partner(s)John McDonald (1936-1950)

Biography

Career and personal life

Hughes appeared in films with Gloria Swanson and once danced with Rudolph Valentino. Her movie appearances came in 1923 and 1924. She had roles in Lawful Larceny, Zaza, Big Brother, A Society Scandal, and Monsieur Beaucaire. She also appeared in Rio Rita, and Whoopi! 1928-1929, a musical comedy.

In 1928, Hughes married Gordon Godowsky, son of Leopold Godowsky. The marriage lasted one year. In 1932, Godowsky committed suicide over financial trouble.

Murder

On December 26, 1950, Hughes was murdered in the New York City hotel room of Birger Nordkvist, a Swedish apple picker who worked for a western New York cider firm. Earlier that night, Nordkvist got into a cab driven by John McDonald, who had lived with Hughes for fourteen years. McDonald offered to take him to the Ashland Hotel, where he kept a room. Nordkvist met Hughes, who demonstrated some old dance routines for him, and they drank beer through the night and into the next morning; all the while, McDonald was driving his taxi. After Hughes rebuffed Nordkvist's advances, Nordkvist strangled her by tying his handkerchief around her throat and stuffing a silk scarf into her mouth. Nordkvist was arrested in Utica, New York where he went after leaving the hotel.

Selected filmography
gollark: The test ABR instance now has userdata and roll, which covers most of our needs probably maybe.
gollark: That is a game relevant ABR feature, yes.
gollark: I'll build in some game-relevant ABR features.
gollark: Bye!
gollark: I duplicate the 4 riches to get 8 riches muahahaha.

References
  • New York Times, "Apple Picker Held For Hotel Killing", December 29, 1950, Page 12.
  • Pasco, Washington Tri-City Herald, "Question Apple Picker After Aging Follies Beauty Found Strangled", December 27, 1950, Page 2.
  • San Mateo, California Times, "Ziegfeld Girl Strangled", December 26, 1950, Page 2.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.