Edgena De Lespine

Edgena De Lespine (1882 - 1920)[1] was an early film actress in the United States. She was born in Galveston, Texas.[1][2] Her parents were John Stoddart Brown (1848-1912) and Helen Delespine (1849-1910).[2]

She had several starring roles.[3] She worked at Reliance until she moved to Biograph in 1914.[4] She was considered a beauty.[5][6]

She was a lead in the 1913 play London Assurance.[7]

She was the lead in The Good Within.[8]

She married Eugene W. Tips (born 1874) in 1900.[9][10] Later, she married Henry Glover Hemming (1872-1921).[11][9]

She died on January 30, 1920.[12]

Filmography
  • The Old Mam'selle's Secret (1912)
  • Votes for Women (1912), movie about suffrage[13]
  • The Good Within (1913)[14]
  • Twickenham Ferry (1913)[15][16]
  • Runa Plays Cupid
  • Eternal Sacrifice
  • The Social Secretary
  • The Little Pirate (1913)
  • The Bawlerout (1913)[17]
  • The Dream Home (1913)[18][19]
  • Rowdy the Dog
  • Dick's Turning
  • Ashes (1913 film), story by Marion Brooks[20]
  • London Assurance (1913 film) (1913), an adaptation of the play London Assurance[21]
  • A Night of Terror (1913)
  • The Turning Point based on the play by Preston Gibson, she played the lead role[3][22]
  • The Higher Justice by Forrest Halsey (1913)[23]
  • The Tangled Web (film) (1913)[24]
  • The House of Pretense (1913)[25]

References
  1. "Edgena De Lespine". IMDb. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  2. "Galveston Monthly - Exploring Your Island Paradise". www.galvestonmonthly.com. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  3. "Anaconda Standard Newspaper Archives, Oct 12, 1913, p. 54". NewspaperArchive.com. October 12, 1913. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
  4. "Ogden Standard Newspaper Archives, Jan 17, 1914, p. 9". NewspaperArchive.com. January 17, 1914. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
  5. "Exhibitors' Times". W.A. Johnston. May 17, 1913 – via Google Books.
  6. "San Antonio Light Newspaper Archives, Apr 20, 1913, p. 77". NewspaperArchive.com. April 20, 1913. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
  7. Goble, Alan (September 8, 2011). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. ISBN 9783110951943.
  8. "Motion Picture". Macfadden-Bartell. May 17, 1913 – via Google Books.
  9. www.myheritage.com https://www.myheritage.com/names/edgena_brown. Retrieved June 9, 2020. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. "Edgena Stoddart Brown-Tipps Marriage". The Times-Picayune. June 5, 1900. p. 9. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  11. www.myheritage.com https://www.myheritage.com/names/henry_hemming. Retrieved June 9, 2020. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  12. "Edgena Stoddart Brown (Delespine)-Funeral". New-York Tribune. February 1, 1920. p. 16. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  13. "Film: Votes for Women (1912)". Women's Suffrage and the Media.
  14. "Motion Picture". Macfadden-Bartell. May 17, 1913 – via Google Books.
  15. "Indiana Evening Gazette Archives, Oct 16, 1913, p. 1". NewspaperArchive.com. October 16, 1913.
  16. "Centralia Evening Sentinel Archives, Oct 10, 1913, p. 5". NewspaperArchive.com. October 10, 1913. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
  17. "Fort Wayne Journal Gazette Archives, May 4, 1913, p. 12". NewspaperArchive.com. May 4, 1913. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
  18. "The Moving Picture World". Chalmers Publishing Company. May 17, 1913 – via Google Books.
  19. "Defiance Crescent News Archives, Aug 26, 1913, p. 6". NewspaperArchive.com. August 26, 1913. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
  20. "Frederick News Post Newspaper Archives, Jul 30, 1913, p. 3". NewspaperArchive.com. July 30, 1913. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
  21. Goble, Alan (September 8, 2011). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 9783110951943 – via Google Books.
  22. "Edgena Stoddart Brown (Delespine)-Gone on Stage". The Galveston Daily News. October 5, 1911. p. 5. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  23. "Sedalia Democrat Newspaper Archives, Jul 31, 1913, p. 8". NewspaperArchive.com. July 31, 1913. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
  24. "Defiance Crescent News Archives, Sep 26, 1913, p. 6". NewspaperArchive.com. September 26, 1913. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
  25. "Biloxi Daily Herald Newspaper Archives, Aug 2, 1913, p. 8". NewspaperArchive.com. August 2, 1913. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
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