Deceased

How Did Betty Compson Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 77

Also known asEleanor Luicime Compson, ベティ・カンプソンGenderFemaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn17/03/1897Born inBeaver, Utah, USADied18/04/1974 (aged 77)Died inGlendaleCausemyocardial infarctionWikidataQ255846 ↗Buried atSan Fernando Mission CemeteryTMDb#13556 ↗

Betty Compson was an American actress and film producer who got her start during Hollywood's silent era. She is best known for her performances in The Docks of New York and The Barker, the latter of which earned her an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress.

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Filmography72 titles

Importing filmography…

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2011	Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost FilmsMovie	Herself (archive footage)	114
1975	Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?Movie	Self (archive footage)	78
1947	Second ChanceMovie	Mrs. Davenport	50
1947	Hard Boiled MahoneyMovie	Selena Webster	50
1946	Her Adventurous NightMovie	Miss Spencer	49
1943	Danger! Women at WorkMovie	Madame Sappho	46
1941	Mr. & Mrs. SmithMovie	Gertie	44
1941	Roar of the PressMovie	Mrs. Thelma Tate	44
1941	Invisible GhostMovie	Mrs. Kessler	44
1941	Escort GirlMovie	Ruth Ashley	44
1940	Mad YouthMovie	Lucy Morgan	43
1940	Strange CargoMovie	Suzanne (uncredited)	43
1939	News Is Made at NightMovie	Kitty Truman	42
1938	A Slight Case of MurderMovie	Loretta	41
1938	Under the Big TopMovie	Marie	41
1938	Port of Missing GirlsMovie	Chicago	41
1938	Religious RacketeersMovie	Ada Bernard	41
1937	Circus GirlMovie	Carlotta	40
1937	Federal BulletsMovie	Sue, Gang Moll	40
1936	The Drag NetMovie	Mollie Cole	39
1936	Two Minutes to PlayMovie	'Fluff' Harding	39
1936	The Millionaire KidMovie	Gloria Neville	39
1936	Laughing Irish EyesMovie	Molly	39
1936	August Week EndMovie	Ethel Ames	39
1933	West of SingaporeMovie	Lou	36
1933	Notorious But NiceMovie	Millie Sprague	36
1932	Guilty or Not GuiltyMovie	Maizie	35
1931	The House That Shadows BuiltMovie	(archive footage)	34
1931	Hollywood HalfbacksMovie	—	34
1931	The Lady RefusesMovie	June	34
1931	Three Who LovedMovie	Helga Larson Hanson	34
1931	Virtuous HusbandMovie	Inez Wakefield	34
1930	The Czar of BroadwayMovie	Connie Colton	33
1930	Inside the LinesMovie	Jane Gershon	33
1930	Isle of EscapeMovie	Stella	33
1930	Midnight MysteryMovie	Sally Wayne	33
1930	The SpoilersMovie	Cherry Malotte	33
1930	The Case of Sergeant GrischaMovie	Babka	33
1930	The Boudoir DiplomatMovie	Helene	33
1929	On With the Show!Movie	Nita	32
1929	The Show of ShowsMovie	Performer in 'The Pirate Number' & 'Lady Luck' Numbers (uncredited)	32
1929	Street GirlMovie	Frederika Joyzelle	32
1929	Woman to WomanMovie	Deloryce / Lola	32
1929	The Time, the Place and the GirlMovie	Doris Ward	32
1929	Weary RiverMovie	Alice Gray	32
1928	The BarkerMovie	Carrie	31
1928	Scarlet SeasMovie	Rose	31
1928	The Docks of New YorkMovie	Mae	31
1928	Court MartialMovie	Belle Starr	31
1928	The Desert BrideMovie	Diane Duval	31
1928	The Big CityMovie	Helen	31
1927	Love Me and the World Is MineMovie	Mitzel	30
1926	The Belle of BroadwayMovie	Marie Duval / The Young Adele	29
1926	The Wise GuyMovie	Hula Kate	29
1925	Beggar on HorsebackMovie	Princess in Pantomime	28
1925	New Lives for OldMovie	Olympe	28
1925	Counsel for the DefenseMovie	Katherine West	28
1924	The Fast SetMovie	Margaret Sones	27
1924	Ramshackle HouseMovie	Pen Broome	27
1924	MiamiMovie	Joan Bruce	27
1923	HollywoodMovie	Betty Compson	26
1923	The Rustle of SilkMovie	Lala De Breeze	26
1923	The Royal OakMovie	Lady Mildred Cholmondeley	26
1922	A Trip to ParamountownMovie	Self	25
1922	The Green TemptationMovie	Genelle / Coralyn / Joan Parker	25
1922	To Have and to HoldMovie	Lady Jocelyn Leigh	25
1922	Over the BorderMovie	Jen Galbraith	25
1921	At the End of the WorldMovie	Cherry O'Day	24
1921	Prisoners of LoveMovie	Blanche Davis	24
1919	The Devil's TrailMovie	Rose	22
1919	The Terror of the RangeMovie	Thelma Grant	22
1918	Border RaidersMovie	Rose Hardy	21