Cora Drew

Cora Drew
in 1920

Cora Rankin Drew (born 1871 or 1872)[1] was a silent film actress in the United States. Her performances included leading roles in The Burned Hand (1915), The Honor System (1917), and Southern Pride (1917). She expressed frustration with casting imbalances between men and women.[2] In 1921, Canadian Moving Picture Digest included a favorable description of one of her performances.[3]

  1. ^ Vazzana, Eugene Michael (2001). Silent Film Necrology (2nd ed.). McFarland & Company. p. 144. ISBN 0-7864-1059-0. Drew, Cora Rankin ... MSBB ["Mirror Studio Blue Book", Dramatic Mirror, December 28, 1918], p. 1034 (age 46).
  2. ^ Lant, Antonia; Periz, Ingrid (May 4, 2006). Red Velvet Seat: Women's Writings on the First Fifty Years of Cinema. Verso. ISBN 9781844671199 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ "Canadian Moving Picture Digest". May 4, 1921 – via Google Books.