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Winifred Kingston | |
|---|---|
 Kingston featured in Motion Picture Magazine, 1920 | |
| Born | 11 November 1894 |
| Died | 3 February 1967 (aged 72) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Spouse(s) | Dustin Farnum (1924-1929, his death) Carman R. Runyon |
| Children | 1 |
Winifred Kingston (11 November 1894 – 3 February 1967)[1] was a British-born American silent film actress.
Kingston was educated in Scotland and Belgium. She acted on stage in England before she began acting in the United States.[2]
On Broadway, Kingston portrayed Crobyle in Thais (1911), Juliette Corton in The Matrimonial Bed (1927), and Helen Farquhar in Caste (1927).[3]
She married actor Dustin Farnum on August 24, 1924, in Los Angeles,[4] and they had a daughter, Estelle.[5] Kingston appeared with her husband often onscreen most notably in The Squaw Man and The Virginian.[6] After Farnum's death in 1929, she was married to oil executive Carman R. Runyon.[7]
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On February 3, 1967, Kingston died at her home in La Jolla.[7]
- ^ Silent Film Necrology p.287 2nd edition c.2001 by Eugene M. Vazzana
- ^ "Winifred Kingston". The Atlanta Constitution. 7 May 1916. p. 9. Retrieved 16 May 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Helen Kingston". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on 16 May 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- ^ "Dustin Farnum weds again". The New York Times. 25 August 1924. p. 13. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- ^ Katchmer, George A. (20 May 2015). A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses. McFarland. pp. 111–112. ISBN 978-1-4766-0905-8. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- ^ Winifred Kingston; AllMovie.com; bio by Hans J. Wollstein
- ^ a b "Winifred Kingston, Actress, Was Wife of Dustin Farnum". The New York Times. United Press International. 5 February 1967. p. 88. Retrieved 16 May 2021.