Dolores Cassinelli

Dolores Cassinelli
Cassinelli, 1919
Born
Elvere Dolores Cassinelli

(1888-07-04)July 4, 1888
New York City, U.S.
DiedApril 26, 1984(1984-04-26) (aged 95)
New Brunswick, New Jersey, U.S.
Occupation(s)Actress, singer
Years active1911–1925

Dolores Cassinelli (July 4, 1888[1] – April 26, 1984)[2] was an American film actress and singer.[3] She appeared in 69 films between 1911 and 1925.

Born in New York City, Cassinelli and her family moved to Chicago. Her parents put her in a convent with plans for her to become a nun, but she preferred to become an actress.[4]

By 1929, Cassinelli had left acting and turned to singing professionally. She said that she would return to films only if she could make a singing film, "for radio is my life now".[5]

She is interred at Holy Redeemer Cemetery in South Plainfield, New Jersey.

  1. ^ Born in 1888 as per Social Security Death Index
  2. ^ Silent Film Necrology, p.84 2nd edition c.2001 by Eugene M. Vazzana
  3. ^ "Tenor Featured". The Evening Sun. Maryland, Baltimore. March 20, 1929. p. 27. Retrieved January 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Fox, Charles Donald; Silver, Milton L. (1920). Who's who on the Screen. Ross publishing Company. p. 214. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
  5. ^ "Radio Wins Singer". The Morning Call. Pennsylvania, Allentown. March 20, 1929. p. 25. Retrieved January 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.