Nell Shipman | |
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 Shipman in 1918 | |
| Born | Helen Foster-Barham October 25, 1892 Victoria, British Columbia, Canada |
| Died | January 23, 1970 (aged 77) Cabazon, California, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, screenwriter, director, producer, animal trainer |
| Years active | 1910–1947 |
| Spouses | Ernest Shipman (m. 1910–1920)Charles H. Austin Ayers
(m. 1925–1932) |
| Partner | Bert Van Tuyle (c.1918 – 1924) |
Nell Shipman (born Helen Foster-Barham; October 25, 1892 – January 23, 1970) was a Canadian actress, author, screenwriter, producer, director, animal rights activist and animal trainer. Her works often had autobiographical elements to them and reflected her passion for nature.[1] She is best known for making a series of melodramatic adventure films based on the novels by American writer James Oliver Curwood in which she played the robust heroine known as the ‘girl from God’s country.'[2]
Shipman started two independent producing companies in her career: Shipman-Curwood Producing Company and Nell Shipman Productions. In 1919, she and her husband, Ernest Shipman,[3] a film producer, made the most successful silent film in Canadian history, Back to God's Country.[4]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
:5was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Armatage, Kay (January 2003). The Girl from God's Country : Nell Shipman and the Silent Cinema. ISBN 9780802085429. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
- ^ "Ernest Shipman – Ten Percent Ernie"
- ^ Monroe, Dawn E. "On The Job: Canadian Women of Achievement". Famous Canadian Women. Archived from the original on August 31, 2018.