Joyce Compton

Joyce Compton
Compton in I Take This Oath (1940)
Born
Olivia Joyce Compton

(1907-01-27)January 27, 1907
DiedOctober 13, 1997(1997-10-13) (aged 90)
Resting placeForest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills
OccupationActress
Years active1925–1961
Spouse
William Francis Kaliher
(m. 1955; div. 1956)

Olivia Joyce Compton (January 27, 1907 – October 13, 1997) was an American actress.

Biography

Compton was born in Lexington, Kentucky, the daughter of Henry and Golden Compton. (Despite frequent reports to the contrary, her name was not originally "Eleanor Hunt"; she had appeared in the film Good Sport (1931) with Hunt and this confusion in an early press article followed Compton throughout her career.) After graduating high school she spent two years at the University of Tulsa, studying dramatics, art, music and dancing. She won a personality and beauty contest and spent two months in a film studio as an extra.

Compton first made a name for herself when she was named one of the WAMPAS Baby Stars in 1926 with Mary Brian, Dolores Costello, Joan Crawford, Dolores del Río, Janet Gaynor and Fay Wray. Compton appeared in a long string of mostly B-movies from the 1920s through the 1950s. She was a comedy actress and protested at being stereotyped as a "dumb blonde".

Compton and Robert Benchley in Bedtime Story

Among her over 200 films were Imitation of Life, Magnificent Obsession, The Awful Truth, Mildred Pierce, and The Best Years of Our Lives.

A devout Christian, on her gravestone, just beneath her dates of birth and death, is written "Christian Actress".[citation needed] She died from natural causes, aged 90, and was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park in the Hollywood Hills.

Awards

For her contributions to the motion picture industry, Compton was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on the south side of the 7000 block of Hollywood Boulevard.

Selected filmography


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