American stage and film actor and female impersonator. One of the greatest drag performers in the history of the American Theatre. First performed in drag at the age of 10 in an annual revue of the Boston Cadets. Subsequently appeared on Broadway in 1904 in a drag role in Mr. Wix of Wickham. Performed in the legitimate theatre and also in a number of films.
Filmography
An Adventuress
as Clifford Townsend / Julie
Madame Behave
as Jack Mitchell / 'Madame Behave'
Maid to Order
as Julian Eltinge
The Fascinating Widow
as Hal Blake/Mrs. Monte
War Relief
as Self
How Molly Malone Made Good
as Himself
The Widow's Might
as Dick Tavish
Vaudeville
as Self (archive footage)
The Countess Charming
as Stanley Jordan / Countess Raffelski
The Voice of Hollywood No. 3
as Himself
The Clever Mrs. Carfax
as Temple Trask / Mrs. Carfax
The Isle of Love
as Clifford Townsend / Julie