Aileen Pringle

Aileen Pringle (July 23, 1895 - December 16, 1989) was a highly successful and popular stage and film actress during the silent film era. July 23 is the 204th day (205th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 161 days remaining. ... 1895 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... December 16 is the 350th day of the year (351st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... A silent film is a film which has no accompanying soundtrack. ...

Born Aileen Bisbee into an extremly prominent and wealthy San Francisco, California family and educated in Europe, Aileen Pringle began her acting career shortly after her 1916 marriage to Charles McKenzie Pringle, the son of a wealthy titled British Jamaican landowner and a member of the Privy and Legislative Councils of Jamaica. Pringle's first roles were only modestly successful, and she continued to build her career until the early 1920s when she was personally selected by her friend, the extraordinarily popular romance novelist Elinor Glyn to star in the film adaptation of her novel Three Weeks opposite matinee idol Conrad Nagel in 1924. The role catapulted Pringle into leading-lady status and her career began to build momentum. The downtown San Francisco skyline, looking east from the central part of the city. ... 1916 is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January-February January 1 -The first successful blood transfusion using blood that had been stored and cooled. ... Elinor Glyn (October 17, 1864 - September 23, 1943), born Nellie Sutherland in Jersey, was the author of It, Three Weeks, Beyond the Rocks, and other novels in a similarly softcore vein. ... Conrad Nagel Conrad Nagel, born March 16, 1897 in Keokuk, Lee County, Iowa, was a noted screen actor and matinee idol of the silent era and beyond. ... 1924 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

One small set-back occured on November 15, 1924 when Aileen Pringle was among a select group of Hollywood elites who boarded a yacht in San Pedro, California called The Oneida owned by newspaper scion and billionaire William Randolph Hearst. The event was to be a birthday party organized by Hearst for film producer and directer Thomas Ince. Other prominent guests aboard The Oneida included columnist Louella Parsons, actor Charlie Chaplin, actress Marion Davies (who was also Hearst's mistress), and actresses Seena Owen, and Julanne Johnson. At dinner that Sunday night, the group enthusiastically celebrated Ince's 42nd birthday. Early Monday morning, Ince was taken from the yacht by water taxi and brought ashore, accompanied by Dr. Goodman a licensed, though non-practicing, physician. By Tuesday night, Thomas Ince was dead. Although the mysterious death of Thomas Ince was ruled to have been caused by a gastro-intestinal illness, the press frenzy that followed turned the event into a Hollywood legend; with various enigmatic and lurid stories being proffered by gossips. Including an infamous story of how Hearst accidently shooting Ince while aiming for Chaplin, who he believed to be having an affair with Marion Davies. November 15 is the 319th day of the year (320th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 46 days remaining. ... ... San Pedro is a community within Los Angeles, California, annexed in 1909 and a major seaport of the area. ... William Randolph Hearst William Randolph Hearst (April 29, 1863 – August 14, 1951) was an American newspaper magnate, born in San Francisco, California. ... Thomas Harper Ince (November 6, 1882–November 20, 1924) was an American film director. ... Louella Parsons (August 6, 1881 – December 9, 1972) was an American gossip columnist. ... Chaplin in his costume as The Tramp Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin, (16 April 1889 – 25 December 1977) was a British actor, the most famous actor in early to mid Hollywood cinema, and also a notable director. ... Marion Davies in the 1920s Marion Davies (born January 3, 1897; died September 23, 1961) was a United States actress whose long-running relationship with newspaper tycoon William Randolph Hearst obscured her talents. ...

Pringle's acting career continued to soar throughout the early 1920s. However, she was allegedly disliked by many of her co-workers for her apparently haughty and dismissive behavior. At one point she allegedly threatened actor Conrad Nagel with physical violence after he was instructed in a scene to carry her. Pringle's apparent disdain for her profession began to hurt her career, and by the late 1920s her roles became fewer and fewer. Although disliked by Hollywood insiders, Aileen Pringle was often dubbed by the press as the "Darling of the Intelligentsia" and hobnobbed and corresponded with such literary wits as H L Mencken, who became a life-long friend of the actress. Sometimes referred to as the Jazz Age or primarily in North America as the Roaring Twenties. // Events and trends Technology John T. Thompson invents Thompson submachine gun, also known as Tommy gun John Logie Baird invents the first working mechanical television system (1925) Charles Lindbergh becomes the first person to... H. L. (Henry Louis) Mencken (September 12, 1880 - January 29, 1956) was a twentieth century journalist and social critic, a cynic and a freethinker, known as the Sage of Baltimore and the American Nietzsche. He is often regarded as one of the most influential American writers of the early 20th...

After her 1926 divorce from Charles McKenzie Pringle, Aileen Pringle further focused on her acting career. But, with the advent of talkies, the studios began heavily promoting a new crop of starlets and Pringle's career faded. During the sound era, she continued to take small parts in major films and even uncredited roles. In 1944 Pringle married author James M. Cain, but the union only lasted two years and ended in a bitter divorce. By the late 1940s, Pringle retired from the screen and lived in wealthy retirement in New York City, New York, USA where she passed away in 1989. 1926 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... A sound film (or talkie) is a motion picture with synchronized sound, as opposed to a silent movie. ... 1944 was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... James Mallahan Cain (July 1, 1892 – October 27, 1977) was an American journalist and crime writer. ... // Events and trends The 1940s were dominated by World War II, the most destructive armed conflict in history. ... New York, New York redirects here. ...

For her contribution to the motion picture industry, Aileen Pringle was awarded a star on the legendary Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6723 Hollywood Blvd., in Los Angeles, California. An example of a Hollywood Walk of Fame star, for the film actress Carole Lombard. ... The City of Los Angeles (from Spanish Los Ángeles , meaning the angels), also known as L.A., is the second-largest city in the United States in terms of population, as well as one of the worlds most important economic, cultural, and entertainment centers. ...

External links

• Aileen Pringle at the Internet Movie Database

• Aileen Pringle at Silent Ladies & Gents