Maude Turner Gordon

Maude Turner Gordon
Born	Maude Turner (1868-11-10)November 10, 1868 Franklin, Indiana, U.S.
Died	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actress, theatrical producer
Years active	1914-1938

Maude Turner Gordon (November 10, 1868 – January 12, 1940) was an American actress who appeared in 81 films between 1914 and 1938. She was born in Franklin, Indiana and died in Los Angeles, California.

Biography

Maude Turner Gordon appeared in a number of Broadway productions from 1908–1925 including: Glorious Betsy, The American Maid, A Full House, Elsie, and Big Boy. She appeared onstage in Mrs. Holmes, Detective, which was produced by her own company.

Her elder sister, Emma Harper Turner, served as Grand President of Pi Beta Phi, from 1890-93. Another sister, Nelle Turner, was a member of Pi Beta Phi Fraternity for Women.

Family

Maude Turner married John C. Gordon on December 19, 1885 in Johnson County, Indiana. Their daughter, Dorothy, an alumna of the Fauquier Institute of Warrenton, Virginia, married Lt. Robert A. White of the U.S. Navy in 1916.

Death

Maude Turner Gordon died from pneumonia in 1940, aged 71.

Selected filmography

• The Kreutzer Sonata (1915)
• Miss George Washington (1916)
• Her Better Self (1917)
• The Lie (1918)
• The Service Star (1918)
• The Danger Mark (1918)
• The Turn of the Wheel (1918)
• The Divorcee (1919)
• Away Goes Prudence (1920)
• The Price of Possession (1921)
• Homeward Bound (1923)
• The Palm Beach Girl (1926)
• Cheating Cheaters (1927)
• Hot News (1928)
• Glad Rag Doll (1929)
• The Hottentot (1929)
• Sally (1929)
• High Stakes (1931)
• Back Street (1932)
• Shopworn (1932)
• Living on Velvet (1935)

External links

• Maude Turner Gordon at the Internet Movie Database