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Joyce Compton

1907-01-27

The Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Olivia Joyce Compton (January 27, 1907 – October 13, 1997) was an American actress. Compton was born in Lexington, Kentucky. (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 studying 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, alongside 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". Among her over two hundred 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". She died from natural causes, aged 90, and was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park in the Hollywood Hills.

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Mildred Pierce

7.605 average rating
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Sorry, Wrong Number

6.735 average rating
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The Best Years of Our Lives

7.777 average rating
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The Awful Truth

7.2 average rating
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Christmas in Connecticut

7.003 average rating
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Mighty Joe Young

6.318 average rating
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Imitation of Life

7 average rating
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They Drive by Night

6.872 average rating
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Kid Galahad

6.9 average rating
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Ziegfeld Girl

6.5 average rating
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Jet Pilot

5.5 average rating
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If I Had a Million

6.6 average rating
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You and Me

6.7 average rating
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The Toast of New York

5.8 average rating
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Going Places

6.2 average rating
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Pillow to Post

5.3 average rating
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City for Conquest

6.8 average rating
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Trade Winds

6.3 average rating
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Afraid to Talk

6 average rating
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Million Dollar Ransom

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