1906-04-18 ( 118 years old ) in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Ena Gregory (1906–1993) was an Australian motion picture actress.
In Australia, Gregory was known as the child wonder of the vaudeville stage. Her first screen experience came at the age of four when she was shown in her mother's arms in a crowd which was welcoming British dignitaries.
She was first signed in Hollywood for ingenue roles by Universal Pictures in 1921. She also worked for Hal Roach Studios and First National Pictures. In all she spent five years in comic roles before going into dramatic work. By 1924 she was the leading lady of the Independent Pictures Corporation. She was a WAMPAS Baby Star of 1925.
Gregory's film career started with comedy shorts like The Bull Thrower, Lion's Jaws and Kitten's Paws, and The Whizbang. After completing The Calgary Stampede and The Chip of the Flying U, she was promoted to leading lady for Jack Hoxie for two movies.
When Gregory failed to achieve stardom, she consulted a Hollywood seer. He suggested a new name which combined the syllables of Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks. It was Marian Douglas. Her first film using the new name was The Shepherd of the Hills. She took steps to become an American citizen beginning in October 1927.
Gregory continued to make movies as Marion Douglas until 1931. Her final films are Twisted Tales, Three Wise Clucks, Aloha, and Beach Pajamas.
Gregory divorced film director Alfred Rogell in August 1934. Gregory married Dr. Frank Nolan on 5 November 1937. The couple separated in May 1938 and Gregory obtained a divorce decree in July 1939.
Ena Gregory died in Laguna Beach, California in 1993, aged 87.
Movies
Beach Pajamas
1931-09-21
Aloha
1931-04-26
Sioux Blood
1929-04-20
The Power of Silence
1928-10-20
The Upland Rider
1928-06-03
The Wagon Show
1928-02-19
The Shepherd of the Hills
1928-01-01
The Jazz Singer
1927-10-06
The Western Rover
1927-06-05
Men of Daring
1927-06-04
Blazing Days
1927-03-27
Rough and Ready
1927-01-09
Red Hot Leather
1926-10-17
The Better Man
1926-06-06
Sporting Life
1925-11-29
The Calgary Stampede
1925-11-01
The Desert Flower
1925-06-21
Cold Nerve
1925-06-08
Riders of the Kitchen Range
1925-06-06
Folly of Vanity
1925-01-26
Accidental Accidents
1924-11-09
The Man from Broadway
1924-10-01
Short Kilts
1924-08-03
Seeing Nellie Home
1924-07-26
A Ten-Minute Egg
1924-07-19
Home Cooking
1924-07-15
The Golf Bug
1924-07-08
Wide Open Spaces
1924-07-06
Rupert of Hee-Haw
1924-06-07
Near Dublin
1924-05-10
Brothers Under the Chin
1924-04-13
Pay or Move
1924-03-17
Zeb vs. Paprika
1924-03-16
Wedding Bells
1924-03-16
Postage Due
1924-02-17
Jeffries, Jr.
1924-02-02
Smithy
1924-01-19
Mother's Joy
1923-12-23
Uncensored Movies
1923-12-09
The Soilers
1923-11-24
Paging Love
1923-07-26
Love's Handicap
1923-05-18
The Smile Wins
1923-04-08
Oils Well!
1923-02-13
Short Skirts
1921-06-29
Up in Mary's Attic
1920-07-01
Lion's Jaws and Kitten's Paws
1920-06-14
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