Lucille Carlisle

Lucille Carlisle

Lucille Carlisle was born Ida Lucille White in Galesburg, Illinois. After her father abandoned the family her mother opened a boarding house in Spokane, Washington. At the age of sixteen Lucille was briefly married. Soon after she she won a beauty contest organized by Photoplay Magazine. She moved to New York City and began her career on Broadway as Lucille Zintheo. Later she changed her stage name Lucille Carlisle. In 1918 she was signed by Vitagraph Pictures and was cast in the Larry Semon comedy Boodle and Bandits. Larry and Lucille would make more than a twenty movies together including The Simple Life and A Pair of Kings. They became a popular onscreen team while off screen they had a tempestuous romance. Lucille was unhappy with the shape of her nose and underwent numerous plastic surgeries. In 1922 she and Larry were secretly married. Later that year Lucille suffered a nervous breakdown. She recovered but her marriage to Larry ended in divorce. In 1923 she auditioned for the lead in The Hunchback of Notre Dame but Patsy Ruth Miller got the part. Lucille developed a drinking problem and was often under a doctor's care for her nerves. She decided to stop acting and married businessman Leland H. Millikin in 1930. Lucille, who never had children, adopted her niece when her sister was unable to raise her. During World War 2 she made several radio appearances. Lucille died on October 19, 1958 due to a liver disorder. She was buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California.

  • Popularity : 0.149
  • Known For : Acting
  • Birthday : 1895-08-31
  • Place of Birth : Galesburg, Illinois, USA
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Lucille Carlisle Movies

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    Golf

    Golf

    5.8 1922 HD

    Comedy on the golf links.

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  • 1919
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    The Simple Life

    The Simple Life

    1 1919 HD

    The Simple Life is a silent comedy short.

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    Passing the Buck

    Passing the Buck

    6.8 1919 HD

    Larry has to fight off a bunch of crooks who are after his bag of jewels.

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    The Suitor

    The Suitor

    3.8 1920 HD

    Larry having to go through a lot of trouble to get his girl. All from bomb baking cooks to high flying crashes.

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    A Pair of Kings

    A Pair of Kings

    4 1922 HD

    A Pair of Kings is a 1922 American silent comedy film featuring Larry Semon & Oliver Hardy.

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    Between the Acts

    Between the Acts

    3.8 1919 HD

    Larry working behind the scenes at a vaudeville show and mess things up.

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    The Star Boarder

    The Star Boarder

    7 1919 HD

    Larry's absurdly plush life of ease as a convict comes to an end when his sentence is up. Tossed out, he tries several ways, including a stickup to...

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    The Fly-Cop

    The Fly-Cop

    5.2 1920 HD

    Larry going investigating an Oriental opium den. And opium is to Larry what spinach is for Popeye!

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    Scamps and Scandals

    Scamps and Scandals

    5.2 1919 HD

    Larry helps a girl escape her wedding to a fat man.

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    His Home Sweet Home

    His Home Sweet Home

    4 1919 HD

    Larry Semon is in the kitchen preparing food for a high society musical evening.

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    School Days

    School Days

    6 1920 HD

    Larry in school and always gets in trouble until he falls asleep and dreams of when he's all grown up.

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    The Grocery Clerk

    The Grocery Clerk

    4.8 1919 HD

    Big Ben has the largest store in the town of New Ralgia. His chief clerk is in love with the post mistress. The three of them get involved in a...

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    Well, I'll Be

    Well, I'll Be

    1 1919 HD

    Larry Semon goes out west.

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    The Stage Hand

    The Stage Hand

    6 1920 HD

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    The Show

    The Show

    6.5 1922 HD

    A harried propman backstage at a theater must put up with malfunctioning wind machines, roosters that spit nitroglycerine, and a gang planning to rob...

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