Valentine Grant
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Valentine Grant was an American
silent film
actress.
Grant became the companion of film director
Sidney Olcott
who cast her in his 1915 production of Nan o' the Backwoods. She had been part of the Kalem Company
crew that went to film for the second time in Ireland
and in 1915 she starred in All for Old Ireland.
Grant also appeared in several films for other companies such as Lubin Studios
in Philadelphia and for Famous Players-Lasky Corporation. She married Olcott, with whom she would remain for the rest of her life, and after he left Kalem she performed in a few films for his production company before retiring in 1918.
In 1918 she sailed on the SS Tuscania from New York to U.K. It was being used as a U.S. Army troopship and was torpedoed by German U boat UB77 near Ireland. Most on board were saved and were taken to Ireland or the Isle of Mull in Scotland.
Grant died in 1949 a few months before her husband.
United States
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silent film
Silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...
actress.
Grant became the companion of film director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
Sidney Olcott
Sidney Olcott
Sidney Olcott was a Canadian-born film producer, director, actor and screenwriter.-Biography:Born John Sidney Alcott in Toronto, he became one of the first great directors of the motion picture business...
who cast her in his 1915 production of Nan o' the Backwoods. She had been part of the Kalem Company
Kalem Company
The Kalem Company was an American film studio founded in New York City in 1907 by George Kleine, Samuel Long , and Frank J. Marion.The company immediately joined other studios in the Motion Picture Patents Company that held a monopoly on production and distribution...
crew that went to film for the second time in Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
and in 1915 she starred in All for Old Ireland.
Grant also appeared in several films for other companies such as Lubin Studios
Lubin Studios
The Lubin Manufacturing Company, was an American motion picture production company that produced silent films from 1902 to 1916. Lubin films were distributed with a Liberty Bell trademark.-History:...
in Philadelphia and for Famous Players-Lasky Corporation. She married Olcott, with whom she would remain for the rest of her life, and after he left Kalem she performed in a few films for his production company before retiring in 1918.
In 1918 she sailed on the SS Tuscania from New York to U.K. It was being used as a U.S. Army troopship and was torpedoed by German U boat UB77 near Ireland. Most on board were saved and were taken to Ireland or the Isle of Mull in Scotland.
Grant died in 1949 a few months before her husband.