Lillian Hall-Davis

Lillian Hall-Davis

1898-06-23

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Lillian Hall-Davis (23 June 1898 – 25 October 1933) was an English actress during the silent film era, featured in major roles in English film and a number of German, French and Italian films. Born Lilian Hall Davis, the daughter of a London taxi driver, her films included a part-colour version of I Pagliacci (1923), The Passionate Adventure (1924), Blighty (1927), The Ring (1927), and The Farmer's Wife (1928), the latter two both directed by Alfred Hitchcock, who at the time considered her his "favourite actress." She had a lead role in a "lavish production" of Quo Vadis (1924), an Italian film directed by Gabriellino D'Annunzio and Georg Jacoby. Hall-Davis also appeared in a comedy short film made in the Lee DeForest Phonofilm sound-on-film process, As We Lie (1927), co-starring and directed by Miles Mander. Hall-Davis did not make the transition to talkies; in 1933 her "sharp career decline and health problems" prompted her to commit suicide by turning on the gas oven and cutting her own throat at home in the Golders Green area of London. She was 35.

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The Ring

The Ring

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The Farmer’s Wife

The Farmer’s Wife

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The Passionate Adventure

The Passionate Adventure

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The Wonderful Story

The Wonderful Story

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Express Train of Love

Express Train of Love

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Liebe macht blind

Liebe macht blind

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Tommy Atkins

Tommy Atkins

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The Eleventh Commandment

The Eleventh Commandment

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Many Waters

Many Waters

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Quo Vadis?

Quo Vadis?

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A Royal Divorce

A Royal Divorce

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The White Sheik

The White Sheik

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Wolga Wolga

Wolga Wolga

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Nitchevo

Nitchevo

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Her Reputation

Her Reputation

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The Unwanted

The Unwanted

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The Game of Life

The Game of Life

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Blighty

Blighty

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Married Love

Married Love

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Little Women

Little Women

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