Effie Conley
Born(1882-11-07)November 7, 1882
DiedAugust 8, 1967(1967-08-08) (aged 84)
Occupations
  • Dancer
  • actress

Effie Conley (November 7, 1882 August 8, 1967)[1] was an American dancer and actress who toured the vaudeville circuit with partner Fred Warren and appeared in silent films. Their vaudeville performances were well received.[2][3][4][5]

Early life and family

Conley was born in Massachusetts in 1882.[1] Her sister Ann Conley married Maxwell Karger.[6]

The University of Washington Libraries have a photo of her and Fred Warren from 1916[7] and in performing attire in 1923.[8] She and her husband were in the 1919 film A Favor to a Friend together.

Death and legacy

Conley died in 1967 in Van Nuys, California.[1]

Selected filmography

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Effie Conley". BFI. Archived from the original on March 15, 2022. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
  2. "Great Show at the Orpheum". The Evening Mail. Stockton, California. November 19, 1913. Retrieved August 22, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "At The Majestic". Chattanooga Daily Times. Chattanooga, Tennessee. February 21, 1915. Retrieved August 22, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Clipped From The Gazette". March 2, 1918. p. 6 via newspapers.com.
  5. "Clipped From Reading Times". October 17, 1917. p. 6 via newspapers.com.
  6. Gmür, Leonhard (November 14, 2013). Rex Ingram: Hollywood's Rebel of the Silver Screen. epubli. ISBN 9783844246018 via Google Books.
  7. "Fred Warren and Effie Conley-Warren, March 11, 1916". digitalcollections.lib.washington.edu.
  8. "CONTENTdm". digitalcollections.lib.washington.edu.
  9. Goble, Alan (September 8, 2011). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 9783110951943 via Google Books.
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