Lillian Rich

Lillian Rich
Publicity photo of Rich from Stars of the Photoplay (1924)
Born	1 January 1900 Herne Hill, London, England
Died	5 January 1954 (aged 54) Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1919–1940

Lillian Rich (1 January 1900 – 5 January 1954) was an English-born actress of the silent era. She appeared in 66 films between 1919 and 1940. She was born in Herne Hill, London and died in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles. A beautiful woman often overlooked or forgotten today, she starred as the female lead in many a silent feature throughout the twenties. Her nearest to ascending the height of fame is when she worked with Cecil B. DeMille and Jack Hoxie on a few pictures. Incredibly for such an attractive woman Rich was appearing in short films in the early sound-to-mid 1930s era and finished out her career in Laurel and Hardy shorts. Rich bore something of a resemblance to Mildred Harris and is not related to Irene Rich.

Selected filmography

• Beyond (1921)
• Man to Man (1922)
• The Bearcat (1922)
• The Kentucky Derby (1922)
• One Wonderful Night (1922)
• The Love Master (1924)
• The Golden Bed (1925)
• Soft Shoes (1925)
• On the Front Page (1926)
• The Golden Web (1926)
• Snowbound (1927)
• That's My Daddy (1928)
• The Forger (1928)
• High Seas (1929)
• Red Pearls (1930)
• Once a Lady (1931)
• A Lad an' a Lamp (1932)
• Birthday Blues (1932)
• Free Wheeling (1932)
• Sprucin' Up (1935)

External links

• Lillian Rich at the Internet Movie Database
• Lillian Rich at Find a Grave
• Winnipeg's Silent Film Star (Manitoba History, Number 50, October 2005)