Sally Crute

Sally Crute
Born	Sally C. Kirby June 27, 1886 Chattanooga, Tennessee
Died	August 12, 1971 (aged 85) Miami, Florida
Occupation	Stage, film actress

Sally Crute (June 27, 1886 – August 12, 1971) was an actress of the silent film era.

Biography

Born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, before entering motion pictures Crute performed on stage. Crute was generally cast as a widow or man charmer in movies. She was employed by Edison Studios. She was a leading woman of Harold Lockwood, Joseph Burks, and Frank Lyon, among others.

In In Spite of All (1915) she played the role of Stella, a famous dancer who lures the film's hero. In Her Vocation (1915), she appeared as an adventurous newspaper woman in a cast which included Augustus Phillips. As Lucille Stanton, in When Men Betray (1918), Crute performs as a female so enticing she makes men her willing slaves.

After leaving motion pictures in 1925, Crute returned to make The Ace of Cads in 1926. The movie starred Adolphe Menjou. She also appeared in Tin Gods (1926) with Thomas Meighan.

Crute died in 1971 in Miami, Florida.

Partial filmography

• Blue Jeans (1917) - Sue Eudaly
• The Belgian (1918) - Countess de Vries
• Eye for Eye (1918) - Helene
• The Poor Rich Man (1918)
• Even as Eve (1920) - Agatha Sproul
• Blind Wives (1920) - Business Woman
• Miss 139 (1921) - Vera Cardine
• His Children's Children (1923) - Mrs. Wingate
• A Little Girl in a Big City (1925)
• The Half-Way Girl (1925) - Effie
• Ermine and Rhinestones (1925) - Alys Ferring
• Tin Gods (1926)
• The Ace of Cads (1926)

References

• Annapolis, Maryland Capitol, At The Republic Tomorrow, September 17, 1918, Page 3.
• Bridgeport Telegram, News of Interest to Women, Tuesday, September 10, 1918, Page 11.
• Fort Wayne Gazette, Her Vocation Special Edison Feature At Lyric, August 3, 1915, Page 10.
• Lima, Ohio Daily News, Movielettes, March 3, 1915, Page 15.
• Syracuse Post-Standard, Amusements, Thursday Evening, July 29, 1926, Page 24.

External links

• Sally Crute at the Internet Movie Database