Ada Williams (actress)
Ada Williams (June 2, 1913 – August 12, 1975) was an American film actress.
Ada Williams | |
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 Williams as "Miss Florida" 1927 | |
| Born | Ada Williams June 2, 1913 |
| Died | August 12, 1975 (aged 62) |
| Years active | 1929–1935 |
| Spouse(s) | William Thomas Ince (1929-1934) Ray Dodge (1935-1975) |
Biography
She was the daughter of Calvin Williams of Knoxville, Kentucky.[1]
In 1927, she won the Miss Florida beauty contest,[2] and became first runner-up in the Miss United States contest.[3]
Her film career began with a role was in Joy Street (1929) for the William Fox Film corporation. As she was 16 at the time, her contract needed to be validated by the California court system. She was chaperoned by her mother, A. G. Williams. In 1929, at the age of 18, she was married to William Thomas Ince, a son of a movie producer. She took the name Ada Ince, which appeared in her subsequent film credits.[4][5][6]
They were divorced in 1934.[7] The following year, she was married to Ray Dodge, a middle-distance runner who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.[8] Their daughters were named Diana Ada and Darlene Rae Dodge.[1]
Filmography
- Joy Street[6] (1929) as Beverly
- Common Clay[9] (1930) as Hugh's sister
- The Vanishing Shadow[10] (1934, Serial) as Gloria Grant
- The Fighting Rookie[10] (1934) as Molly Malone
- Frontier Days[10] (1934) as Beth Wilson
- Stolen Harmony[11] (1935) as Girl in Sextette (uncredited)
- Rainbow's End[10] (1935) as Gwen Gibson (final film role)
References
- "Ray Edgar Dodge". The Dodge Family Association. 2010. Retrieved 2011-05-04.
- "'Miss Florida' plans victory at Galveston". Miami Daily. May 16, 1927. p. 1. Archived from the original on January 24, 2013. Retrieved 2011-05-04.
- "Ada Williams is Runner-up in Beauty Race". Miami Daily News. May 24, 1917. p. 2. Archived from the original on January 25, 2013. Retrieved 2011-05-04.
- "Ada Williams Signs 5-Year Film Contract". Miami Daily News. August 26, 1928. Retrieved 2010-02-02.
- "Former Miami Beauty, Son of Movie Producer File Intention Notice". Miami Daily News. June 29, 1929. Archived from the original on January 24, 2013. Retrieved 2010-02-02.
- "Ada Ince". AllMovie. Retrieved 2010-02-02.
- "Ada Ince Gets Divorce; Winner of Four Beauty Contests Wins Decree From T.H. Ince's Son". The New York Times. April 14, 1934. Retrieved 2011-05-04.
- "Beauty Married Again". Daily Boston Globe. May 8, 1935. Retrieved 2011-05-04.
- Munden, Kenneth White; American Film Institute (1997). Kenneth White Munden (ed.). The American Film Institute catalog of motion pictures produced in the United States, Issues 1931-1940. p. 141. ISBN 0-520-20969-9.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - "Ada Ince, Filmography". TCM. Retrieved 2010-02-02.
- "Ada Ince: Credits". TV Guide. Retrieved 2010-02-02.
External links
- Ada Williams at IMDb
- "Heroine of the Month for June 2006, Ada Ince". Tom Gault's Serial Experience. Archived from the original on 2010-11-30. Retrieved 2010-02-02.