Christine Maple

Christine Maple (born Christine Raphael; November 16, 1912 – January 13, 1947) was an American actress in the 1930s who appeared in Western films and serials.

Christine Maple
Maple in 1935
Born
Christine Raphael

(1912-11-16)November 16, 1912
Belle Plaine, Kansas, U.S.
DiedJanuary 13, 1947(1947-01-13) (aged 34)
Langhorne, Pennsylvania, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
OccupationActress
Years active1930–1936

Biography

Maple was born in Belle Plaine, Kansas. Her parents divorced and she lived with her mother who remarried and moved to Los Angeles. Maple competed in beauty pageants which led to her being offered a role in the short Fifty Million Husbands (1930). She became a controversial figure and was at one time committed to a sanatorium after an alleged nervous breakdown.[1] She signed a contract with Republic Pictures in 1936 and appeared in four films including the Westerns The Big Show and Roarin' Lead. In the latter, she was the female lead alongside The Three Mesquiteers.[2]

Her career collapsed and she had health issues for many years. Eventually, she moved to Langhorne, Pennsylvania and worked in a department store. On January 12, 1947, she committed suicide by hanging.[3] Her body was cremated.

Filmography
  • Fifty Million Husbands (1930; short) as Pansy Chase
  • Whoopee! (1930) as Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)
  • The Naggers at the Dentist's (1931; short) – undetermined role
  • Good Sport (1931) as Party Girl
  • Then Came the Yawn (1932; short) as Joan Clifton
  • The Big Show (1936) as Elizabeth van Every
  • Roarin' Lead (1936) as Doris Moore
  • Beware of Ladies (1936) as Randall's Secretary (uncredited)
  • A Man Betrayed (1936) as Helen Vincent

References
  1. "Christine Maple agrees to treatment for her nervous breakdown, Los Angeles, 1935". Calisphere. UCLA. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
  2. "Roarin' Lead". BFI. Archived from the original on August 17, 2019. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
  3. "Christine Maple". Another Fine Mess. Retrieved April 2, 2022. The source displays a scan of her death certificate.


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