Edith Stockton
A young white woman with curly light hair, wearing a low-cut print dress against a dark background
Edith Stockton, from a 1920 publication
Born
Edith Lillian Stockham

February 5, 1896
Rock Island, Illinois
DiedApril 21, 1968 (age 72)
Coral Gables, Florida
Other namesEdith S. Monroe
OccupationActress

Edith Stockton (February 5, 1896 – April 21, 1968), born Edith Lillian Stockham, was an American actress in silent films.

Early life and education

Edith Lillian Stockham was born in Rock Island, Illinois,[1][2] the daughter of William Stockham and Johanna "Jennie" Benz Stockham (later Willetts).[3] Her maternal grandparents were both born in Germany, and her father was born in England. She attended the Barrett Institute in Chicago.[4]

Career

Stockton was a chorus girl on stage in Chicago as a young woman.[4] Her silent film credits included roles in Putting One Over (1919),[5] The House Without Children (1919), The Open Door (1919), Who's Your Brother (1919), The Fear Market (1920), Out of the Chorus (1921), Matrimonial Web (1921), Ashamed of Parents (1921, also known as What Children Will Do), The Voice of the Blood,[4] Keep to the Right,[6] Should a Wife Work? (1922),[7] and Through the Storm (1922).[8][9] She also endorsed Eagle Brand Condensed Milk in print advertisements,[10] promoted a manicure fad,[11] and worked with the American Red Cross.[12]

Personal life

Stockton married twice. Her first husband was William E. Rexses; they married in 1916,[13] and later divorced. She was left a fortune in the contested will of a divorced lawyer, Cornelius Pinkney of New York City, in a probate case that made headlines in the 1920s.[14][15][16]

Her second husband was manufacturer Monroe Kaplan, known after 1940 as John Porter Monroe.[17][18] They lived in Boston and Washington, D.C.,[19] and had a daughter, Barbara, born in 1933. In 1946, John Porter Monroe was found guilty on 29 federal charges related to overcharging during World War II.[20][21] Edith Stockham Monroe died in 1968, in Coral Gables, Florida, at the age of 72.

References

  1. ↑ "Islander Girl is Film Star of Fame". The Rock Island Argus. 1920-12-02. p. 10. Retrieved 2023-08-09 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ Fox, Charles Donald, and Milton L. Silver, eds. Who's Who on the Screen (Ross Publishing 1920): 283.
  3. ↑ "Edith Stockham, Local Girl, Rises to Rank of Star in Film Comedy". The Rock Island Argus. July 19, 1919. p. 8. Retrieved August 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. 1 2 3 "Edith Stockton". Judge: 23. November 27, 1920 – via Internet Archive.
  5. ↑ "Edith Stockton Talks of her Latest Picture Wife". The Central New Jersey Home News. 1922-02-14. p. 9. Retrieved 2023-08-09 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Calls Attention to Cast". The Moving Picture World: 651. October 2, 1920 – via Internet Archive.
  7. ↑ "Edith Stockton Star of Should a Wife Work? -- At the Olympia". The Bangor Daily News. 1923-01-23. p. 5. Retrieved 2023-08-09 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Edith Stockton Writing Her Own Scenario". The Moving Picture World: 822. October 9, 1920 – via Internet Archive.
  9. ↑ "Edith Stockton Loaned to Realart". The Moving Picture World: 984. October 16, 1920 – via Internet Archive.
  10. ↑ "Advertisement". Dramatic Mirror and Theatre World. 83: 435. March 12, 1921.
  11. ↑ "Edith Stockton Sets New Fad". Salt Lake Telegram. 1920-08-24. p. 5. Retrieved 2023-08-09 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Edith Stockton Aids Red Cross". The Moving Picture World: 1271. October 30, 1920 – via Internet Archive.
  13. ↑ "An Elopement from Windy City". Graham Guardian. 1916-06-30. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-08-09 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ↑ "Administrator Hostile Film Actress Asserts; Miss Rexes Seeks Protection in Fight for Estate". New York Herald. 1921-10-15. p. 22. Retrieved 2023-08-09 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ↑ "Actress Loses in Court; Miss Rexes May Not be Coadministrator of Lawyer's Will". New York Herald. 1921-11-23. p. 12. Retrieved 2023-08-09 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ↑ "Divorced Wife Asks Her Dower". Daily News. 1923-02-10. p. 3. Retrieved 2023-08-09 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ↑ "Capital's 'House of Mystery' Nothing of Kind -- (Uh Huh!)". Daily News. 1943-05-16. p. 2. Retrieved 2023-08-09 – via Newspapers.com.
  18. ↑ "Mystery Man of R Street Mill Manager Here in '35". The North Adams Transcript. 1943-05-04. p. 2. Retrieved 2023-08-09 – via Newspaoers.com.
  19. ↑ "Monroe Kaplan Became Boston Voter in 1932". The Boston Globe. 1943-05-05. p. 13. Retrieved 2023-08-09 – via Newspapers.com.
  20. ↑ "July Convicts Price Violator; John Porter Monroe Found Guilty on 29 Counts". The Charlotte Observer. 1946-03-30. p. 5. Retrieved 2023-08-09 – via Newspapers.com.
  21. ↑ "John Porter Monroe to Start Sentence". The News and Observer. 1948-02-25. p. 5. Retrieved 2023-08-09 – via Newspapers.com.
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