Alice Joyce

Alice Joyce
In 1917
Born	October 1, 1890(1890-10-01) Kansas City, Missouri
Died	October 9, 1955 (aged 65) Hollywood, California
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1910-1930
Spouse(s)	Tom Moore (1914-1920; divorced, 1 child) James B. Regan (1920-1932; divorced, 1 child) Clarence Brown (1933-1945; divorced)

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Alice Joyce (born October 1, 1890 – October 9, 1955) was an American actress, who appeared in more than 200 movies during the 1910s and 1920s, perhaps best known for her roles in The Green Goddess.

Personal life

Alice Joyce was born in Kansas City, Missouri to John Edward and Vallie Olive McIntyre Joyce (1873-1938). She had a brother, Francis "Frank" Joyce (1893-1935), who was 2 years younger who later became an entertainment manager.

By 1900, her parent's marriage fell apart, and her father, John, took custody of little Alice and Frank and moved to Falls Church, Virginia, where Joyce spent most of her childhood. According to the 1910 Census, her mother, Vallie, remarried in 1900 to Leon Faber, and they resided in the Bronx, New York, along with Alice and her brother, Frank, where she was employed as a "photographer's model".

Leap to stardom

It was director Sidney Olcott at the Kalem Company in New York City who gave Alice Joyce her first chance, casting her in his 1910 production, The Deacon's Daughter. She was eventually sent to work under director Kenean Buel on the West Coast after Kalem acquired the old Essanay Studios property in East Hollywood in October 1913. Joyce spent time with Kalem (1910-1915) and Vitagraph (1916-1921), later worked as independent for various studios. Her stardom began to wane with the advent of sound motion pictures.^{[citation needed]}

Marriages

Alice Joyce was married three times, the first time in 1914 to actor Tom Moore with whom she had a daughter, Alice Joyce Moore in 1915. They divorced in 1920. The same year she married James B. Regan, son of the managing director of the old Knickerbocker Hotel; her second daughter was born during this union. They divorced in 1932. The actress eventually went bankrupt before she married for a third time. Her last marriage came in 1933, to film director Clarence Brown. They divorced in 1945. The actress retained Brown's name. She resided in Northridge, California. In 1946. Brown remained with Joyce for nine hours after she was seriously injured in a traffic accident and paid her medical bills.^{[citation needed]}

Retirement

Joyce was known as "The Madonna of the Screen" for her striking features and presence. She made her last movie in 1930, after which she and ex-husband Tom Moore worked a late vaudeville circuit for a time. Joyce was active in San Fernando Valley women's organizations in her later years. She did book reviews and made sketches for friends.

The actress was ill for several years before her death from a blood and heart ailment at Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital. She was 65 years old. On her passing in 1955, Alice Joyce was interred next to her mother, Vallie,in the San Fernando Mission Cemetery in Mission Hills, Los Angeles, California. Alice Joyce was survived by two daughters, Mrs. Alice Moore de Tolley of Dover, Delaware and Mrs. Peggy Harris of Clark Fork, Idaho. The actress also had one grandchild and a nephew.^{[citation needed]} She left an estate valued at $175,000, with a gross income of approximately $27,600. Her daughters received a collection of jewelry, including an eight-carat (1.6 g) emerald-cut diamond ring and a 55 carat (11 g) star sapphire ring. The remainder of the estate was placed in trust under terms of the will. The income from this was divided equally between Joyce's daughters.^{[citation needed]}

Selected filmography

• 1912: The County Fair
• 1912: The Young Millionaire
• 1912: The Street Singer
• 1912: A Business Buccaneer
• 1912: A Battle of Wits
• 1913: The Cub Reporter's Temptation
• 1918: The Triumph of the Weak
• 1924: White Man
• 1925: Daddy's Gone A-Hunting
• 1925: Stella Dallas
• 1926: So's Your Old Man
• 1926: Beau Geste
• 1927: Sorrell and Son
• 1930: The Green Goddess

References

• "Alice Joyce, Star of Silent Movies, Dies." Los Angeles Times. October 10, 1955, Page 1.
• "Alice Joyce Dies; Silent Film Star." New York Times. October 10, 1955, Page 27.
• "Alice Joyce Estate Said to Top $175,000." Los Angeles Times. October 19, 1955, Page 4.
• Kansas State Census Collection, March 1, 1895, Rosedale, Wyandotte County, Kansas, line 4, roll V115-165.
• 1900 United States Federal Census, Falls Church, Virginia
• 1910 United States Federal Census, Bronx Assembly District 30, New York, New York, Enumeration District 30, Sheet 5A.
• Golden, Eve. Golden Images: 41 Essays on Silent Film Stars. McFarland&Company, ISBN-0786408340, 2001, p.65.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Alice Joyce

• Alice Joyce Website
• Alice Joyce on Golden Silents site
• Alice Joyce at the Internet Movie Database
• Alice Joyce at Find a Grave