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The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Edward Bogdon, Sally Phipps was born Nellie Bernice Bogdon | The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Edward Bogdon, Sally Phipps was born Nellie Bernice Bogdon in Oakland, California, on May 25, 1911. She attended Tamalpais High School and worked as a salesgirl in a department store in San Francisco before she began her acting career. | ||
At just three years old and already a veteran winner of several beautiful baby contests, she appeared under the name Bernice Sawyer as the Baby in the film ''Broncho Billy And The Baby'', produced at the Niles, California, [[Essanay Studio]] in late 1914. She went on to make two more [[Broncho Billy]] westerns there in early 1915: ''The Western Way'' and ''The Outlaw's Awakening''. | |||
Fox | Fox Studio gave her the name Sally Phipps in 1926 when she was 15. Until 1929, she was a Fox Film star who appeared in well over 20 films, including a cameo in F.W. Murnau's classic Sunrise. She was originally discovered by director Frank Borzage while still attending Fairfax High School in Los Angeles, California. She began her work at the studio starring in two-reel comedies. | ||
Her first was Light Wines And Bearded Ladies (1926). Other comedies, both in 1927, were Girls and Gentlemen Prefer Scotch. Her first role in a feature was in Bertha, the Sewing Machine Girl (1926). Soon after, she was selected as one of the 13 1927 WAMPAS Baby Stars. Her first starring role in a feature was Love Makes 'Em Wild (1927). | Her first was ''Light Wines And Bearded Ladies'' (1926). Other comedies, both released in 1927, were ''Girls and Gentlemen Prefer Scotch''. Her first role in a feature film was in ''Bertha, the Sewing Machine Girl'' (1926). Soon after, she was selected as one of the 13 1927 [[WAMPAS]] Baby Stars. Her first starring role in a feature was ''Love Makes 'Em Wild'' (1927). | ||
A May 4, 1927 review in the Appleton Post-Crescent complimented her skill as a performer in Love Makes 'Em Wild: | A May 4, 1927 review in the Appleton Post-Crescent complimented her skill as a performer in Love Makes 'Em Wild: | ||
Miss Phipps is one of the most charming actresses we have had the privilege of seeing in many a day. She has a | : "Miss Phipps is one of the most charming actresses we have had the privilege of seeing in many a day. She has a distinctly individual personality, to say the least, and flirts across the silver sheet with a grace which would become an actress of many more years' experience." | ||
In August 1927, she signed a five-year contract with Sol M. Wurtzel, personal secretary to William Fox. Fox sent Wurtzel to supervise West Coast productions for his studio in 1917. Phipps' Fox Film contract | In August 1927, she signed a five-year contract with Sol M. Wurtzel, who was the personal secretary to William Fox. Fox had sent Wurtzel to supervise West Coast productions for his studio back in 1917. Phipps' Fox Film contract in October 1927 stipulated that she was committed to the studio for a duration of five years. She would receive a starting wage of $125, which would increase to $600 a week for the final six months before the contract expired. | ||
Phipps starred in the very popular High School Hero | Phipps starred in the very popular High School Hero alongside leading man Nick Stuart, which premiered in late 1927. She also served as the female lead in the 1928 Fox features ''Why Sailors Go Wrong'', News Parade, and None but the Brave. Her co-star in the first two films was Nick Stuart, while the other featured Charles Morton. "News Parade" tells the story of a Fox News cameraman and the daughter of a camera-shy millionaire. The film was shot in New York City, Lake Placid, New York, Palm Beach, Florida, and Havana, Cuba. | ||
Her | Her final screen appearance at Fox was in the 1929 two-reel comedy talkie ''Detectives Wanted'', featuring Clark and McCullough. Two years later, she made her appearance on Broadway in the Kaufman and Hart comedy spoof of Hollywood, ''Once In A Lifetime'' (1930-1931), where she played Susan Walker, the movie-struck ingenue. | ||
While on Broadway, she appeared as the female lead to Joe Penner in his 1931 Vitaphone two-reel comedy, Where Men Are Men. In it, she played Nancy Carter, a Western comedy vamp. In 1935, she again played a movie-struck ingenue in another Broadway comedy, Knock On Wood, by Allen Rivkin. In this show, she used "Sallie Phipps" as a stage name. | While on Broadway, she appeared as the female lead to Joe Penner in his 1931 Vitaphone two-reel comedy, Where Men Are Men. In it, she played Nancy Carter, a Western comedy vamp. In 1935, she again played a movie-struck ingenue in another Broadway comedy'', Knock On Wood'', by Allen Rivkin. In this show, she used "Sallie Phipps" as a stage name. | ||
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== Personal life == | |||
On June 6, 1931, she married Benedict Gimbel Jr., the heir to the Gimbels department store (grandson of Adam Gimbel and father of Ted Nathanson), and moved to Philadelphia; they divorced in 1935. | |||
In 1941, she wed New York musician Alfred Marion Harned in Coyoacan, Mexico; they had two children, Maryanna and Robert, both born in Des Moines, Iowa; they divorced in 1956. | |||
== Death == | |||
Phipps passed away at Long Island College Hospital in Brooklyn, New York, on March 17, 1978, at the age of 66. | |||
== Papers == | |||
In the summer of 2019, The Sally Phipps Archive was accepted into the Margaret Herrick Library of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences in Hollywood, California. The Archive, now known as the "Sally Phipps Papers", consists of extensive pictorial material, including hundreds of scene stills from her films made at Fox, Essanay Niles, and Warner Brothers Vitaphone; from her two Broadway shows; publicity and pinup photos; and also 16mm prints of a couple of her films, lobby cards, posters, glass slides, theater programs, and heralds. | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
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* [http://www.virtual-history.com/movie/person/30558/sally-phipps Sally Phipps profile], Virtual-History.com; accessed 10 November 2014. | |||
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Latest revision as of 21:08, 14 June 2025
| Sally Phipps | |
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| Background information | |
| Born as: | Nellie Bernice Bogdon |
| Born | May 25, 1911 Oakland, California, U.S. |
| Died | Mar 17, 1978 - at age 67 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Spouse(s): |
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| Children: | 2 |
| Occupation: | Actress |
| Years active | 1915–1931 |
Sally Phipps (born Byrnece Beutler; May 25, 1911 – March 17, 1978) was an American actress.
Early life and career
The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Edward Bogdon, Sally Phipps was born Nellie Bernice Bogdon in Oakland, California, on May 25, 1911. She attended Tamalpais High School and worked as a salesgirl in a department store in San Francisco before she began her acting career.
At just three years old and already a veteran winner of several beautiful baby contests, she appeared under the name Bernice Sawyer as the Baby in the film Broncho Billy And The Baby, produced at the Niles, California, Essanay Studio in late 1914. She went on to make two more Broncho Billy westerns there in early 1915: The Western Way and The Outlaw's Awakening.
Fox Studio gave her the name Sally Phipps in 1926 when she was 15. Until 1929, she was a Fox Film star who appeared in well over 20 films, including a cameo in F.W. Murnau's classic Sunrise. She was originally discovered by director Frank Borzage while still attending Fairfax High School in Los Angeles, California. She began her work at the studio starring in two-reel comedies.
Her first was Light Wines And Bearded Ladies (1926). Other comedies, both released in 1927, were Girls and Gentlemen Prefer Scotch. Her first role in a feature film was in Bertha, the Sewing Machine Girl (1926). Soon after, she was selected as one of the 13 1927 WAMPAS Baby Stars. Her first starring role in a feature was Love Makes 'Em Wild (1927).
A May 4, 1927 review in the Appleton Post-Crescent complimented her skill as a performer in Love Makes 'Em Wild:
- "Miss Phipps is one of the most charming actresses we have had the privilege of seeing in many a day. She has a distinctly individual personality, to say the least, and flirts across the silver sheet with a grace which would become an actress of many more years' experience."
In August 1927, she signed a five-year contract with Sol M. Wurtzel, who was the personal secretary to William Fox. Fox had sent Wurtzel to supervise West Coast productions for his studio back in 1917. Phipps' Fox Film contract in October 1927 stipulated that she was committed to the studio for a duration of five years. She would receive a starting wage of $125, which would increase to $600 a week for the final six months before the contract expired.
Phipps starred in the very popular High School Hero alongside leading man Nick Stuart, which premiered in late 1927. She also served as the female lead in the 1928 Fox features Why Sailors Go Wrong, News Parade, and None but the Brave. Her co-star in the first two films was Nick Stuart, while the other featured Charles Morton. "News Parade" tells the story of a Fox News cameraman and the daughter of a camera-shy millionaire. The film was shot in New York City, Lake Placid, New York, Palm Beach, Florida, and Havana, Cuba.
Her final screen appearance at Fox was in the 1929 two-reel comedy talkie Detectives Wanted, featuring Clark and McCullough. Two years later, she made her appearance on Broadway in the Kaufman and Hart comedy spoof of Hollywood, Once In A Lifetime (1930-1931), where she played Susan Walker, the movie-struck ingenue.
While on Broadway, she appeared as the female lead to Joe Penner in his 1931 Vitaphone two-reel comedy, Where Men Are Men. In it, she played Nancy Carter, a Western comedy vamp. In 1935, she again played a movie-struck ingenue in another Broadway comedy, Knock On Wood, by Allen Rivkin. In this show, she used "Sallie Phipps" as a stage name.
- Sally Phipps gallery
Personal life
On June 6, 1931, she married Benedict Gimbel Jr., the heir to the Gimbels department store (grandson of Adam Gimbel and father of Ted Nathanson), and moved to Philadelphia; they divorced in 1935.
In 1941, she wed New York musician Alfred Marion Harned in Coyoacan, Mexico; they had two children, Maryanna and Robert, both born in Des Moines, Iowa; they divorced in 1956.
Death
Phipps passed away at Long Island College Hospital in Brooklyn, New York, on March 17, 1978, at the age of 66.
Papers
In the summer of 2019, The Sally Phipps Archive was accepted into the Margaret Herrick Library of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences in Hollywood, California. The Archive, now known as the "Sally Phipps Papers", consists of extensive pictorial material, including hundreds of scene stills from her films made at Fox, Essanay Niles, and Warner Brothers Vitaphone; from her two Broadway shows; publicity and pinup photos; and also 16mm prints of a couple of her films, lobby cards, posters, glass slides, theater programs, and heralds.
External links
- Sally Phipps at the Internet Broadway Database
- Sally Phipps at the Internet Movie Database
- Sally Phipps profile, Virtual-History.com; accessed 10 November 2014.
- More information is available at [ Wikipedia:Sally_Phipps ]
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