Ethelind Terry | |
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Born |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
August 14, 1899
Died | March 17, 1984 Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States |
(aged 84)
Occupation | actress |
Years active | 1920-1937 |
Spouse(s) |
Benedict Bogeaus (1928-1931, divorced) Dick Purcell (1942-1942, divorced) |
Ethelind Terry (14 August 1899 – 17 March 1984) was an American stage and film actress.
Terry starred in one of the most famous Broadway shows of the 1920s, the musical Rio Rita produced by Florenz Ziegfeld. She also starred in the film Lord Byron of Broadway.
Terry married Benedict Bogeaus in 1928. They divorced in 1931 and continued a strained relationship for 11 years.
Terry eloped to Las Vegas with the actor Dick Purcell. The two married on March 3, 1942, only to divorce on August 26, 1942.