Person
Irene Castle
Acting · 1893–1969 · New Rochelle, New York, USA
Biography
Irene Castle and her husband Vernon Castle (born Vernon Blyth) were the best known ballroom dancers of the early 20th C. Beginning about 1914 they operated several clubs and studios in the NYC area, toured the country dancing, and were able to charge as much as a thousand dollars an hour for lessons.
Known for
Slim Shoulders
Naomi Warren
French Heels
Palma May
Stranded in Arcady
Lucy Millington
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
Self (archive footage)
The First Law
Norma Webb
Sylvia of the Secret Service
Sylvia Carroll
The Whirl of Life
Irene Castle
The Girl from Bohemia
Alice Paige
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
Story
The Amateur Wife
Justine Spencer
Filmography
- 1961The Legend of Rudolph ValentinoSelf (archive footage)
- 1950The Golden TwentiesSelf (archive footage)
- 1939The Story of Vernon and Irene CastleStory
- 1922Slim ShouldersNaomi Warren
- 1922French HeelsPalma May
- 1920The Amateur WifeJustine Spencer
- 1919The Invisible BondMarcia Crossey
- 1919The Firing LineSheila Cardross Malcourt
- 1919The Common CauseFrance (prologue)
- 1918The Girl from BohemiaAlice Paige
- 1918The First LawNorma Webb
- 1918The Hillcrest MysteryMarion Sterling
- 1917Vengeance Is MinePaula Farrington
- 1917Sylvia of the Secret ServiceSylvia Carroll
- 1917The Mark of CainAlice
- 1917Stranded in ArcadyLucy Millington
- 1917PatriaPatria Channing / Elaine
- 1915The Whirl of LifeIrene Castle
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