Gonda Durand
Gonda Durand | |
|---|---|
 Durand, dressed as Miss Liberty, from a 1917 newspaper | |
| Born | Lillian Geraldine Fulton July 28, 1896 Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Died | August 16, 1960 (aged 64) San Bernardino, California, U.S. |
| Other names | Gonda Lillian Wilson, Gonda Kortman |
| Occupations | Actress, model |
| Spouse | Bob Kortman |
Gonda Durand Kortman (July 28, 1896 – August 16, 1960), born Lillian Geraldine Fulton, was an American actress and model in silent films. She was a member of Mack Sennett's Bathing Beauties in the 1910s.
Personal life
Durand was born in Louisville, Kentucky,[1] the daughter of William H. Fulton and Mary E. Duncan Fulton. She graduated from Los Angeles High School in 1913,[2] and soon married Peter James Wilson in Los Angeles; they divorced in 1922. She married her second husband, actor Bob Kortman, in 1924.[3][4] She died in 1960, at the age of 64, in California.[1]
Career
Durand was one of Mack Sennett's Bathing Beauties in the 1910s, and appeared in a few dozen short comedies between 1916 and 1919, usually in a supporting role as a pretty young woman.[5] She also sold Liberty Bonds,[6] and posed for publicity photos with her Maxwell car.[7]
Filmography
- A Social Cub (1916)
- Hula Hula Land (1917)[5]
- The Sultan's Wife (1917)[5][8]
- Thirst (1917)
- Hobbled Hearts (1917)
- His Speedy Finish (1917)
- Caught in the End (1917)
- Taming Target Center (1917)[9][10]
- A Bedroom Blunder (1917)[5]
- Roping Her Romeo (1917)[5]
- Watch Your Neighbor (1918)[5]
- Whose Little Wife Are You?(1918)[5]
- Sheriff Nell's Tussle (1918)[5][11]
- His Smothered Love (1918)[5]
- His Last False Step (1919)[5]
- His Wife's Friend (1919)[12][13]
References
- 1 2 Schmucker, Kristine (2016-11-18). ""A Professional Beauty"". Harvey County Historical Society. Retrieved 2026-04-08.
- ↑ "Diplomas All Passed Out". The Los Angeles Times. 1913-06-28. p. 21. Retrieved 2026-04-09 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Heffernan, Harold (December 22, 1950). "Sissy, Singing Cowboys Rile Veteran Sagebrusher". Valley Times. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Marriage Licenses". Ventura Free Press. May 31, 1924. p. 1 – via California Digital Newspaper Collection.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Walker, Brent E. (2010-01-13). Mack Sennett's Fun Factory: A History and Filmography of His Studio and His Keystone and Mack Sennett Comedies, with Biographies of Players and Personnel. McFarland. pp. 90, 92, 342, 348–349, 352, 353, 363. ISBN 978-0-7864-5707-6.
- ↑ "Fifty Thousand Dollars in Prizes to be Awarded in Economy Contest". The Los Angeles Times. 1917-06-10. p. 78. Retrieved 2026-04-09 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Bonds Prizes in Maxwell Contest". Los Angeles Herald. June 9, 1917. p. 10 – via California Digital Newspaper Collection.
- ↑ Welsch, Tricia (2013-07-27). Gloria Swanson: Ready for Her Close-Up. Univ. Press of Mississippi. p. 438. ISBN 978-1-61703-749-8.
- ↑ "Newslets for your Program". Motography. 18 (26): 1358. December 29, 1917.
- ↑ "At the Movies". New Washington Herald. 1920-02-06. p. 1. Retrieved 2026-04-09 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "New Fillmore". San Francisco Chronicle. 1918-04-14. p. 24. Retrieved 2026-04-09 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Fields, Armond (2009-09-08). Eddie Foy: A Biography of the Early Popular Stage Comedian. McFarland. p. 244. ISBN 978-0-7864-4328-4.
- ↑ "Enid Bennett in 'When Do We Eat?' at the Bijou". The Springfield Daily Republican. 1918-11-04. p. 3. Retrieved 2026-04-09 – via Newspapers.com.
External links
- Gonda Durand at IMDb