Julian Eltinge (May 14, 1881 – March 7, 1941), born William Julian Dalton, was an American stage and film actor and female impersonator. After appearing in the Boston Cadets Revue at the age of ten in feminine garb, Eltinge garnered notice from other producers and made his first appearance on Broadway in 1904. As his star began to rise, he appeared in vaudeville and toured Europe and the United States, even giving a command performance before King Edward VII. Eltinge appeared in a series of musical comedies written specifically for his talents starting in 1910 with The Fascinating Widow, returning to vaudeville in 1918. His popularity soon earned him the moniker "Mr. Lillian Russell" for the popular beauty and musical comedy star.
Hollywood beckoned Eltinge and in 1917 he appeared in his first feature film, The Countess Charming. This led to other films, including 1918's The Isle of Love with Rudolph Valentino and Virginia Rappe. By the time Eltinge arrived in Hollywood, he was considered one of the highest paid actors on the American stage; but with the arrival of the Great Depression and the death of vaudeville, Eltinge's star began to fade. He continued his show in nightclubs but found little success. He died in 1941 at his Manhattan apartment ten days after a show at a nearby nightclub.
JulianEltinge (May 14, 1881 – March 7, 1941), born William Julian Dalton, was an American stage and film actor and female impersonator. After appearing...
Eltinge is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: JulianEltinge (1881–1941), American stage and film actor and female impersonator LeRoy...
portrayed Irish maids. In New York City, famous female impersonator JulianEltinge found success, and he eventually made his way to the Broadway stage...
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film Over the Rhine aka An Adventuress starring female impersonator JulianEltinge. The film also contained two actors unknown during filming: Virginia...
Harbach. It was created as a starring vehicle for the female impersonator JulianEltinge. The play premiered in Atlantic City, New Jersey, then toured the United...
inspiration for Mae West. Savoy was a rival of sorts to the more famous JulianEltinge, and his star was on the rise when he was struck and killed by lightning...
men became famous as "female impersonators", the most notable being JulianEltinge. At the peak of his career he was one of the most sought after and highest...
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been inspired or influenced by female impersonators Bert Savoy and JulianEltinge, who were famous during the Pansy Craze. Her first appearance in a Broadway...
impersonator JulianEltinge. Some audiences and theater managers found his act more seductive and therefore more unsettling than Eltinge. Browne's Broadway...
produced he was the European rival of famous American cross-dresser JulianEltinge, who starred in very similar plotted World War I propaganda film The...
Keaton's Seven Chances offered a rare joke about the female impersonator, JulianEltinge. The Pansy Craze offered actors, such as Gene Malin, Ray Bourbon, Billy...
The Crinoline Girl is a 1914 musical comedy written by JulianEltinge, Otto Hauerbach, and Percy Wenrich. Producer Al Woods staged it on Broadway. Tom...
His first film role was in the 1920 film An Adventuress, alongside JulianEltinge, then the best-known female impersonator in the entertainment world...
comedy film directed by Scott Sidney starring cross-dressing actor JulianEltinge. The film is an adaptation of the play Madame Lucy by Jean Arlette and...
1908 public engagement to extremely popular cross-dressing performer JulianEltinge, who played the bride while she dressed in traditional male formal attire...
Norman died in Hollywood, Florida, on August 25, 1947, at the age of 50. JulianEltinge Bothwell Browne Bert Savoy 1910 US Census. Retrieved 29 May 2013 Finocchio's...
16, 1914 – May 30, 1914 Knickerbocker Theatre JulianEltinge The Crinoline Girl December 14, 1914 – December (?) 1914) Standard Theatre JulianEltinge...
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