American actress
Isabelle Keith (born Isobel Keep ; May 27, 1898 – July 20, 1979) was an American actress.
Isabelle Keith
Keith (center) with Fanny Kelly and
Ben Turpin in
No Mother to Guide Him (1919)
Born Isobel Keep
(1898-05-27 ) May 27, 1898Died July 20, 1979(1979-07-20) (aged 81) Other names Claudelle Kaye Isabel K. Fowler Occupation Actress Years active 1919–1937 Spouse Richard Weil Show more
Keith was born Isobel Keep on May 27, 1898, in Nebraska. She initially was billed under her birth name, but she changed her professional name to Isabelle Keith after she had a bit part in The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921).[ 1]
She appeared in 42 films between 1919 and 1936, most of them from the MGM studio, and on two occasions with Laurel and Hardy . She played the wife of both Laurel and Hardy, in Perfect Day Be Big! [ 1]
Keith changed her professional name to Claudelle Kaye for some films, including Manhattan Melodrama (1934).[ 1]
Keith married Richard Weil, a writer. When she died on July 20, 1979, she was living in Mill Valley, California, and was known as Isabel K. Fowler.[ 1]
Partial filmography [ edit ]
No Mother to Guide Him (1919, Short) as The Maid - a Household Necessity (as Isabelle Keep)Hearts and Flowers (1919, Short) as Bathing Beauty (uncredited)Trying to Get Along (1919, Short) as Cabaret Girl (uncredited)Uncle Tom Without a Cabin (1919) as Audience Spectator (uncredited) (as Isabelle Keep)Up in Alf's Place (1919) as Bathing Girl (uncredited)A Lady's Tailor (1919, Short) as Dancer (uncredited) (as Isobel Keep)The Gingham Girl By Golly! (1920, Short) as Society Girl (uncredited) (as Isabelle Keep)Striking Models (1920, Short) (as Isabelle Keep)The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse She Sighed by the Seaside (1921, Short) as Bathing Girl (uncredited) (as Isabelle Keep)The Desert Flower The Greater Glory The Clinging Vine You'd Be Surprised The Night of Love The King of Kings Very Confidential Her Wild Oat Riley the Cop Anne Against the World Leaping Love (1929, Short) as Betty Haley / MotherPerfect Day Barnum Was Right Their Own Desire Spring Is Here Viennese Nights Be Big! Mata Hari -But the Flesh Is Weak (1932) as Party Guest (uncredited)Rasputin and the Empress The Barbarian Broadway to Hollywood Dancing Lady The Women in His Life Air Fright (1933, Short) as Passenger (uncredited)You Can't Buy Everything Men in White Manhattan Melodrama Stamboul Quest Evelyn Prentice The Gay Birdie Society Doctor The Unwelcome Stranger Reckless The Flame Within Calm Yourself Woman Wanted Anna Karenina It's in the Air Doughnuts and Society How to Behave Speed Between Two Women Keith, as Claudelle Kaye, played William Powell 's secretary in Manhattan Melodrama ,John Dillinger watched in Chicago's Biograph Theater just before walking out into the FBI's fatal ambuscade in July 1934.
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