Edwina Booth (born Josephine Constance Woodruff; [1] September 13, 1904 – May 18, 1991) was an American actress. She is best known for the 1931 film Trader Horn, during the filming of which she contracted an illness which effectively ended her movie career.

Edwina Booth Grossman (December 9, 1861 – December 26, 1938) was an American writer and the daughter of Shakespearean actor Edwin Booth. In 1894, she published the book Edwin Booth: Recollections by His Daughter, Edwina Booth Grossman, and Letters to Her and to His Friends in an effort to protect her father's legacy after the 1865 ...

Edwin Thomas Booth (November 13, 1833 – June 7, 1893) was an American stage actor and theatrical manager who toured throughout the United States and the major capitals of Europe, performing Shakespearean plays.

Edwina Booth. Actress: Trader Horn. American leading actress of the early talkie period, whose ordeal during the production of Trader Horn (1931) led to her retirement and to false rumors of her death.

1991年5月18日 · Actress. She was a virtual unknown when Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Motion Picture Studios chose her for the female lead in the early adventure film Trader Horn (1931). While shooting that film on location in Africa, Booth suffered heatstroke and numerous tropical maladies that left her disabled for years. In a highly...

In 1929 Edwina Booth was offered the part of the white goddess in the motion picture Trader Horn. She at first refused the role, even with the encouragement of her family, but she was MGM’s first choice for the role and eventually signed a contract.

Edwina Booth. Actress: Trader Horn. American leading actress of the early talkie period, whose ordeal during the production of Trader Horn (1931) led to her retirement and to false rumors of her death. She had some brief stage experience before getting some unimportant film roles.

Edwina Booth was born September 13, 1904. She is best known for her role in the 1931 film Trader Horn, and for the illness she contracted during production. She got her start in show business in 1926, shortly after moving to California with her family.

2006年1月7日 · With the name Edwina Booth, publicity managers would surely link the budding young actress with the great Shakespearean actor Edwin Booth.

Edwina Booth Biography American leading actress of the early talkie period, whose ordeal during the production of Trader Horn (1931) led her retirement and to false rumors of her death.