Volume III: Biographies

BURBANK, Mrs. *

Actress (1915)

Thanhouser Career Synopsis: Mrs. Burbank appeared in a Thanhouser film in 1915.

Biographical Notes: There were several people with the Burbank surname who were in the entertainment business. Could one of the following have been the Thanhouser actress? 1. Maude and Lillian Burbank, horseback riders, who were seen on a tour stop at the Hippodrome theatre in Cleveland in March 1908. 2. Goldie Burbank, the daughter of Kitty and James Fox, born in 1880, was also known as Ruth Harris and appeared in films with branches of Universal from 1910 to 1913. Her death occurred in Toledo, Ohio on March 1, 1954.

Thanhouser Filmography:

1915: Fairy Fern Seed (5-25-1915)

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