Grace Valentine


Grace Valentine was an American stage and film actress.

Early years

Valentine was born in Springfield, Ohio, on February 14, 1884. She was the daugheter of Jacob H. Snow and Marilla Caroline Valentine. Her father was a patent attorney and investor. She had a brother named Selak Spencer Valentine.

Career

She began her career in the theater in 1905 and toured in stock companies for the next several years. She began her film career in 1915, but never ventured too far away from the legitimate stage.
Valentine's Broadway debut came in The Yellow Jacket. Her final Broadway appearance was in Anna Christie.
In 1929, she appeared in her first talkie and had sporadic parts in films for the next three years whereupon which she returned to the theatre.
Valentine portrayed Minnie Grady, the title character's landlady, on the radio series Stella Dallas. She also was heard on Lone Journey on radio. In 1949, she made her first television appearance on Chevrolet Tele-Theater. On August 1, 1950, Valentine appeared on television in "The Big Day", an episode of Armstrong Circle Theatre.

Personal life and death

Valentine was married and divorced three times. At 15 years old, she married a 45 year old dentist to help back her career. At one point, she was married to Wayne Nunn.
She died on November 12, 1964 at Shelton Towers, now known as 525 Lexington Avenue, in New York City. She left behind no children.

Filmography