Ena Gregory
Ena Gregory (1906–1993) was an Australian motion picture actress.
In Australia, Gregory was known as the child wonder of the vaudeville stage. Her first screen experience came at the age of four when she was shown in her mother's arms in a crowd which was welcoming British dignitaries.
She was first signed in Hollywood for ingenue roles by Universal Pictures in 1921. She also worked for Hal Roach Studios and First National Pictures. In all she spent five years in comic roles before going into dramatic work. By 1924 she was the leading lady of the Independent Pictures Corporation. She was a WAMPAS Baby Star of 1925.
Gregory's film career started with comedy shorts like The Bull Thrower, Lion's Jaws and Kitten's Paws, and The Whizbang. After completing The Calgary Stampede and The Chip of the Flying U, she was promoted to leading lady for Jack Hoxie for two movies.
When Gregory failed to achieve stardom, she consulted a Hollywood seer. He suggested a new name which combined the syllables of Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks. It was Marian Douglas. Her first film using the new name was The Shepherd of the Hills. She took steps to become an American citizen beginning in October 1927.
Gregory continued to make movies as Marion Douglas until 1931. Her final films are Twisted Tales, Three Wise Clucks, Aloha, and Beach Pajamas.
Gregory divorced film director Alfred Rogell in August 1934. Gregory married Dr. Frank Nolan on 5 November 1937. The couple separated in May 1938 and Gregory obtained a divorce decree in July 1939.
Ena Gregory died in Laguna Beach, California in 1993, aged 87.
Acting
Movie
The Jazz Singer
as (uncredited)
1927
Movie
The Soilers
as Girl
1923
Movie
Short Kilts
as McGregor's Daughter
1924
Movie
Smithy
as Secretary
1924
Movie
The Calgary Stampede
as Trixie
1925
Movie
Mother's Joy
as Maid
1923
Movie
Zeb vs. Paprika
1924
Movie
Rupert of Hee-Haw
as Hee Haw's Maid
1924
Movie
Postage Due
as Model
1924
Movie
Jeffries, Jr.
as Pearl
1924
Movie
Near Dublin
as Girl
1924
Movie
Uncensored Movies
as The Sheik's Favorite
1923
Movie
Wide Open Spaces
1924
Movie
Brothers Under the Chin
1924
Movie
Accidental Accidents
1924
Movie
Pay or Move
as Betty Benson
1924
Movie
Riders of the Kitchen Range
1925
Movie
A Ten-Minute Egg
as The Landlady's Daughter
1924
Movie
Seeing Nellie Home
as Nellie
1924
Movie
Folly of Vanity
as The Siren (fantasy sequence)
1924
Movie
Red Hot Leather
as Ellen Rand
1926
Movie
Rough and Ready
as Beth Stone
1927
Movie
The Desert Flower
as Fay Knight
1925
Movie
The Western Rover
as Millie Donlin
1927