Confirmed Years: 1912-1916
Biography:
Charlotte Burton was born May 30, 1881 in San Francisco, California. She made her acting debut with the American Film Company in 1912. She played leads and supporting roles in one and two reelers until the popular 1915 serial The Diamond from the Sky, followed by it’s sequel. In the two serials she played the lead heavy, Vivian Marston, alongside fellow actor and future husband, William Russell. Following the popularity of her character in Diamond, Burton experienced success as she took on roles of both villain and vamp. Meanwhile her marriage with Russell ended abruptly in 1918 when she filed for divorce citing an improper relationship with fellow actress Edna Earl. Burton and Russell had worked together in over a dozen features in Santa Barbara. She left American in November of 1918 and was later involved in a lawsuit with Essanay Studios over a breach of contract. Burton testified that George K. Spoor, president of Essanay, wanted her to appear in comedy and that upon refusal she was discharged. The court found her refusal to play comedic roles to be of “reasonable objection” and she was awarded $3,200. Charlotte remarried later in her life, to Santa Barbara contractor Darrell T. Stuart, and again made a home in Santa Barbara. She died March 28, 1942 of a heart attack in Los Angeles, California.
- Andrew Nosrati, FM 181, Spring, 2009
Confirmed American Credits:
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- Would-Be Heir, The (1912) - Brand: Flying A
- Animal Within, The (1912) - Brand: Flying A
- Nell of the Pampas (1912) - Brand: Flying A
- Daughters of Señor Lopaz, The (1912) - Brand: Flying A
- Recognition, The (1912) - Brand: Flying A
- Blackened Hills (1912) - Female heavy Brand: American
- Fraud That Failed, The (1913) - Brand: Flying A
- Calamity Anne's Inheritance (1913) - Jane Baxter Brand: Flying A
- Calamity Anne's Vanity (1913) - Brand: Flying A
- Calamity Anne - Detective (1913) - Brand: Flying A
- Calamity Anne's Beauty (1913) - A village belle Brand: Flying A
- Matches (1913) - Brand: Flying A
- Woman's Honor (1913) - Brand: Flying A
- In Another's Nest (1913) - Brand: Flying A
- Boobs and Bricks (1913) - Mabel Blue Brand: Flying A
- Road to Ruin, The (1913) - Brand: Flying A
- Ashes of Three, The (1913) - Brand: Flying A
- Her Big Story (1913) - Beatrice Nevin Brand: Flying A
- Wishing Seat, The (1913) - Brand: Flying A
- Husband's Mistake, A (1913) - Brand: Flying A
- Calamity Anne Takes a Trip (1913) - audience member in movie theater Brand: Flying A
- Quicksands (1913) - Helen Hubbard Brand: Flying A
- Truth in the Wilderness (1913) - Brand: Flying A
- Adventures of Jacques, The (1913) - The queen Brand: Flying A
- While There's Life (1913) - Brand: Flying A
- Poisoned Chop, The (1913) - Brand: Flying A
- Through the Neighbor's Window (1913) - Brand: Flying A
- Calamity Anne - Heroine (1913) - Brand: Flying A
- Travelers of the Road (1913) - Brand: Flying A
- Mrs. Carter's Campaign (1913) - Brand: Flying A
- Flirt and the Bandit, The (1913) - The Flirt Brand: Flying A
- Hidden Treasure Ranch (1913) - Brand: Flying A
- In the Days of Trajan (1913) - Brand: Flying A
- Girl and the Greaser, The (1913) - Brand: Flying A
- Haunted House, The (1913) - Brand: Flying A
- Assisted Proposal, An (1913) - Brand: Flying A
- Tale of the Ticker, The (1913) - Brand: Flying A
- Occult, The (1913) - Brand: Flying A
- American Born (1913) - Brand: Flying A
- Trapped in a Forest Fire (1913) - Brand: Flying A
- Shriner's Daughter, The (1913) - Brand: Flying A
- Rose of San Juan, The (1913) - Brand: Flying A
- In the Firelight (1913) - Brand: Flying A
- Power of Light, The (1914) - Maud Stockton Brand: Flying A
- Unto the Weak (1914) - Brand: Flying A
- At the Potter's Wheel (1914) - Brand:
- Blowout at Santa Banana, A (1914) - Brand: Flying A
- Hermit, The (1914) - Brand: Flying A
- Cricket on the Hearth (1914) - May Fielding Brand: Flying A
- Crucible, The (1914) - Brand: Flying A
- Call of the Traumerei, The (1914) - Brand: Flying A
- Story of Little Italy, A (1914) - Brand: Flying A
- Decree of Justice, A (1914) - Brand: Flying A
- Town of Nazareth, The (1914) - Miriam Brand: Flying A
- Certainty of Man, The (1914) - Mary, Lucille's mother Brand: Flying A
- Last Supper, The (1914) - Brand: Flying A
- Widow's Investment, The (1914) - Brand: Flying A
- David Gray's Estate (1914) - Brand: Flying A
- In the Moonlight (1914) - Sunshine Brand: Flying A
- Calamity Anne's Love Affair (1914) - Mrs. Skyboy Brand: Flying A
- Soul Astray, A (1914) - Brand: Flying A
- In the Footprints of Mozart (1914) - Mozart's wife Brand: Flying A
- Metamorphosis, The (1914) - Lill Brand: Flying A
- Mein Lieber Katrina (1914) - The dishwasher Brand: Flying A
- Oath of Pierre, The (1914) - Julia Naughton Brand: Flying A
- Unmasking, The (1914) - Adele Hamilton Brand: Flying A
- Mein Lieber Katrina Catches the Convict (1914) - Brand: Flying A
- Lure of the Sawdust, The (1914) - Brand: Flying A
- Youth and Art (1914) - Brand: Flying A
- Man's Way, A (1914) - Louise Brand: Flying A
- Does it End Right? (1914) - Brand: Flying A
- All on Account of a Jug (1914) - Brand: Flying A
- Widow, The (1914) - Brand: Flying A
- Butterfly, The (1914) - Brand: Flying A
- Their Worldly Goods (1914) - Brand: Flying A
- This is th' Life (1914) - Brand: American
- Lodging for the Night (1914) - Brand: Flying A
- Converting Dad (1914) - Brand: American
- Wrong Birds, The (1914) - Brand: Flying A
- Lola (1914) - May, Lola's sister Brand: Flying A
- Damaged Goods (1914) - Jimsy Brown's girl Brand: American
- Mirror, The (1914) - Brand: Flying A
- Redemption of a Pal, The (1914) - Irene Brand: Flying A
- Billy's Rival (1914) - Mrs. Day, his invalid mother Brand: Flying A
- Jailbirds (1914) - Mrs. Patterson Brand: Flying A
- Final Impulse, The (1914) - Ruth Brand: Flying A
- Ruin of Manley, The (1914) - Jared's wife Brand: Flying A
- When the Roads Part (1914) - Miss Scott Brand: Flying A
- Slice of Life, A (1914) - Jessie, Jim's wife Brand: Flying A
- Old Enough to be Her Grandpa (1914) - Lilyan DeVoe Brand: Flying A
- In the Candlelight (1914) - Nina, a model Brand: Flying A
- Archaeologist, The (1914) - Edna Lee Brand: Flying A
- Beggar Child, The (1914) - Rosa, his servant Brand: Flying A
- In Tune (1914) - Mrs. Stanley Brand: Flying A
- Her Younger Sister (1914) - Elsie Lyons (age 20) Brand: Beauty
- When a Woman Waits (1914) - Mabel Graham Brand: Flying A
- Unseen Vengeance, The (1914) - Olga Brand: Flying A
- Restitution (1915) - Else Detrow Brand: Flying A
- Refining Fires (1915) - Nina, the judge's daughter Brand: Flying A
- Wily Chaperone, The (1915) - Mrs. Brown Smith Brand: Beauty
- In the Twilight (1915) - Ellen Brand: Flying A
- She Never Knew (1915) - Brand: Flying A
- Heart of Flame (1915) - Beppa Brand: Flying A
- Echo, The (1915) - Brand: Flying A
- Two Sentences, The (1915) - Nellie Carter Brand: Flying A
- Competition (1915) - Brand: Flying A
- Ancestry (1915) - Duchess of Lorenzo Brand: Flying A
- Reformation, The (1915) - Brand: Flying A
- Touch of Love, The (1915) - Brand: Flying A
- Problem, The (1915) - Brand: Flying A
- She Walketh Alone (1915) - Brand: Flying A
- Day of Reckoning, The (1915) - Brand: Flying A
- Diamond From the Sky - Chapter 01, The (1915) - Brand: North American
- Curly (1915) - Isabel Morriss Brand: Clipper
- Thoroughbred, The (1916) - Angela Earle Brand: Mutual Masterpictures de Luxe
- Smugglers of Santa Cruz, The (1916) - Verna Brand: Clipper
- Craving, The (1916) - Roby Brand: Mutual Masterpictures de Luxe
- Bruiser, The (1916) - Fen Bernham Brand: Mutual Masterpictures de Luxe
- Soulmates (1916) - Brand: Mutual Masterpictures de Luxe
- Highest Bid, The (1916) - Elise Burleigh Brand: Mutual Star Productions
- Strength of Donald McKenzie, The (1916) - Mabel Condon Brand: Mutual Star Productions
- Man Who Would Not Die, The (1916) - Agnes Brand: Mutual Star Productions
- Torch Bearer, The (1916) - Janet Dare Brand: Mutual Star Productions
- Love Hermit, The (1916) - Marie Bolton Brand: Mutual Star Productions
- Lone Star (1916) - Helen Mattes Brand: Mutual-American
- Sequel to the Diamond from the Sky - Episode 1 (1916) - Vivian Marston Brand: Mutual Star Production Photo-Novel
- Sequel to the Diamond from the Sky - Episode 3 (1916) - Brand: Mutual Star Production Photo-Novel
- Twinkler, The (1916) - Rose Burke Brand: Mutual Star Productions
- Hearts or Diamonds? (1918) - Adrienne Gascoyne Brand: Mutual Star Productions-Russell Productions
- Up Romance Road (1918) - Marta Millbanke Brand: Mutual Star Productions