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Leatrice Joy Facts
| Sign | Scorpio |
| Born |
Nov 7, 1893 New Orleans, LA |
| Died |
May 13, 1985 Riverdale, NY |
| Age | Died at 91 |
| Total Facts | 6 |
Before she became an actress, Louise Beavers was Leatrice's maid for 12 years.
Her great-grandson is David Prior, who is an actor, a screenwriter, and a DVD producer.
Her unusual given name is said by her grandsons to have come about in the following manner: she was supposed to be named 'Beatrice' but on the way to her christening, her mother remembered that Leatrice's father had once been engaged to a girl by that name. So she went through the alphabet (Beatrice, Ceatrice, Deatrice) until she came to a version she liked.
Interviewed in "Talking to the Piano Player: Silent Film Stars, Writers and Directors Remember" by Stuart Oderman (BearManor Media).
She and John Gilbert had one daughter together, actress Leatrice Joy Gilbert.
Two of her grandsons, John Fountain and Gideon Fountain, are actors.