Dolores Cassinelli

American actress and singer (1888–1984)

Dolores Cassinelli
Cassinelli, 1919
Born	Elvere Dolores Cassinelli (1888-07-04)July 4, 1888 New York City, U.S.
Died	April 26, 1984(1984-04-26) (aged 95) New Brunswick, New Jersey, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Actress, singer
Years active	1911–1925

Dolores Cassinelli (July 4, 1888^[1] – April 26, 1984)^[2] was an American film actress and singer.^[3] She appeared in 69 films between 1911 and 1925.

Born in New York City, Cassinelli and her family moved to Chicago. Her parents put her in a convent with plans for her to become a nun, but she preferred to become an actress.^[4]

By 1929, Cassinelli had left acting and turned to singing professionally. She said that she would return to films only if she could make a singing film, "for radio is my life now".^[5]

She is interred at Holy Redeemer Cemetery in South Plainfield, New Jersey.

Selected filmography

A False Suspicion (1911)
From the Submerged (1912) *short
When Soul Meets Soul (1913) *short
Lafayette, We Come (1918)
The Virtuous Model (1919)
Tarnished Reputations (1920)
The Web of Deceit (1920)
Forever (1921)
Anne of Little Smoky (1921)
The Hidden Light (1921)^[6]
The Secrets of Paris (1922)
The Challenge (1922)
Columbus (1923) - Queen Isabella
Jamestown (1923) - Pocahontas
Dangerous Money (1924)
Lend Me Your Husband (1924)
The Unguarded Hour (1925)
The Midnight Girl (1925)

References

^ Born in 1888 as per Social Security Death Index
^ Silent Film Necrology, p.84 2nd edition c.2001 by Eugene M. Vazzana
^ "Tenor Featured". The Evening Sun. Maryland, Baltimore. March 20, 1929. p. 27. Retrieved January 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Fox, Charles Donald; Silver, Milton L. (1920). Who's who on the Screen. Ross publishing Company. p. 214. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
^ "Radio Wins Singer". The Morning Call. Pennsylvania, Allentown. March 20, 1929. p. 25. Retrieved January 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Keith's-"The Hidden Light."". Buffalo Courier. June 13, 1921. p. 5 – via newspapers.com.