Fritzi Brunette
Fritzi Brunette (born Florence Brunet; May 27, 1890 – September 28, 1943) was an American actress. Early years Fritzi Brunette was born Florence Brunet in Savannah, Georgia, or in Boston although some sources list her birthname as Florence Simone. She was educated in New York City. Career Brunette made her film debut in the 1912 short A Waiter of Weight, followed by The Joy Ride (1912), and His Neighbor's Wife (1912). Brunette appeared in films such as Unto Those Who Sin (1916), in which she played a working girl of squalor, lured by wealth and luxury, The Woman Thou Gavest Me (1919), While Satan Sleeps (1922), Bells of San Juan (1922), and Camille of the Barbary Coast (1925). In the 1930s and 1940s, Brunette mainly acted in uncredited roles, with her final screen appearance being in You're Telling Me (1942). Personal life Brunette was the third wife of William Robert Daly, a silent film actor and director. Daly, who died around 1935, directed Brunette in many films. After Daly's death, she married Louisville, Kentucky, real estate operator John E. Kley. Death Brunette died after an extended illness on September 28, 1943, aged 53. Filmography The Joy Ride (1912) (as Miss Fritzi) His Neighbor's Wife (1912) (as Miss Fritzie) For the Good of All (1912) (as Miss Fritzie) Babies Three (1912) Mates and Mis-Mates (1912) .... Mabel Wentworth Her Life's Story (1912) .... Lucy Allen Dora (1912) .... Mary As the Wind Blows (1912) .... The Summer Girl Two Women (1912) .... The Wife On the Danger Line (1912) Was Mabel Cured? (1912) It Happened Thus (1912) .... The Younger Daughter Foolishness of Oliver (1912) The Consequences (1912) The Professor's Dilemma (1912) The Grouch (1913) The Lie (1913) The Hypocrite (1913) Sunny Smith (1913) The Appeal (1913) That Boy from Missouri (1913) Annie Laurie (1913) .... Annie Laurie For the Sins of Another (1913) .... Violet Denton, Philip's Sister The Winner (1913) For Old Love's Sake (1913) The Ring of Sorrow (1913) Where the Hop Vine Twines (1913) Admission — Two Pins (1914) The Militant (1914) Forgiven; Or, The Jack of Diamonds (1914) .... Leone Diamond The Greater Power (1915) The Emigrant's Peril (1915) Back of the Shadows (1915) Goaded by Jealousy (1915) A Skin Game (1915) Her Wedding Night (1915) A Case of Beans (1915) Neath Calvary's Shadows (1915) The Price She Paid (1915) The Tiger Slayer (1915) When California Was Wild (1915) The Keeper of the Flock (1915) Diamonds Are Trumps (1916) Virtue Triumphant (1916) The Uncut Diamond (1916) Unto Those Who Sin (1916) .... Nadia A Serpent in the House (1916) At Piney Ridge (1916) .... Cindy Lane The Reprisal (1916) Out of the Mist (1916) Beware of Strangers (1917) .... Bertha Gibson The Jaguar's Claws (1917) .... Beth Thomas The Golden Bullet (1917) Who Shall Take My Life? (1917) .... Kate Taylor And a Still Small Voice (1918) .... Mary Singleton The City of Purple Dreams (1918) .... Esther Strom The Still Alarm (1918) .... Undetermined Role