Throwback Thursday and Valda Valkyrien
Adele Eleonore Freed was born in Iceland
on September 30, 1895. She became a prima ballerina with the Royal Danish
Ballet under the name Valda Valkyrien. In addition to being a ballet dancer,
she was also an actress who performed in silent movies.
She began her movie career playing small
parts for the Great Northern Company in Copenhagen. But in 1912 she signed with
U.S. producer David Horsley, but soon joined the Thanhouser Company who filmed
many works in Jacksonville, Florida.
She was promised star billing if
she moved to the William Fox Company but he failed to deliver and she ended up
suing him. Thus, her movie career was short-lived.
She appeared briefly with the Ziegfeld
Follies but soon she retired permanently. She died after a long illness on
October 22, 1956 in Los Angeles.
From the Big
Blue Book of Ballet Secrets
Dance History Secret #235:
“Valda Valkyrien was a ballerina and silent film
actress.”
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― Awdhesh Singh, 31 Ways to Happiness
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