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as a theatrical producer. In June 1924 the actress brought a $ 100,000 breach of contract suit against White for allegedly promising to star her in four motion pictures. In a countersuit White demanded a $ 10,000 refund spent on the Luther film and charged Luther with having a bad reputation. White
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on July 7, 1893, although some sources give her birthdate as 1894 or 1897, and her burial plot gives the 1897 date. However, she appears on the 1905 census as a 12 year old. She was the youngest of four children to Jacob Luther, who was a New York sewing machine sales representative, and Sarah
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vaudeville comedy team on December 5, 1923. She and Gallagher separated in February 1924, with her husband continuing to play on the road and Luther returning to making motion pictures.
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The Silent Cinema in Song, 1896-1929: An Illustrated History and Catalog of Songs Inspired by the Movies and Stars, with a List of Recordings
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Luther's first marriage was to the New York attorney Samuel E. Dribben in 1913, but it ended in divorce that same year. She next married
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against Jack Clifford. Clifford had left Nesbit in 1918, and she divorced him in 1933.
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mine operator and millionaire, Jack White, as a lover. White accompanied Luther to
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During court proceedings Luther admitted paying $ 2,500 in rent for her place in
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In March 1925 she was named as co-respondent in a lawsuit brought by actress
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merely by sharing the same drawing room with Luther on their journey west.
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He Says She Did, She Says He Did, Who Made Love?, June 22, 1924, Page 83.
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in 1960 at 63 years old. Her funeral was conducted by Pierce Brothers of
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Producer Admits Contract With Ann Luther, Moving Picture Actress
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Newspapers described her hair as having an orange hue. In 1915,
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were named as two co-respondents in a divorce suit brought by
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at Mount Sinai Cemetery Chapel, and she was buried at
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Some of the witnesses anticipated for the trial were
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Index

Anne Luther

Newark, New Jersey
Woodland Hills, California
Mount Sinai Memorial Park
Ed Gallagher
Frank Mayo
Newark, New Jersey
midwife
Jersey City

feature film
William Garwood
Her Moment
Melting Millions
The Governor's Lady
Sinners in Silk
The Wayward Bus
Motion Picture Classic
bungalows
Peggy Hopkins Joyce
Los Angeles, California
California
Mann Act
Charlie Chaplin
Evelyn Nesbit
Pearl White
Mabel Normand
William Desmond Taylor
Great Neck

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