Geneva Mitchell
born: 03 February 1907
Medaryville, Indiana,
United States of America
died: 10 March 1949
Los Angeles, California,
United States of America
(acute pancreatitis and cirrhosis of the liver caused by severe alcoholism, age 42)
Blue-eyed, brunette Ziegfeld Follies showgirl and star of the Broadway musical comedy stage in the 1920's.
She was under contract at Warner Brothers from October 1929. Under contract at Columbia from 1934.  Different sources give different years for her birth.  1907 is listed in both the 1910 and 1930 Census.
Real name: Geneva Doris Mitchell
Height: 5'5"
Films listed on this page: complete Hal Roach filmography.

3


1930
The King
Royal advisor's wife

1932
What Price Taxi
Jealous husband's wife

1933
Bring 'Em Back A Wife
Daisy Orchid

Acknowledgements:
https://archive.org/stream/motionpicturealm00quig#page/n122/mode/1up (Motion Picture Almanac 1932; gives height as 5'4")
https://archive.org/stream/international193738quig#page/638/mode/1up (Almanac 1937-38)
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1961-29948-56773-66?cc=1804002 (fourth[!] marriage)
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VG55-L4D (CA Death Index)
https://archive.org/stream/13thcensus1910po389unit#page/n178/mode/1up (1910 Census - line 82)
https://archive.org/stream/californiacensus00reel134rs#page/n395/mode/1up (1930 Census - line 12)
https://archive.org/stream/international193738quig#page/638/mode/1up/search/geneva
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=130474885 (Find A Grave)
Jesse Brisson (help and assistance; identification in The King)

This page was last updated on: 19 November 2016