Ethel Broadhurst

born: 02 June 1897 Connecticut, California, United States of America

died: 29 August 1945 Los Angeles, California, United States of America (age 48)

American actress, a former Broadway-chorine. She appeared in a series of comedies as a 'Vanity-fair maiden' alongside actor Eddie Boland. For her birthdate, the 1900 Census says April 1897; her CA Death Index entry gives the birthday of June 2.

Real name: Ethel Vivian McDevett

Films listed on this page: complete Hal Roach filmography.

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1920 June Madness [?] 1920 Alias Aladdin One of the Sultan's girls 1920 Mamma's Boy Country girl 1920 The Sandman Vanity Fair girl 1920 Queen's Up [?] 1920 The Man Haters [?] 1920 Greek Meets Greek O'Brien's sister 1920 The Sleepy Head Nurse 1921 Burglars Bold Lester's bride 1921 Pinning It On [?] 1921 Oh, Promise Me [?] 1921 Prince Pistachio Princess Paprika 1921 Paint And Powder [?] 1921 Running Wild [?] 1921 The Love Lesson [?] 1921 Hobgoblins [?] 1921 Hurry West [?] 1921 A Straight Crook Miss Lazara del Frijole 1921 Stop Kidding [?] 1921 On Their Way Wife 1921 The Chink [?] 1921 Sweet Bye And Bye [?] 1921 Late Hours [?] 1921 The Pickaninny Camper's wife 1922 Try, Try Again The daughter 1922 Loose Change The Bank President's daughter 1922 Rich Man, Poor Man Heiress 1922 High Tide Miss Hope Knot 1922 Stand Pat Susie Sorghum 1922 Good Morning, Judge Witness 1922 The Non-Skid Kid Mrs. Garage 1922 Many Happy Returns [?] 1922 The Late Lamented [?] 1922 The Sleuth Desk clerk 1926 Many Happy Returns Lover's woman 1926 Don't Butt In! [?] 1926 Soft Pedal Winsome 1926 Pay The Cashier Cashier Acknowledgements: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-267-11882-87414-42?cc=1325221 (1900 Census, line 64) https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1961-29940-11936-39?cc=1804002 (second marriage) https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VG5K-98W (CA Death Index) Jesse Brisson (help and information; identification in Prince Pistachio) Steve Massa (identification in Between Meals) This page was last updated on: 02 June 2025