Delia O’Callahan Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Trixie Friganza (November 29, 1870 – February 27, 1955), born Delia O’Callaghan, began her career as an operetta soubrette, working her way from the chorus to starring in musical comedies to having her own feature act on the vaudeville circuit.She transitioned to film in the early 1920s mostly playing small characters that were quirky and comedic and retired from the stage in 1940 due to health concerns. She spent her last years teaching drama to young women in a convent school and when she died she left everything to the convent. She became a highly sought after comic actress after the success of The Chaperons (played "Aramanthe Dedincourt") and is best known for her stage roles of Caroline Vokes (or Vokins?) in The Orchid, Mrs. Radcliffe in The Sweetest Girl in Paris, for multiple roles in The Passing Show of 1912, and of course her unforgettable run as a vaudeville headliner. During the height of her career, she used her fame to promote social, civic, and political issues of importance, such as self-love and the Suffragist movement.
She retired to a convent, teaching drama at the Academy of the Sacred Heart in Flintridge, California, to which she bequeathed her fortune.
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Even though it became very painful for her to get out and about, she frequently traveled to veterans hospitals during World War II to entertain wounded soldiers.
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Afflicted with arthritis the year after she retired.
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After divorcing theatrical manager, Charles A. Goettler, she described herself as "the only Irish actress with a Spanish name and a German husband".
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Was famous for her generosity toward her less fortunate associates.
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Known most of her career as an actress with a rather generous figure, when she made her stage debut in "The Pearl of Pekin" on 23 October, 1889 she was described as tall and sylph.
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Remembered for the song "No Wedding Bells for Me".
Actress
Title
Year
Status
Character
If I Had My Way
1940
Trixie Friganza
How to Undress in Front of Your Husband
1937
Short
Trixie
A Star Is Born
1937
Mabel (uncredited)
Silks and Saddles
1936
Aunt Agatha Braddock
Wanderer of the Wasteland
1935
Big Jo
Myrt and Marge
1933
Mrs. Minter
Estrellados
1930
La Duquesa / Herself (Guest Appearance at Premiere) (uncredited)
The Unholy Three
1930
Lady Customer (uncredited)
Strong and Willing
1930
Short
Free and Easy
1930
Ma
Thanks for the Buggy Ride
1928
Actress
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
1928
Mrs. Spoffard
A Racing Romeo
1927
Aunt Hattie
The Waiter from the Ritz
1926
The Whole Town's Talking
1926
Mrs. George Simmons
Almost a Lady
1926
Mrs. Reilly
Monte Carlo
1926
Flossie Payne
The Road to Yesterday
1925
Harriet Tyrell
Borrowed Finery
1925
Mrs. Brown
The Coming of Amos
1925
Dowager Duchess of Parth
The White Desert
1925
Proud Flesh
1925
Mrs. McKee
The Charmer
1925
Mama
Mind Over Motor
1923
Tish
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
American Masters
1997
TV Series documentary performer - 1 episode
Strong and Willing
1930
Short performer: "Roses of Picardy", "Hearts and Flowers" - uncredited
Free and Easy
1930
performer: "Oh King, Oh Queen" - uncredited
Trixie Friganza in My Bag o' Trix
1929
Short "Funeral March Marche Funèbre" 1839, uncredited / performer: "John, Leave the Room", "The Peevish Widow" - uncredited
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
The March of Time
1930
Herself, Old Timer Sequence
Trixie Friganza in My Bag o' Trix
1929
Short
Herself
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
American Masters
1997
TV Series documentary
Herself
Screen Snapshots: Memories of Famous Hollywood Comedians