Biography

Priscilla Bonner was born on February 17, 1899 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. She was an actress, known for 3 Bad Men (1926), Charley's Aunt (1925) and The False Alarm (1926). She was married to Dr. E. Bertrand Woolfan and Allen Wynes Alexander. She died on February 21, 1996 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Was personally hired by John Barrymore and contractually signed to appear as his co-star in The Sea Beast (1926). Later, however, she was shocked when it was announced in the press that she was being replaced by gorgeous Dolores Costello, who met the star actor on the studio lot and later married him. Hugely disappointed, Priscilla received her full salary and a kind letter from Barrymore.

She and sister Marjorie Bonner later shared an apartment after both of their husbands died. Neither sister had any children.

In 1925 she caused a stir in Hollywood when she successfully sued Warner Brothers for having been fired from The Sea Beast (1926).

Quoted extensively by Donald Spoto in "Madcap: The Life of Preston Sturges." She and her husband were neighbors, landlord and friends of Sturges.

Retired after marrying a prominent physician in 1928 and never made a talking film.

Daddy gave me one year. I promised to come home if I wasn't successful. It never occurred to me that I wouldn't make good. I was so spoiled as a child that I just expected all the things I wanted to come my way. To the amazement of everyone but me, they did.

My voice was fine [for talkies]. But my husband did not want me in pictures. I never stopped missing it, though. There's no substitute for that kind of attention. But I made an agreement and I kept it.