Portrait of Myrtle Gonzalez

Myrtle Gonzalez

Acting

Biography

Myrtle Gonzalez (September 28, 1891 – October 22, 1918) was an American actress of Californio and Irish descent. She starred in at least 78 silent era motion pictures from 1913 to 1917, of which 66 were one and two-reel shorts. Gonzalez died, at age 27, during the worldwide Spanish flu pandemic of 1918. [biography (excerpted) from Wikipedia]

Born: September 28, 1891

Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, USA

Filmography

1917
Southern Justice

as Carolyn Dillon

1917
Mutiny

as Esther Whitaker

1917
God's Crucible

as Virginia Phillips

1916
1916
1914
Captain Alvarez

as Mercedes - Bonita's Companion

1914
The Kiss

as Helen - George's Fiancée

1913