Irene Rich (born Irene Frances Luther; October , â€" April , ) was an
American actress who worked in both silent films and talkies, as well
as radio.Rich was born in Buffalo, New York to Mabel A. Luther (née
Robinson) and William Martin Luther. She was raised in the Buffalo
area and then Stites, Idaho, and Spokane, Washington with her older
half-brother Edwin Darius Luther (â€") and younger brother, Richard
Robinson Luther.[citation needed]At age , she wed Elvo Elcourt
Deffenbaugh at All Saints' Cathedral in Spokane, Washington on
February , , after her parents talked about sending her to boarding
school. The couple had one child, born Irene Frances Luther
Deffenbaugh, who later adopted her stepfather's surname and was a
stage and film actress in the s known as Frances Rich before becoming
a noted sculptor. Elvo Deffenbaugh was a salesman who traveled a lot.
The young family moved to the Bay Area of San Francisco, where the
marriage ended after two years.
American actress who worked in both silent films and talkies, as well
as radio.Rich was born in Buffalo, New York to Mabel A. Luther (née
Robinson) and William Martin Luther. She was raised in the Buffalo
area and then Stites, Idaho, and Spokane, Washington with her older
half-brother Edwin Darius Luther (â€") and younger brother, Richard
Robinson Luther.[citation needed]At age , she wed Elvo Elcourt
Deffenbaugh at All Saints' Cathedral in Spokane, Washington on
February , , after her parents talked about sending her to boarding
school. The couple had one child, born Irene Frances Luther
Deffenbaugh, who later adopted her stepfather's surname and was a
stage and film actress in the s known as Frances Rich before becoming
a noted sculptor. Elvo Deffenbaugh was a salesman who traveled a lot.
The young family moved to the Bay Area of San Francisco, where the
marriage ended after two years.
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