Winifred Westover (November 9, 1899 â€" March 19, 1978) was a
Hollywood actress of the 1910s and 1920s.The daughter of Swedish
parents, Westover was born in San Francisco, California. Her schooling
came at the Dominican Convent of San Rafael.On screen, Westover was
the typical blushing ingenue and was almost always cast opposite
robust leading men. Her career in film started with a small part in D.
W. Griffith's Intolerance in 1916.In 1919 she starred in John
Petticoats with William S. Hart, who proposed to her. They married on
7 December 1921 and had a son, William S. Hart Jr., in September 1922.
They separated in 1922 after three months of marriage and divorced in
1927. His behaviour was parodied in the 1922 short The Frozen North by
Buster Keaton.
Hollywood actress of the 1910s and 1920s.The daughter of Swedish
parents, Westover was born in San Francisco, California. Her schooling
came at the Dominican Convent of San Rafael.On screen, Westover was
the typical blushing ingenue and was almost always cast opposite
robust leading men. Her career in film started with a small part in D.
W. Griffith's Intolerance in 1916.In 1919 she starred in John
Petticoats with William S. Hart, who proposed to her. They married on
7 December 1921 and had a son, William S. Hart Jr., in September 1922.
They separated in 1922 after three months of marriage and divorced in
1927. His behaviour was parodied in the 1922 short The Frozen North by
Buster Keaton.
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