Alice Fleming

Alice Fleming
Alice Fleming as The Duchess and 'Bobby Blake as Little Beaver in the Republic Pictures Red Ryder western feature-film series.
Born	Alice Fleming August 9, 1882 Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Died	December 6, 1952 (aged 70) New York, New York, U.S.
Years active	1920s-1962
Spouse(s)	William Day

Alice Fleming, born August 9, 1882 in Brooklyn, New York,^[1] was a stout-looking character actress in many films who also enjoyed considerable success on Broadway.^[2] She is best remembered as the Duchess, Wild Bill Elliott’s aunt in the Republic Pictures' acclaimed Red Ryder Western features.^[3] Incredibly popular at the time, especially with children, the Red Ryder films arguably constituted the studio's best-produced non-singing cowboy series,^[4] in no small measure due to a charming supporting cast that also included Bobby Blake (Robert Blake) as Elliott’s Indian sidekick, Little Beaver. When Fleming left the series in 1946, she was replaced by Martha Wentworth.^[5]

Decades earlier, Fleming appeared in several silent films, usually playing young society matrons. Most notable, perhaps, was the 20th Century Fox film, His Greatest Sacrifice (1921), in which she played William Farnum's coldhearted and ambitious wife.^[6]

Alice Fleming was married to William Day. She died on December 6, 1952 in New York City, New York.^[7]

Filmography

• 1946 – Queen of Burlesque as Annie Morris
• 1946 – The Dark Horse as Mrs. Garfield
• 1946 – Sun Valley Cyclone as The Duchess
• 1946 – The Dark Corner in Minor Role
• 1946 – The Dark Corner
• 1946 – Mantrap
• 1946 – Sheriff of Redwood Valley as The Duchess
• 1946 – California Gold Rush as The Duchess
• 1945 – Wagon Wheels Westward as The Duchess
• 1945 – Saratoga Trunk as Woman on Piazza
• 1945 – Colorado Pioneers as The Duchess
• 1945 – Marshal of Laredo as The Duchess
• 1945 – Phantom of the Plains as The Duchess, Red's Aunt
• 1945 – State Fair as Food Judge
• 1945 – Lone Texas Ranger as The Duchess, Red's Aunt
• 1945 – A Medal for Benny as Dowager
• 1945 – The Affairs of Susan as Dowager
• 1945 – It's a Pleasure as Carrie
• 1945 – Great Stagecoach Robbery as The Duchess
• 1945 – Youth for the Kingdom as Mrs. Webber
• 1944 – Sheriff of Las Vegas as The Duchess
• 1944 – Sunday Dinner for a Soldier in Minor Role
• 1944 – Three Is a Family as Grandmother
• 1944 – Vigilantes of Dodge City as The Duchess
• 1944 – Storm Over Lisbon as Agatha Sanford-Richards
• 1944 – Cheyenne Wildcat as The Duchess
• 1944 – In Society as Dowager
• 1944 – The San Antonio Kid as The Duchess
• 1944 – Reckless Age as Irish Woman
• 1944 – Marshal of Reno as The Duchess
• 1944 – Tucson Raiders as The Duchess
• 1944 – Her Primitive Man as Wealthy Lady
• 1944 – Phantom Lady as Apple Annie
• 1943 – Moonlight in Vermont as Mrs. Finchley
• 1943 – Mystery Broadcast as Mida Kent
• 1943 – Overland Mail Robbery as Mrs. Patterson
• 1943 – Fired Wife in Minor Role
• 1943 – Headin' for God's Country in Minor Role
• 1943 – The Mantrap as Miss Mason
• 1943 – Sherlock Holmes in Washington as Mrs. Jellison
• 1943 – Keep 'Em Slugging as Matron
• 1942 – Who Done It? as Mrs. Laffingwell Telephoning Moscow
• 1941 – Playmates as Mrs. Penelope Pennypacker
• 1937 – Dick Tracy (serial) as Orphanage Matron
• 1922 – Silas Marner as Dolly Winthrop
• 1921 – The Conquest of Canaan as Claudine
• 1921 – His Greatest Sacrifice as Alice Hall
• 1921 – Women Men Love
• 1919 – The Pleasant Devil as Mrs. Thorndyke-Brook
• 1919 – The Beloved Cheater as Brook

See also

• Red Ryder
• Vigilantes of Dodge City

References

1. Alice Fleming, Movies & TV, New York Times
2. Magers, Boyd and Fitzgerald, Michael G., Westerns Women: Interviews with 50 Leading Ladies of Movie and Television, McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, Jefferson, North Carolina and London, p.225. ISBN 978-0-7864-2028-5
3. The Character Actresses, Alice Fleming, The Old Coral
4. Lahue, Kalton C., Riders of the Range, A. S. Barnes, Inc., New York, 1973, pp. 93-102, ISBN 978-0498079313.
5. Miller, Don, Hollywood Corral, Red Ryder Series, Popular Library, New York, 1976, pp. ASIN: B0006CQOWK.
6. Alice Fleming Biography, Fandango
7. Alice Fleming Bio, IMDb

External links

• Alice Fleming at the Internet Movie Database
• The Character Actresses, Alice Fleming, The Old Coral