36 Facts About Corinne Griffith

Corinne Griffith was an American film actress, producer, author and businesswoman.

Originally from Texas, Corinne Griffith pursued a film career after winning a beauty contest in Southern California.

Corinne Griffith starred in Lilies of the Field, a remake of the 1924 film in which she had starred.

Corinne Griffith's following film, Back Pay, was promoted as Griffith's final screen appearance before her retirement.

Corinne Griffith did appear as the lead in Lily Christine two years later.

Corinne Griffith married her third husband, Washington Redskins owner George Preston Marshall, in 1936, and remained married to him until 1958.

Corinne Griffith made her final film appearance with a minor role in Paradise Alley, which marked her first screen appearance in 28 years.

Corinne Griffith left behind a reported estate of $150 million, making her one of the wealthier women in the world at that time.

Corinne Griffith's parents had married in 1887, and the wedding was a celebrated event among local high society.

Corinne Griffith's father died in Mineral Wells, Texas on March 20,1912.

Corinne Griffith worked as a dancer before she began her acting career.

Corinne Griffith made her screen debut in a short film titled La Paloma, opposite Earle Williams.

Corinne Griffith appeared in a series of short films for the studio before becoming a leading lady.

In 1923, after three years of marriage, Corinne Griffith divorced Campbell, whom she claimed was an abusive alcoholic.

The film, in which Corinne Griffith co-starred with Conway Tearle and Clara Bow, became a hit.

Corinne Griffith earned critical accolades for her performance, including a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress.

Corinne Griffith's voice, which was regarded as nasal, did not record well, and the film was a box office flop.

Corinne Griffith funded the construction of four commercial buildings on all four corners of the intersection of Wilshire Boulevard and South Beverly Drive in Beverly Hills, California.

Corinne Griffith was an accomplished writer who published eleven books, including two best-sellers, My Life with the Redskins, and the memoir Papa's Delicate Condition, which chronicled her upbringing and family life in Texarkana.

Corinne Griffith's third publication, 1955's Eggs I Have Known, was a recipe book with gossipy anecdotes interspersed.

Corinne Griffith later published her fourth book, Antiques I Have Known, a non-fiction book about her interest in antiques.

Corinne Griffith returned to the screen in 1962 in the low-budget melodrama Paradise Alley, which received scant release and marked her final film role.

Corinne Griffith instead claimed that she was Corinne's younger sister, who, although twenty years younger, had taken Corinne's place when she died in 1924.

Corinne Griffith denied having married her former two husbands, Webster Campbell and Walter Morosco.

In court, Scholl's attorney proposed that Corinne Griffith had falsified her age in the couple's marriage documents as well as failed to disclose her previous two marriages.

Corinne Griffith claimed not to have kept record of her age since she was 13 years old.

She, Corinne Griffith, was starring in a film in Mexico in 1920.

Corinne Griffith told me what had happened; I cried and cried.

Corinne Griffith said I must pull myself together: there was a million dollars in it if I would become my sister.

Corinne Griffith published another collection of personal non-fiction stories titled This You Won't Believe in 1972.

Corinne Griffith's final book I'm Lucky at Cards was a book of her essays.

Corinne Griffith looks at no one but her dogs, and is generally disliked by all.

Corinne Griffith avoided swearing and refrained from wearing make-up when not appearing on film.

Corinne Griffith suffered a stroke in early July 1979, brought on by cerebral arteriosclerosis, and was hospitalized at Saint John's Hospital in Santa Monica, California.

Corinne Griffith's remains were cremated by the Chapel of the Pines Crematory in Los Angeles and buried at sea in the Pacific Ocean.

At the time of her death, Corinne Griffith's estate was valued at $150 million, principally real estate.