Lucy Cotton (1891 – 12 December 1948), was an American actress. She appeared in 12 films between 1910 and 1921. In 1915 Miss Cotton appeared on stage in "Polygamy" at the Park Theatre in New York City.She was born in Houston, Texas, USA and died in Miami Beach, Florida. She went to New York City in her teens and found her first role on Broadway in the chorus of The Quaker Girl. She then starred in the production of Up in Mabel's Room.As a popular actress, her personal life was closely followed by the press. In 1924, she married Edward Russell Thomas, publisher of the New York Morning Telegraph. He died two years afterward, in July 1926, leaving a sizeable fortune of $27 million and a young daughter, Lucetta, behind. After that she had a series of marriages that did not last; Lytton Grey Ament (from 1927 to 1930), lawyer Charles Hann, Jr. (from 1931 to divorce 1932), William M. Magraw, president of Manhattan’s Underground Installations Company (from 1932 to 1941), and Prince Vladimir Eristavi-Tchitcherine (married June 15, 1941, at a Russian Orthodox Church in New York City).Her daughter Lucetta Cotton Thomas (she changed her name to Mary Frances Thomas), decided to have her cremated in Miami, her ashes were sent to New York City where the funeral was held.
December 12, 1948, Miami Beach, Florida, United States
Place Of Birth
Houston, Texas, USA
Profession
Actress
Spouse
Vladimir Eristavi-Tchitcherine (m. 1941)
Children
Lucetta Thomas
Movies
The Prodigal Wife, The Miracle of Love, The Fugitive
Star Sign
Virgo
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Briefly the toast of Broadway in the late 1910's, she made headlines less for her (few) films, than for her tumultuous private life and numerous marriages. Her last husband was an émigré member of the Tsarist family, Prince Vladimir Eristavi-Tchitcherine. Cotton insisted henceforth on being called 'princess'.