Winnie Lightner (1899-1971)
Last updated: 30.06.24
According to the Internet source given below, Winnie Lightner was an American stage and motion picture actress born in Greenport, Suffolk County, New York.She was in vaudeville with her friend Thea Lightner from whom she took her surname before making it to Broadway. There she performed in George White's Scandals of 1922, 1923, and 1924, in the musical revue Gay Paree in 1925 and '26, and in Harry Delmar's Revels of 1927. Lightner is probably best known as the gold-digging Mabel in Gold Diggers of Broadway (1929) and was often typecast as a wise-cracking gold-digger and was known for her talents as a comedian and singer.
After starring in Warner Bros. movies she played as a supporting actor in two more features, for MGM and Columbia Pictures respectively, before retiring in 1934.
She died in Sherman Oaks, California,
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It's a Wonderful World After All (1922) | N. Alexander (w&m) Winnie Lightner (perf.) |
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Oh! That Lovey Rag! (1914) | N. Alexander (w&m) Winnie Lightner (perf.) Jordan (perf.) |
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When I Get to New Orleans (1917) | N. Alexander (music) N. Alexander (perf.) Olivette Haynes (perf.) Thea Lightner (perf.) Winnie Lightner (perf.) N. Alexander (perf.) Thea Lightner (perf.) Winnie Lightner (perf.) Newell & Most (perf.) |
Piano | Indiana Indiana |
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There's a Rose in the World For Us All (1916) | W. Rossiter (w&m) N. Alexander (coauth.) Winnie Lightner (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Indiana | Pub. |
The peformer is featured on 15 sheet music/recording covers. It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: (w&m)
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Oh! That Lovey Rag! (1914) | Newton Alexander(w&m) | Jordan (perf.) Winnie Lightner (perf.) |
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You Never Can Tell (1916) | Newton Alexander(w&m) | Dena Caryll (perf.) Thea Lightner (perf.) Winnie Lightner (perf.) |
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It's a Wonderful World After All (1922) | Newton Alexander(w&m) | Winnie Lightner (perf.) |
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When I Get to New Orleans (1917) | Newton Alexander | Newton Alexander (perf.) Olivette Haynes (perf.) Thea Lightner (perf.) Winnie Lightner (perf.) Newell & Most (perf.) |
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Darn Fool Woman Like Me (1929), A | Joseph A. Burke | Al Dubin (words)
Winnie Lightner (perf.) |
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Go to Bed (1929) | Joseph A. Burke | Al Dubin (words)
Winnie Lightner (perf.) Nick Lucas (perf.) Ann Pennington (perf.) Lilyan Tashman (perf.) Conway Tearle (perf.) Nancy Welford (perf.) |
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In a Kitchenette (1929) | Joseph A. Burke | Al Dubin (words)
Winnie Lightner (perf.) Nick Lucas (perf.) Ann Pennington (perf.) Lilyan Tashman (perf.) Conway Tearle (perf.) Nancy Welford (perf.) |
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Mechanical Man (1929) | Joseph A. Burke | Al Dubin (words)
Winnie Lightner (perf.) Nick Lucas (perf.) Ann Pennington (perf.) Lilyan Tashman (perf.) Conway Tearle (perf.) Nancy Welford (perf.) |
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Tip-Toe Thur' the Tulips With Me (1929) | Joseph A. Burke | Al Dubin (words)
Winnie Lightner (perf.) Nick Lucas (perf.) Ann Pennington (perf.) Lilyan Tashman (perf.) Conway Tearle (perf.) Nancy Welford (perf.) |
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Trail of the Lonesome Pine (1913), The | Harry Carroll | Ballard Macdonald (words)
Jamie Kelly (perf.) Winnie Lightner (perf.) |
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⇑Singin' in the Bathtub (1929) | Michael H. Cleary | Herb Magidson (words) Ned Washington (words) |
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I Can't Believe That You're in Love With Me (1926) | Clarence Gaskill | Jimmy McHugh (co-author)
Evelyn Hoey (perf.) Winnie Lightner (perf.) |
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Stingo Stungo (1923) | James F. Hanley | Lew Brown (words)
Winnie Lightner (perf.) |
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There's a Rose in the World For Us All (1916) | Will Rossiter(w&m) | Newton Alexander (co-author)
Winnie Lightner (perf.) |
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I Wonder Where My Lovin' Man Has Gone (1914) | Richard A. Whiting | Charles L. Cooke (co-author) Earle C. Jones (words) Jordan (perf.) Winnie Lightner (perf.) |