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Annabelle Moore (née Annabella Whitford)〔(Annabelle Moore: early film dancer )〕 (July 6, 1878 – December 1, 1961), also known as Peerless Annabelle, was an American dancer and actress who appeared in numerous early silent films. She was the original Gibson Girl in the 1907 ''Ziegfeld Follies''.〔(Encyclopaedia of Early Cinema ) by Richard Abel〕 ==Life and career== Annabelle Whitford was born in Chicago. She made her debut at age 15 dancing at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893.〔''United Press International'' (December 1, 1961). 'Original Gibson Girl' dies at 83. ''Pittsburgh Press''.〕 She later moved to New York, where she performed in several films for the Edison Studios〔Yumibe, Joshua (2012). ''Moving Color: Early Film, Mass Culture, Modernism.'' Rutgers University Press, ISBN 9780813552989〕 and appeared on Broadway. Annabelle was quite popular in her youth. The sale of her films was further boosted in December 1896〔Paul McDonald (2000). ''The Star System: Hollywood and the Production of Popular Identities''.〕 when it was revealed that she had been approached to appear naked at a private dinner party at Sherry's Restaurant.〔(Biography of Annabelle by Barry Anthony - ''American skirt dancer and stage beauty'' )〕〔(The Mysterious Annabelle Whitford )〕 It was said she introduced eroticism in film.〔(Serpentine Dance (1895) )〕 She married Edward James Buchan in 1910. He died in 1958. Although she was very popular before her marriage,〔André Gaudreault. ''American Cinema 1890-1909: Themes and Variations''.〕 Annabelle died penniless in Chicago in 1961.〔Staff report (December 2, 1961). PEERLESS ANNABELLE, 83; Former Dancer and Showgirl Dies Penniless in Chicago. ''The New York Times''.〕〔Staff report (December 3, 1961). Obituary. ''Chicago Tribune''.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Annabelle Moore」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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