Sunshine Hart
Lucia Sunshine Hart[1] (July 6, 1886 – January 3, 1930) was an American comedic actress.[2][3] Her roles include Ma Johnson in My Best Girl. She was large.[4][5] She performed with stock companies and in vaudeville before moving into films.
She was born Lycia May Adams in Indianapolis, Indiana.[6]
A "slap-stick" comedian she worked in Mack Sennett films and for other studios including Jack White's and Fox Movietone.[4][7] She was in almost 50 Sennett comedies between 1923 and 1930.[4]
She broke an ankle working on a Mary Pickford film and was bedridden until her death.[4] She died in Los Angeles, California.[6][8]
Filmography
- A Man About Town (1923) as Bit Role (uncredited)
- Galloping Bungalows (1924)[9]
- The Iron Nag (1925)
- From Rags to Britches (1925)[10]
- Syncopating Sue (1926) as Landlady
- Lovey Mary (1926) as Mrs. Chultz
- Crazy to Act (1927) as Mrs. St. John
- The Jolly Jitter (1927)
- My Best Girl (1927)
- The Student Prince in Old Heidelburg[4]
- The Burglar (1928)[11]
- Five and Ten Cent Annie (1928) as Guest
- The Man in Hobbles (1928) as Ma Harris
- Midnight Daddies (1929) as 2nd Bridge Player
- The Bride's Relations (1929)[4]
- When a Man's a Prince[4]
References
- ^ Wilson, Scott (August 19, 2016). Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed. McFarland. p. 321. ISBN 9781476625997 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Film Taxicab Ride Turns Into Tragedy as Girl Is Injured". The Morning Press. Santa Barbara, California. Associated Press. July 18, 1927. p. 1. Retrieved July 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sunshine Hart Leaves $20,000". Los Angeles Evening Citizen News. Los Angeles, California. January 14, 1930. p. 7. Retrieved July 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c d e f g Walker, Brent E. (January 13, 2010). Mack Sennett's Fun Factory: A History and Filmography of His Studio and His Keystone and Mack Sennett Comedies, with Biographies of Players and Personnel. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-5707-6 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Poor Sunshine Hart Falls In The Ocean ~ Galloping Bungalows". June 24, 2025 – via YouTube.
- ^ a b Doyle, Billy; Slide, Anthony (1999). The Ultimate Directory of Silent and Sound Era Performers: A Necrology of Actors and Actresses. Scarecrow Press. p. 245. ISBN 9780810835474 – via Google Books.
- ^ Roots, James (May 11, 2017). 100 Essential Silent Film Comedies. Bloomsbury Publishing PLC. ISBN 978-1-4422-7825-7 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Sunshine Hart". www.lordheath.com.
- ^ https://www.nitrateville.com/viewtopic.php?t=14398
- ^ Sherk, Warren M. (January 28, 1998). The Films of Mack Sennett: Credit Documentation from the Mack Sennett Collection at the Margaret Herrick Library. Bloomsbury Academic. ISBN 978-0-8108-3443-9 – via Google Books.
- ^ Walker, Brent E. (January 13, 2010). Mack Sennett's Fun Factory: A History and Filmography of His Studio and His Keystone and Mack Sennett Comedies, with Biographies of Players and Personnel. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-5707-6 – via Google Books.