Maude Turner Gordon (November 10, 1868 – January 12, 1940) was an American actress who appeared in 81 films between 1914 and 1938.

Biography

Born in Franklin, Indiana, Gordon was the daughter of Alexander and Nancy (Wright) Turner. She was educated in the schools in Franklin. In the early 1900s, Gordon performed in repertory theatre with the Neill Stock Company in California. She appeared in a number of Broadway productions from 1908 to 1925 including: Glorious Betsy, The American Maid, A Full House, Elsie, and Big Boy. She appeared onstage in Mrs. Holmes, Detective, which was produced by her own company. Her elder sister, Emma Harper Turner, served from 1890 to 1893 as Grand President of Pi Beta Phi, an international women's fraternity. Another sister, Nelle Turner, was a member of Pi Beta Phi.

Family

She eloped and married John C. Gordon on December 19, 1885, in Johnson County, Indiana. Their daughter, Dorothy, an alumna of the Fauquier Institute of Warrenton, Virginia, married Lt. Robert A. White of the U.S. Navy in 1916.

Death

On January 12, 1940, Gordon died from pneumonia in Los Angeles, California, aged 71. Survivors included her sister, Emma.

Selected filmography