Editing Corinne Griffith

{{short description|American actress, film producer, author (1894–1979)}}
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| birth_name   = Corinne Griffin
| birth_date   = {{birth date|1894|11|21}}
| birth_place  = [[Waco, Texas|Waco]], Texas, U.S.
| death_date   = {{death date and age|1979|07|13|1894|11|24}}
| death_place  = [[Santa Monica, California|Santa Monica]], California, U.S.
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| alma_mater   = [[University of Texas at Austin]]
| occupation   = {{hlist|Actress|producer|author|businesswoman}}
| years_active = 1916–1932; 1962
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| spouse       = {{plainlist|* {{marriage|[[Webster Campbell]]|1920|1923|end=div}}
* {{marriage|[[Walter Morosco]]|1924|1934|end=div}}
* {{marriage|[[George Preston Marshall]]|1936|1958|end=div}}
* {{marriage|Danny Scholl|1965|1965|end=div}} }}
| children     = 2, adopted
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'''Corinne Griffith''' (née '''Griffin'''; November 21, 1894 – July 13, 1979) was an American film actress, producer, author and businesswoman. Dubbed "The Orchid Lady of the Screen,"{{sfn|Porter|2005|p=301}} she was widely regarded as one of the most beautiful actresses of the [[silent film]] era. In addition to her beauty, Griffith achieved critical recognition for her performance in [[Frank Lloyd]]'s ''[[The Divine Lady]]'' (1929), which earned her a nomination for the [[Academy Award for Best Actress]].

Originally from [[Texas]], Griffith pursued a film career after winning a beauty contest in Southern California. In 1916, she signed a contract with [[Vitagraph Studios]], appearing in numerous films for the studio through the remainder of the decade. In 1920, she began making films for [[First National Pictures]] and became one of the studio's bigger stars. In the mid-1920s, she began executive-producing features and served as a producer on 1925's ''[[Déclassée]]'' and ''[[Classified (1925 film)|Classified]]'', in both of which she starred.

In the latter part of the 1920s, Griffith's film career slowed, though she had lead performances in ''[[Outcast (1928 film)|Outcast]]'' (1928) and the drama ''[[The Garden of Eden (1928 film)|The Garden of Eden]]'' (also 1928). The following year, she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in ''The Divine Lady''. She starred in ''[[Lilies of the Field (1930 film)|Lilies of the Field]]'', a remake of the [[Lilies of the Field (1924 film)|1924 film]] in which she had also starred. Her following film, ''[[Back Pay (1930 film)|Back Pay]]'' (1930), was promoted as Griffith's final screen appearance before her retirement. She did, however, appear as the lead in ''[[Lily Christine]]'' (1932) two years later.

After 1932, Griffith retired from acting and became a successful author and businesswoman, writing numerous fiction and non-fiction books, as well as venturing into real estate, in which she had begun investing in the 1920s. She married her third husband, [[Washington Redskins]] owner [[George Preston Marshall]], in 1936, and remained married to him until 1958. She made her final film appearance with a minor role in ''Paradise Alley'' (1962), which marked her first screen appearance in 28 years. A biographical film about Griffith was released in 1963 titled ''[[Papa's Delicate Condition]]'', based on her 1952 memoir and focusing on the relationship between her and her father. After suffering a stroke in July 1979, Griffith was hospitalized in Santa Monica, California, where she died shortly after of a heart attack. She left behind a reported estate of $150 million, making her one of the wealthier women in the world at that time.{{sfn|Slide|2010|p=170}}

==Biography==
===1894–1932: Early life and Vitagraph films===
Griffith was born Corinne Griffin on November 21, 1894{{efn|Some sources state Griffith was born November 24,<ref name=wfpp/> though biographer [[Anthony Slide]]{{sfn|Slide|2010|p=168}} as well as the [[National Museum of American History]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/search/object/nmah_1464539|work=[[National Museum of American History]]|title=Corinne Griffith cinema card|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191010215121/https://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/search/object/nmah_1464539|archive-date=October 10, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> among others{{sfn|Wilson|2016|p=300}} cite November 21 as her birthdate. Sources regarding her birth year erroneously vary from 1896<ref name=wfpp/> to 1906,<ref name=nyt/> though the [[California Death Index]] corroborates November 21, 1894 as her birthday.<ref>California Death Index, 1940–1997 (November 26, 2014). [https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPCQ-415 Corinne Griffith, 13 Jul 1979]; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento. Retrieved October 11, 2019. {{subscription required}}</ref> Additionally, U.S. census records from 1900 indicate that a then six-year-old Corinne Griffin resided in a Waco boardinghouse with her father, J. L. Griffin, mother, A. Griffin, and sister, "Gussie" (Augusta).<ref>{{cite census | url = https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3PF-32T | title = Corine Griffin in household of Joe Lehman, Waco city Ward 4, McLennan, Texas, United States | year = 1900 | location = Waco, Texas | roll = T623 | page = 18A | line = 7 | enumdist = 78 | filmnum = 1,241,656 | nafilm =}} {{subscription required}} {{url|https://i.ibb.co/0mGVcWs/record-image-undefined.jpg|Archived copy}}.</ref>}} in Waco, Texas,{{efn|Several sources claim Texarkana as Griffith's birthplace, but her obituary in ''The New York Times''<ref name=nyt>{{cite web|work=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1979/07/22/archives/corinne-griffith-silent-movie-star-beauty-brought-nickname-orchid.html|title=Corinne Griffith, Silent Movie Star|last=Goodman|first=George Jr.|date=July 22, 1979|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180315074839/https://www.nytimes.com/1979/07/22/archives/corinne-griffith-silent-movie-star-beauty-brought-nickname-orchid.html|archive-date=March 15, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> states that she was born in Waco. This is supported by an article from ''The Washington Post'' that states Griffith herself asserted that she had been born in Waco, not Texarkana, though she was raised in the latter.<ref name=wp/>}} one of two daughters born to John Lewis "Jack" Griffin, a Methodist minister and train conductor of the [[Texas and Pacific Railway|Texas & Pacific]] railway,<ref name=death/> and Amboline Ghio.{{sfn|Pylant|2014|pages=31–35}} Griffith's maternal grandfather, Antonio Ghio, was an Italian immigrant who became a successful businessman in Texas{{sfn|Pylant|2014|pages=6–14}} and was a three-time mayor of Texarkana;<ref name=griffinghio>{{cite news|title=Griffin-Ghio|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21757328/griffin_ghio_wedding/|work=[[Dallas Daily Herald]]|location=Dallas, Texas|date=July 8, 1887|via=Newspapers.com|page=4}}</ref> her maternal grandmother, Maria Anthes, also an immigrant, was a native of Darmstadt, Germany.{{sfn|Pylant|2014|pages=13–16}} At the time of Griffith's birth, her mother Amboline was in her early 20s, while her father, John, was nearly 40.{{sfn|Pylant|2014|p=31}} Griffith's parents had married in 1887, and the wedding was a celebrated event among local high society.<ref name=griffinghio/>

Griffith and her sister were raised [[Catholic Church|Catholic]].{{sfn|Pylant|2014|p=160}} Her early years were spent in Waco<ref name=wacont>{{cite news|work=The Waco News-Tribune|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/33905240/the_waco_newstribune/|title=Papa Was a Man to Make Kids' Dreams Come True|date=March 7, 1952|author=Caulfield, Tom|page=35|via=Newspapers.com|location=Waco, Texas}}</ref> before the family moved to Texarkana, Texas, where Griffith lived until age 10; she moved to New Orleans, Louisiana to attend the Sacred Heart Convent school.{{sfn|Haile|2019|p=75}} Her father died in Mineral Wells, Texas on March 20, 1912.<ref name=death>{{cite news|work=The Marshall Messenge|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/37017462/the_marshall_messenger/|title=Death of Jack Griffin|date=March 26, 1912|page=7|location=Marshall, Texas|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> After completing her primary education, Griffin enrolled at the University of Texas at Austin for the 1912–1913 semester year.<ref>{{cite news|title=Many Film Stars Are Texas 'Exes'|work=The Kerrville Times|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/37017199/the_kerrville_times/|date=November 24, 1938|page=2|via=Newspapers.com|location=Kerrville, Texas}}</ref>{{sfn|Pylant|2014|p=75}} She also worked as a dancer before she began her acting career.<ref>{{cite book|title=Who's Who in America|publisher=Marquis-Who's Who.|year=1954|page=1427}}</ref>

Accounts of Griffith's entry into the film industry vary.{{sfn|Bodeen|1975|p=514}} At some point after her father's death, Griffith left Texas and relocated with her mother and sister, Augusta, to Southern California.<ref name=richter>{{cite news|work=[[Texarkana Gazette]]|location=Texarkana, Texas|url=http://www.texarkanagazette.com/news/texarkana/story/2019/oct/04/silent-film-stardom-just-start-texas-sides-griffith/798227/|title=Silent film stardom just the start for Texas side's Griffith|last=Richter|first=Karl|date=October 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191005104729/http://www.texarkanagazette.com/news/texarkana/story/2019/oct/04/silent-film-stardom-just-start-texas-sides-griffith/798227/|archive-date=October 5, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Some sources claim she was urged by [[Vitagraph Studios]] director [[Rollin S. Sturgeon]] to pursue an acting career after winning a beauty contest in Santa Monica, California, in which Sturgeon was a judge.{{sfn|Slide|2010|p=169}}{{sfn|Sanchez|1930|p=41}} According to another account, Griffith met Sturgeon at a high-society event in Crescent City, California, and he offered her a film contract on the spot.{{sfn|Haile|2019|p=75}} In a 1919 newspaper article, Griffith said she was approached by Sturgeon in New Orleans after she won a pageant during the [[Mardi Gras]] festival.<ref name=nyd>{{cite news|work=[[New York Daily News]]|location=New York City, New York|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/37013394/daily_news/|title=Corinne Griffith Thanks Mardi Gras|date=February 28, 1919|page=7|via=Newspapers.com|last=Griffith|first=Corinne}}</ref> According to Griffith, Sturgeon suggested she become an actress, and several months later she traveled to California to meet with executives at Vitagraph.<ref name=nyd/>
[[File:Corinne.Griffith 1918.jpg|thumb|right|upright=.9|alt=Woman with feather hat, looking over shoulder|Griffith in 1918]]
In 1916, she signed a $15-weekly contract with Vitagraph<ref name=richter/> and took the stage name Corinne Griffith.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/37016492/corsicana_semiweekly_light/|title=A Talented Texas Girl|date=November 23, 1915|work=Corsicana Semi-Weekly Light|location=Corsicana, Texas|page=2|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> She made her screen debut in a short film titled ''La Paloma'', opposite [[Earle Williams]].<ref name=nyd/> She appeared in a series of short films for the studio before becoming a leading lady.<ref name=richter/> On April 22, 1920, Griffith married her first husband, [[Webster Campbell]], in a private ceremony in Oceanside, California.<ref name=stand/>

Griffith's performance in one of her later films for Vitagraph, ''[[The Broadway Bubble]]'' (1920), was described by a critic of the ''Austin American-Statesman'' as the "strongest and most fascinating role in her notable career" and lauded it as her "crowning achievement."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/37013778/austin_americanstatesman/|work=[[Austin American-Statesman]]|location=Austin, Texas|date=December 26, 1920|title=Screen Favorites Booked This Week At Crescent Theater|via=Newspapers.com|page=14}}</ref>

===1923–1932: First National contract===
[[File:Corinne Griffith in Six Days.jpg|thumb|left|alt=Woman walking through a door|upright=1|Griffith in ''Six Days'' (1923)]]
In 1923, after three years of marriage, Griffith divorced Campbell, whom she claimed was an abusive alcoholic.{{sfn|Pylant|2014|pages=115–116}} The same year, Griffith left Vitagraph Studios, signing a more lucrative contract of $10,000 a week with [[First National Pictures|First National]],<ref name=richter/> where she became one of their most popular stars.{{sfn|Lowe|2004|p=258}} Her first film for the studio was [[Frank Lloyd]]'s ''[[Black Oxen]]'' (1923), a drama in which she portrayed a mysterious Austrian countess. The film, in which Griffith co-starred with [[Conway Tearle]] and [[Clara Bow]], became a hit.{{sfn|Woodward|1999|p=96}}

Griffith married producer [[Walter Morosco]] in February, 1924.<ref name=stand/> The same year, she starred in and executive-produced three pictures: ''[[Single Wives]]'', ''[[Love's Wilderness]]'', and ''[[Lilies of the Field (1924 film)|Lilies of the Field]]''.{{sfn|Sanchez|1930|p=411}} All three of the films were box-office hits.{{sfn|Bodeen|1975|p=518}} By 1927, Griffith had begun investing her film income in real estate and owned approximately $500,000 worth of properties.{{sfn|Haile|2019|p=77}}

In 1928, she had the starring role in ''[[The Garden of Eden (1928 film)|The Garden of Eden]]'' for [[United Artists]] which, though critically praised, was not a box-office hit.{{sfn|Bodeen|1975|p=520}} Disappointed by the film's lackluster dividends, Griffith returned to First National to appear in Frank Lloyd's ''[[The Divine Lady]]'' (1929), a sound film featuring synchronized music, but no audible dialogue.{{sfn|Bodeen|1975|p=520}} Griffith earned critical accolades for her performance, including a nomination for the [[Academy Award for Best Actress]].{{sfn|Bodeen|1975|p=520}}<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1930 |title=The 2nd Academy Awards (1930) Nominees and Winners |work=[[Academy Awards]]| publisher=[[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402002823/http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1930 |archive-date=April 2, 2015 }}</ref>

Griffith's first full sound film was ''[[Lilies of the Field (1930 film)|Lilies of the Field]]'', a remake of her 1924 silent film in the same role. Griffith's voice, which was regarded as [[nasal voice|nasal]],<ref name=richter/> did not record well (''The New York Times'' stated that she "talked through her nose"),{{sfn|Porter|2005|p=301}} and the film was a box office flop.{{sfn|Barrios|1995|p=317}} The following year, she starred in the drama ''[[Back Pay (1930 film)|Back Pay]]'' (1930), based on a story by [[Fannie Hurst]], which was promoted as her final screen appearance.{{sfn|Bodeen|1975|p=520}} After a two-year hiatus, Griffith starred in the British film ''[[Lily Christine]]'' (1932)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6aee4b96|work=[[British Film Institute]]|title=''Lily Christine'' (1932)|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171114024827/https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6aee4b96|archive-date=November 14, 2017}}</ref> and then left the public eye completely.{{sfn|Bodeen|1975|p=520}}

===1933–1964: Post-film career===
After her retirement from film, Griffith divorced Morosco in 1934. Two years later, she married businessman and [[Washington Redskins]] owner [[George Preston Marshall]]. In December 1941, the couple adopted two daughters, Pamela and Cynthia.<ref>{{cite news|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|location=Los Angeles, California|date=December 20, 1941|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/37008770/the_los_angeles_times/|via=Newspapers.com|title=Corinne Griffith Assumes Mother Role, Adopting Two|page=23}}</ref> In the early years of her marriage to Marshall, she wrote the lyrics to the truly racist original fight song, "[[Hail to the Redskins]]".{{sfn|Richman|2007|p=15}}

In the 1940s, Griffith began investing in real estate in the Los Angeles area.<ref name=nar /> She funded the construction of four commercial buildings on all four corners of the intersection of Wilshire Boulevard and South Beverly Drive in Beverly Hills, California.<ref name=nar>{{cite web|work=[[National Association of Realtors]]|url=http://infoservices.blogs.realtor.org/2008/11/13/movie-star-corinne-griffiths-romance-in-real-estate/|title=Movie Star Corinne Griffith's 'Romance in Real Estate'|author=National Association of Realtors Staff|date=November 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170508022246/http://infoservices.blogs.realtor.org/2008/11/13/movie-star-corinne-griffiths-romance-in-real-estate/|archive-date=May 8, 2017}}</ref> The construction of the buildings, each named after her, proved lucrative, and she turned down an offer of $2.5 million for them in 1950.<ref name=wp>{{cite news|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1979/07/15/corinne-griffith-film-star-redskins-adviser-dies/8a0e7caf-57ee-484e-8712-7cc1071e9118/|title=Corinne Griffith, Film Star, Redskins Adviser, dies|author=Joyce, Maureen|date=July 15, 1979|archive-url=https://archive.today/20191011055457/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1979/07/15/corinne-griffith-film-star-redskins-adviser-dies/8a0e7caf-57ee-484e-8712-7cc1071e9118/|archive-date=October 11, 2019|url-status=live|access-date=October 11, 2019}}</ref> The same year, she spoke at the inaugural National Association of Real Estate Boards convention in Florida.<ref name=nar /> "I liked the vacant business lots I saw in Beverly Hills with the For Sale signs on them," she recalled. "They were so near the beautiful homes there in that section and I couldn't help but feel that someday the business section would grow up to the great buying power of these wealthy estates."<ref name=nar />

{{quotebox|align=right|bgcolor=lavender|width=22em|quote="I got my money without the help of any man. Women wise enough to earn their own money will get a broader understanding of life, a new respect from their husbands and a bank account which they can use without resorting to the old tricks that sicken every wife at heart."}}
In addition to her real estate ventures, beginning in the 1950s, Griffith became a vocal supporter of repealing the [[Sixteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution|16th Amendment]], which authorized income tax.<ref name=richter /> Over the ensuing decade, she gave approximately 500 speeches on the subject.<ref>{{cite news|work=[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]|location=Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/37025346/the_philadelphia_inquirer/|title=Film Star Leads War on Income Tax|date=November 17, 1960|page=60|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> Commenting on her dedication to the topic, she stated: "We have no substitute of other taxes because we have no substitute for waste, graft and corruption. If the federal government will eliminate only part of its waste, just 40 billions of dollars a year of its waste...&nbsp; I can prove to you in dollars and cents that the government does not need the income tax."<ref name=tax /> Griffith also spoke in support of women seeking their own financial autonomy: "I got my money without the help of any man. Women wise enough to earn their own money will get a broader understanding of life, a new respect from their husbands and a bank account which they can use without resorting to the old tricks that sicken every wife at heart."<ref name=nyt />

Griffith was also an accomplished writer who published eleven books, including two best-sellers, ''My Life with the Redskins'' (1947), and the memoir ''Papa's Delicate Condition'' (1952), which chronicled her upbringing and family life in Texarkana.{{sfn|Slide|2010|p=169}} Her third publication, 1955's ''Eggs I Have Known'', was a recipe book with gossipy anecdotes interspersed.<ref name=wfpp /> In 1958, Griffith divorced Marshall (who she referred to in print as "The Marshall ''without'' a plan").<ref name=wfpp /> In 1960, she was honored for her contributions to the motion picture industry with a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] at 1560 Vine Street. She later published her fourth book, ''Antiques I Have Known'', a non-fiction book about her interest in antiques.{{sfn|Liebman|1996|p=138}} Griffith returned to the screen in 1962 in the low-budget melodrama ''Paradise Alley'', which received scant release and marked her final film role. Also in 1962, she published two books: ''Hollywood Stories'', a selection of short fiction,{{sfn|Slide|2010|p=169}} and ''Taxation Without Representation—or, Your Money Went That-a-Way'', which argued against the income tax.<ref name=tax>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/37025735/the_jackson_sun/|work=[[The Jackson Sun]]|location=Jackson, Tennessee|title=Corinne Griffith Would Eliminate Tax|last=Johnson|first=Erskine|date=May 13, 1963|page=11|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> The following year, her memoir ''Papa's Delicate Condition'' was made into a biographical [[Papa's Delicate Condition|feature film of the same name]] starring [[Jackie Gleason]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/37025356/elizabethton_star/|work=Elizabethton Star|location=Elizabethton, Tennessee|title=State Line Shows Variety Of Hits During Week|date=September 8, 1963|page=6|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>

===1965–1979: Claims about identity and final years===
In February 1965, she married her fourth husband, Broadway actor Danny Scholl in Alexandria, Virginia.<ref name=kiss>{{cite news|work=[[The Tampa Tribune]]|location=Tampa, Florida|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/37012076/the_tampa_tribune/|date=May 15, 1966|via=Newspapers.com|page=10-A|title=Hubby Loses Alimony Plea, Actress Wins Her Divorce|agency=United Press International}}</ref> Scholl was 44 years old, more than 25 years younger than Griffith.<ref name=kiss/> The couple separated after two months of marriage.<ref name=kiss/> Within the year, Griffith filed for a divorce after a judge denied her motion for an annulment; she contended that the marriage had not been consummated.<ref name=kiss/> Pending trial, she was ordered to pay Scholl alimony of $200 per month beginning in December 1964.<ref name=kiss/>

During the divorce court proceedings in May 1966,<ref name=kiss/> Griffith testified that she was actually not Corinne Griffith. She instead claimed that she was Corinne's younger sister, who, although twenty years younger, had taken Corinne's place when she died in 1924.{{sfn|Higham|2004|pages=131–132}} She also denied having married her former two husbands, Webster Campbell and Walter Morosco.<ref name=stand>{{cite news|work=[[The Tampa Tribune]]|title=Divorce Puzzler: Will Real Corinne Griffith Please Stand Up?|location=Tampa, Florida|agency=United Press International|date=May 6, 1966|page=9|via=Newspapers.com|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/37012372/the_tampa_tribune/}}</ref> In court, Scholl's attorney proposed that Griffith had falsified her age in the couple's marriage documents as well as failed to disclose her previous two marriages.<ref name=stand/> Upon being questioned about her age, Griffith refused to comment, stating that her religion, [[Christian Science]], prevented her from publicly disclosing it.{{sfn|Slide|2010|p=169}} She also claimed not to have kept record of her age since she was 13 years old.<ref name=stand/> Actresses [[Betty Blythe]] and [[Claire Windsor]], who had both known Griffith since the 1920s, contradicted her testimony, but did not shake her story, and she continued to claim that she was in fact Corinne's sister.{{sfn|Pylant|2014|p=207}}{{sfn|Higham|2004|p=14}}

In a subsequent interview, Griffith further complicated her story, claiming to be Corinne's twin named Mary, rather than her younger sister: 
{{blockquote|I am Mary Griffith. Her twin sister. Let me explain. She, Corinne, was starring in a film in Mexico in 1920. She was stricken by a mysterious local malady and died suddenly at age twenty-four. Mr. Adolph Zukor, head of Paramount, called me in person and told me I must save the day; a cancellation of the picture would be a disaster for the studio. He told me what had happened; I cried and cried. He said I must pull myself together: there was a million dollars in it if I would become my sister. I had never acted and didn't want to act. But I couldn't resist the money, and I felt Corinne would want me to help. So I went to Mexico and took over, and nobody knew the difference. From then on, I was Corinne Griffith.{{sfn|Higham|2004|p=132}}}}

In the same interview, she stated that Corinne had been buried in an unmarked grave in Mexico.{{sfn|Higham|2004|p=132}}

Following the publicity surrounding her divorce and identity claims, Griffith spent the remainder of her years writing. In 1969, she published ''Not for Men Only – but Almost'', a non-fiction book detailing the appeal of sports to men and its lack of appeal for most women.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/37025536/the_news_journal/|work=[[The News Journal]]|location=Wilmington, Delaware|title=Sports Bookshelf|date=December 18, 1969|page=68|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> She published another collection of personal non-fiction stories titled ''This You Won't Believe'' in 1972.{{sfn|Slide|2010|p=169}} Her final book ''I'm Lucky at Cards'' (1974) was a book of her essays.{{sfn|Addis|1983|p=194}}

==Screen and public image==
Griffith was lauded by numerous publications for her beauty. Valeria Beletti, a secretary of [[Samuel Goldwyn]], described Griffith as "the most beautiful of all the silent stars, talented or otherwise," despite the fact that she personally found Griffith abrasive: "very haughty and disdainful. She looks at no one but her dogs, and is generally disliked by all."{{sfn|Slide|2010|p=169}} According to biographer [[Anthony Slide]], the common phrase "the camera loves her" was coined for Griffith.{{sfn|Slide|2010|p=169}}

In addition to her appearance, Griffith took efforts to maintain a decorous and healthful image, claiming never to have smoked or drunk alcohol.{{sfn|Haile|2019|p=76}} She also avoided swearing and refrained from wearing make-up when not appearing on film.{{sfn|Haile|2019|p=76}} Columnist [[Adela Rogers St. Johns]] once referred to Griffith as "innocence personified."{{sfn|Haile|2019|p=76}}

==Death==
Griffith suffered a stroke in early July 1979, brought on by cerebral arteriosclerosis, and was hospitalized at Saint John's Hospital in Santa Monica, California.{{sfn|Pylant|2014|p=222}} She died there shortly after of a heart attack on July 13, aged 84.{{sfn|Slide|2010|p=169}} Her sister Augusta, from whom she had been estranged, had died only weeks earlier.{{sfn|Pylant|2014|p=222}} Griffith's remains were cremated by the [[Chapel of the Pines Crematory]] in Los Angeles and buried at sea in the Pacific Ocean.{{sfn|Wilson|2016|p=300}} At the time of her death, Griffith's estate was valued at $150 million, principally real estate.{{sfn|Haile|2019|p=77}}

==Filmography==
[[File:Corinne Griffith on the cover of Motion Picture Classic magazine, September 1921, cover art by Benjamin Eggleston.jpg|thumb|[[Motion Picture Classic]] magazine, September 1921, cover art by Benjamin Eggleston (1867–1937).]]
[[File:The Girl Problem.jpg|thumb|right|''[[The Girl Problem]]'' (1919)]]
[[File:Corinne Griffith, in "The Common Law" (Mar 1923).png|thumb|[[The Common Law (1923 film)|''The Common Law'']] (1923)]]
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| Stella
| Short film
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[The Moving Picture World]]|title=La Paloma|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=saMbAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA1530|page=1530|date=March 4, 1916|volume=27|oclc= 1717051}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| 1916
| style="background:#ffc;"| ''Bitter Sweet'' {{dagger|alt=Denotes film is lost, partially lost, or presumed lost.}}
| Ruth Slatter – John's Wife
| Short film
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=afi />
|-
! scope="row"| 1916
| style="background:#ffc;"| ''When Hubby Forgot'' {{dagger|alt=Denotes film is lost, partially lost, or presumed lost.}}
| The Maid
| Short film
| style="text-align:center;"| {{sfn|Pylant|2014|p=113}}
|-
! scope="row"| 1916
| style="background:#ffc;"| ''Sin's Penalty'' {{dagger|alt=Denotes film is lost, partially lost, or presumed lost.}}
| Lola Wilson
| Short film
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[The Moving Picture World]]|title=Sin's Penalty|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1qgbAQAAMAAJ|page=497|date=April 15, 1916|volume=28|oclc=1717051}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| 1916
| style="background:#ffc;"| ''Miss Adventure'' {{dagger|alt=Denotes film is lost, partially lost, or presumed lost.}}
| Gloria
| Short film
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[The Moving Picture World]]|title=Miss Adventure |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=1qgbAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA1565|page=1565|date=May 27, 1916|volume=28|oclc=1717051}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| 1916
| ''The Cost of High Living''
| Jack's Sister
| Short film
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[The Moving Picture World]]|title=A Week of Vitagraphs |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1qgbAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA1521|page=1521|date=May 27, 1916|volume=28|oclc=1717051}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| 1916
| style="background:#ffc;"| ''The Rich Idler'' {{dagger|alt=Denotes film is lost, partially lost, or presumed lost.}}
| Marion- Mary's Friend
| Short film
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref name=wfpp>{{cite web|work=Women Film Pioneers Project|title=Corinne Griffith|publisher=[[Columbia University]]|url=https://wfpp.columbia.edu/pioneer/ccp-corinne-griffith/|last=Slater|first=Tom|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191010214518/https://wfpp.columbia.edu/pioneer/ccp-corinne-griffith/|archive-date=October 10, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| 1916
| style="background:#ffc;"| ''Ashes'' {{dagger|alt=Denotes film is lost, partially lost, or presumed lost.}}
| The Nurse
| Short film
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=wfpp />
|-
! scope="row"| 1916
| style="background:#ffc;"| ''The Waters of Lethe'' {{dagger|alt=Denotes film is lost, partially lost, or presumed lost.}}
| Joyce Denton
| Short film
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=wfpp />
|-
! scope="row"| 1916
| ''The Yellow Girl''
| Corinne
| Short film
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=wfpp />
|-
! scope="row"| 1916
| style="background:#ffc;"| ''A Fool and His Friend'' {{dagger|alt=Denotes film is lost, partially lost, or presumed lost.}}
|
| Short film
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=wfpp />
|-
! scope="row"| 1916
| style="background:#ffc;"| ''Through the Wall'' {{dagger|alt=Denotes film is lost, partially lost, or presumed lost.}}
| Pussy Wimott
|
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=afi>{{cite web|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Person/34091-Corinne-Griffith?isMiscCredit=False|work=[[AFI Catalog of Feature Films]]|publisher=[[American Film Institute]]|title=Corinne Griffith filmography|archive-url=https://archive.today/20191010212607/https://catalog.afi.com/Person/34091-Corinne-Griffith?isMiscCredit=False|archive-date=October 10, 2019|access-date=October 10, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| 1916
| style="background:#ffc;"| ''The Last Man'' {{dagger|alt=Denotes film is lost, partially lost, or presumed lost.}}
| Lorna
|
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref name=afi />
|-
! scope="row"| 1916
| style="background:#ffc;"| ''His Wife's Allowance'' {{dagger|alt=Denotes film is lost, partially lost, or presumed lost.}}
|
| Short film
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite news|work=[[The News-Journal]]|location=Wilmington, Delaware|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/37026268/the_newsjournal/|title=The Penn|date=December 25, 1916|page=3|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| 1917
| style="background:#ffc;"| ''The Mystery of Lake Lethe'' {{dagger|alt=Denotes film is lost, partially lost, or presumed lost.}}
|
| Short film
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=wfpp />
|-
! scope="row"| 1917
| style="background:#ffc;"| ''[[The Stolen Treaty (1917 film)|The Stolen Treaty]]'' {{dagger|alt=Denotes film is lost, partially lost, or presumed lost.}}
| Irene Mitchell
|
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=afi />
|-
! scope="row"| 1917
| style="background:#ffc;"| ''Transgression'' {{dagger|alt=Denotes film is lost, partially lost, or presumed lost.}}
| Marion Hayward
|
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=afi />
|-
! scope="row"| 1917
| style="background:#ffc;"| ''The Love Doctor'' {{dagger|alt=Denotes film is lost, partially lost, or presumed lost.}}
| Blanche Hildreth
|
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=afi />
|-
! scope="row"| 1917
| style="background:#ffc;"| ''I Will Repay'' {{dagger|alt=Denotes film is lost, partially lost, or presumed lost.}}
| Virginia Rodney
|
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=afi />
|-
! scope="row"| 1917
| style="background:#ffc;"| ''Who Goes There?'' {{dagger|alt=Denotes film is lost, partially lost, or presumed lost.}}
| Karen Girard
|
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=afi />
|-
! scope="row"| 1918
| style="background:#ffc;"| ''The Menace'' {{dagger|alt=Denotes film is lost, partially lost, or presumed lost.}}
| Virginia Denton
|
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=afi />
|-
! scope="row"| 1918
| style="background:#ffc;"| ''[[Love Watches]]'' {{dagger|alt=Denotes film is lost, partially lost, or presumed lost.}}
| Jacqueline Cartaret
|
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=afi />
|-
! scope="row"| 1918
| style="background:#ffc;"| ''The Clutch of Circumstance'' {{dagger|alt=Denotes film is lost, partially lost, or presumed lost.}}
| Ruth Lawson
|
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=afi />
|-
! scope="row"| 1918
| style="background:#ffc;"| ''The Girl of Today'' {{dagger|alt=Denotes film is lost, partially lost, or presumed lost.}}
| Leslie Selden
|
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=afi />
|-
! scope="row"| 1918
| style="background:#ffc;"| ''[[Miss Ambition]]'' {{dagger|alt=Denotes film is lost, partially lost, or presumed lost.}}
| Marta
|
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=afi />
|-
! scope="row"| 1919
| style="background:#ffc;"| ''[[The Adventure Shop]]'' {{dagger|alt=Denotes film is lost, partially lost, or presumed lost.}}
| Phyllis Blake
|
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=afi />
|-
! scope="row"| 1919
| style="background:#ffc;"| ''[[The Girl Problem]]'' {{dagger|alt=Denotes film is lost, partially lost, or presumed lost.}}
| Erminie Foster
|
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=afi />
|-
! scope="row"| 1919
| style="background:#ffc;"| ''[[The Unknown Quantity (1919 film)|The Unknown Quantity]]'' {{dagger|alt=Denotes film is lost, partially lost, or presumed lost.}}
| Mary Boyne
|
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=afi />
|-
! scope="row"| 1919
| ''[[Thin Ice (1919 film)|Thin Ice]]''
| Alice Winton
|
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=afi />
|-
! scope="row"| 1919
| style="background:#ffc;"| ''[[A Girl at Bay]]'' {{dagger|alt=Denotes film is lost, partially lost, or presumed lost.}}
| Mary Allen
|
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=afi />
|-
! scope="row"| 1919
| style="background:#ffc;"| ''The Bramble Bush'' {{dagger|alt=Denotes film is lost, partially lost, or presumed lost.}}
| Kaly Dial
|
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=afi />
|-
! scope="row"| 1919
|''[[The Climbers (1919 film)|The Climbers]]''
| Blanche Sterling
|
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=afi />
|-
! scope="row"| 1920
| style="background:#ffc;"| ''[[The Tower of Jewels]]'' {{dagger|alt=Denotes film is lost, partially lost, or presumed lost.}}
| Emily Cottrell
|
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=afi />
|-
! scope="row"| 1920
| style="background:#ffc;"| ''[[Human Collateral]]'' {{dagger|alt=Denotes film is lost, partially lost, or presumed lost.}}
| Patricia Langdon
|
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=afi />
|-
! scope="row"| 1920
| style="background:#ffc;"| ''[[Deadline at Eleven]]'' {{dagger|alt=Denotes film is lost, partially lost, or presumed lost.}}
| Helen Stevens
|
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=afi />
|-
! scope="row"| 1920
| style="background:#ffc;"| ''[[The Garter Girl]]'' {{dagger|alt=Denotes film is lost, partially lost, or presumed lost.}}
| Rosalie Ray
|
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=afi />
|-
! scope="row"| 1920
| style="background:#ffc;"| ''[[Babs (1920 film)|Babs]]'' {{dagger|alt=Denotes film is lost, partially lost, or presumed lost.}}
| Barbara Marvin; "Babs"
|
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=afi />
|-
! scope="row"| 1920
| style="background:#ffc;"| ''[[The Whisper Market]]'' {{dagger|alt=Denotes film is lost, partially lost, or presumed lost.}}
| Erminie North
|
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=afi />
|-
! scope="row"| 1920
| style="background:#ffc;"| ''[[The Broadway Bubble]]'' {{dagger|alt=Denotes film is lost, partially lost, or presumed lost.}}
| Adrienne Landreth/Drina Lynn
|
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=afi />
|-
! scope="row"| 1921
| style="background:#ffc;"| ''[[It Isn't Being Done This Season]]'' {{dagger|alt=Denotes film is lost, partially lost, or presumed lost.}}
| Marcia Ventnor
|
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=afi />
|-
! scope="row"| 1921
| style="background:#ffc;"| ''[[What's Your Reputation Worth?]]'' {{dagger|alt=Denotes film is lost, partially lost, or presumed lost.}}
| Cara Deene
|
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=afi />
|-
! scope="row"| 1921
| style="background:#ffc;"| ''[[Moral Fibre]]'' {{dagger|alt=Denotes film is lost, partially lost, or presumed lost.}}
| Marion Wolcott
|
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=afi />
|-
! scope="row"| 1921
| style="background:#ffc;"| ''[[The Single Track]]'' {{dagger|alt=Denotes film is lost, partially lost, or presumed lost.}}
| Janette Gildersleeve
|
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=afi />
|-
! scope="row"| 1922
| style="background:#ffc;"| ''[[Received Payment]]'' {{dagger|alt=Denotes film is lost, partially lost, or presumed lost.}}
| Celia Hughes
|
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=afi />
|-
! scope="row"| 1922
| style="background:#ffc;"| ''A Virgin's Sacrifice'' {{dagger|alt=Denotes film is lost, partially lost, or presumed lost.}}
| Althea Sherrill
|
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=afi />
|-
! scope="row"| 1922
| style="background:#ffc;"| ''[[Island Wives]]'' {{dagger|alt=Denotes film is lost, partially lost, or presumed lost.}}
| Elsa Melton
|
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=afi />
|-
! scope="row"| 1922
| style="background:#ffc;"| ''[[Divorce Coupons]]'' {{dagger|alt=Denotes film is lost, partially lost, or presumed lost.}}
| Linda Catherton
|
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=afi />
|-
! scope="row"| 1922
| style="background:#ffc;"| ''[[The Common Law (1923 film)|The Common Law]]'' {{dagger|alt=Denotes film is lost, partially lost, or presumed lost.}}
| Valerie West
|
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=afi />
|-
! scope="row"| 1923
| ''[[Black Oxen]]''
| Madame Zatianny/Mary Ogden
|
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=afi />
|-
! scope="row"| 1923
| ''[[Six Days (1923 film)|Six Days]]''
| Laline Kingston
|
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=afi />
|-
! scope="row"| 1924
| ''[[Single Wives]]''
| Betty Jordan
| Executive producer
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=afi />
|-
! scope="row"| 1924
| ''[[Love's Wilderness]]''
| Linda Lou Heath
| Executive producer
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=afi />
|-
! scope="row"| 1924
| style="background:#ffc;"| ''[[Lilies of the Field (1924 film)|Lilies of the Field]]'' {{dagger|alt=Denotes film is lost, partially lost, or presumed lost.}}
| Mildred Harker
| Executive producer
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref name=afi />
|-
! scope="row"| 1925
| ''[[Déclassée]]''
| Lady Helen Haden
| Producer
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=afi />
|-
! scope="row"| 1925
| ''[[Classified (1925 film)|Classified]]''
| Babs Comet
| Producer
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=afi />
|-
! scope="row"| 1925
| style="background:#ffc;"| ''[[Infatuation (1925 film)|Infatuation]]'' {{dagger|alt=Denotes film is lost, partially lost, or presumed lost.}}
| Violet Bancroft
| Executive producer
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=afi />
|-
! scope="row"| 1925
| style="background:#ffc;"| ''[[The Marriage Whirl]]'' {{dagger|alt=Denotes film is lost, partially lost, or presumed lost.}}
| Marian Hale
| Executive producer
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=afi />
|-
! scope="row"| 1926
| style="background:#ffc;"| ''[[Mademoiselle Modiste (film)|Mademoiselle Modiste]]'' {{dagger|alt=Denotes film is lost, partially lost, or presumed lost.}}
| Fifi
| Executive producer
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=afi />
|-
! scope="row"| 1926
| style="background:#ffc;"| ''[[Into Her Kingdom]]'' {{dagger|alt=Denotes film is lost, partially lost, or presumed lost.}}
| Grand Duchess Tatiana (at 12 and 20)
| Executive producer
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=afi />
|-
! scope="row"| 1926
| style="background:#ffc;"| ''[[Syncopating Sue]]'' {{dagger|alt=Denotes film is lost, partially lost, or presumed lost.}}
| Susan Adams
| Executive producer
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=afi />
|-
! scope="row"| 1927
| style="background:#ffc;"| ''[[The Lady in Ermine (1927 film)|The Lady in Ermine]]'' {{dagger|alt=Denotes film is lost, partially lost, or presumed lost.}}
| Mariana Beltrami
| Executive producer
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=afi />
|-
! scope="row"| 1927
| ''[[Three Hours]]''
| Madeline Durkin
| Executive producer
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=afi />
|-
! scope="row"| 1928
| [[The Garden of Eden (1928 film)|''The Garden of Eden'']]
| Toni LeBrun
|
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=afi />
|-
! scope="row"| 1928
| ''[[Outcast (1928 film)|Outcast]]''
| Miriam
|
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=afi />
|-
! scope="row"| 1929
| style="background:#ffc;"| ''[[Saturday's Children (1929 film)|Saturday's Children]]'' {{dagger|alt=Denotes film is lost, partially lost, or presumed lost.}}
| Bobby Halevy
|
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=afi />
|-
! scope="row"| 1929
| style="background:#ffc;"| ''[[Prisoners (1929 film)|Prisoners]]'' {{dagger|alt=Denotes film is lost, partially lost, or presumed lost.}}
| Riza Riga
|
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=afi />
|-
! scope="row"| 1929
| ''[[The Divine Lady]]''
| Lady Emma Hart Hamilton
| Nominated— [[Academy Award for Best Actress]]
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=afi />
|-
! scope="row"| 1930
| style="background:#ffc;"| ''[[Lilies of the Field (1930 film)|Lilies of the Field]]'' {{dagger|alt=Denotes film is lost, partially lost, or presumed lost.}}
| Mildred Harker
|
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=afi />
|-
! scope="row"| 1930
| ''[[Back Pay (1930 film)|Back Pay]]''
| Hester Bevins
|
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=afi />
|-
! scope="row"| 1932
| ''[[Lily Christine]]''
| Lily Christine Summerset
|
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=afi />
|-
! scope="row"| 1962
| ''Paradise Alley''
| Mrs. Wilson
| Alternative title: ''Stars in the Backyard''
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=afi />
|-
|}

==Bibliography==
* ''My Life with the Redskins'' (1947) – history of the [[Washington Redskins]] football team, owned by her husband, George Marshall
* ''Papa's Delicate Condition'' (1952) – memoir of her childhood
* ''Eggs I Have Known'' (1955) – collection of recipes
* ''Antiques I Have Known'' (1961) – book about her interest in [[antiques]]
* ''Taxation Without Representation—or, Your Money Went That-a-Way'' (1962) – Griffith's argument against taxes
* ''I Can't Boil Water'' (1963) – collection of recipes she obtained from famous restaurants
* ''Hollywood Stories'' (1963) – collection of short fiction written by Griffith
* ''Truth Is Stranger'' (1964) – collection of true stories and anecdotes told by Griffith that struck her as stranger than any fiction
* ''Not for Men Only – but Almost'' (1969) – a book on sports and its lack of appeal for most women
* ''This You Won't Believe'' (1972) – another collection similar to ''Truth Is Stranger''
* ''I'm Lucky at Cards'' (1974) – a book of various essays by Griffith

==Notes==
{{noteslist}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==Sources==
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*{{cite book|last=Barrios|first=Richard|title=A Song in the Dark: The Birth of the Musical Film|publisher=Oxford University Press US|location=New York City, New York|year=1995|isbn=0-19-508811-5|url=https://archive.org/details/songindarkbirtho00barr/page/317}}
*{{cite journal|last=Bodeen|first=DeWitt|author-link=DeWitt Bodeen|journal=Films in Review|publisher=National Board of Review of Motion Pictures|year=1975|volume=26|issn=0015-1688|pages=514–528|title=Corinne Griffith: The Orchid of the Silver Screen}} 
*{{cite book|last=Haile|first=Bartee|year=2019|title=Texas Entertainers: Lone Stars in Profile|publisher=Arcadia, Publishing|location=Chicago, Illinois|isbn=978-1-439-66648-7}}
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*{{cite book|last=Liebman|first=Roy|year=1996|title=Silent Film Performers: An Annotated Bibliography of Published, Unpublished and Archival Sources for Over 350 Actors and Actresses|publisher=McFarland|location=Jefferson, North Carolina|isbn=978-0-786-40100-0}}
*{{cite book|last=Lowe|first=Denise|title=An Encyclopedic Dictionary of Women in Early American Films, 1895–1930: 1895–1930|publisher=Routledge|year=2004|isbn=0-7890-1843-8|location=New York City, New York|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9790874369709_b7n2}}
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*{{cite book|last=Pylant|first=James|year=2014|title=Texas Gothic: Fame, Crime and Crazy Water|location=Stephenville, Texas|publisher=Jacobus Books|isbn=978-0-984-18577-1}}
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*{{cite book|last=Wilson|first=Scott|year=2016|title=Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons|edition=3rd|location=Jefferson, North Carolina|publisher=McFarland|isbn=978-0-786-47992-4}}
*{{cite book|editor1-last=Woodward|editor1-first=Kathleen|year=1999|publisher=Indiana University Press|location=Bloomington, Indiana|title=Figuring Age: Women, Bodies, Generations|isbn=978-0-253-11384-9}}
{{refend}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Corinne Griffith}}
* {{IMDb name|0341464}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20040804003633/http://silent-movies.com/Ladies/PGriffithC.html Photo Gallery of Corinne Griffith]
* [http://www.silentsaregolden.com/homes/homecorinnegriffith.html Photos of her Beverly Hills home in the 1920s]
* [http://film.virtual-history.com/person.php?personid=828 Photographs and literature]
* [https://www.kinotv.com/page/bio.php?namecode=39535&q=0&l=en Kinotv]

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