Mrs. Trumbell aka Elizabeth Patterson's acting credits...WOW!

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"The Barbara Stanwyck Show" .... Millicent Melvane (1 episode, 1961)
- Big Career (1961) TV Episode .... Millicent Melvane
Tall Story (1960) .... Connie
"Playhouse 90" .... Mrs. Middleton / ... (4 episodes, 1956-1960)
- Tomorrow (1960) TV Episode .... Mrs. Pruitt
- Diary of a Nurse (1959) TV Episode
- Portrait of a Murderer (1958) TV Episode .... Roomer
- Rendezvous in Black (1956) TV Episode .... Mrs. Middleton


"Alfred Hitchcock Presents" .... Grandmother / ... (2 episodes, 1958-1959)
- The Blessington Method (1959) TV Episode .... Grandmother
- Bull in a China Shop (1958) TV Episode .... Miss Bessie
"Johnny Staccato" .... Beatrice (1 episode, 1959)
... aka Staccato (USA: short title)
- Evil (1959) TV Episode .... Beatrice
The Oregon Trail (1959) .... Maria Cooper
"77 Sunset Strip" .... Lavinia (1 episode, 1959)
- The Pasadena Caper (1959) TV Episode .... Lavinia
Pal Joey (1957) .... Mrs. Casey
"The Adventures of Jim Bowie" .... Mme. De Vaux (1 episode, 1957)
- A Fortune for Madame (1957) TV Episode .... Mme. De Vaux
"The Ford Television Theatre" .... Mrs. Dunkel / ... (3 episodes, 1953-1957)
... aka Ford Theatre (USA: short title)
- Cross Hairs (1957) TV Episode .... Mrs. Dunkel
- On the Beach (1956) TV Episode .... Rebecca Hubner
- The Bachelor (1953) TV Episode .... Mrsd. Matthews
"Climax!" .... Jane Connor / ... (3 episodes, 1955-1957)
... aka Climax Mystery Theater (USA)
- And Don't Ever Come Back (1957) TV Episode .... Nellie Eldredge
- Gamble on a Thief (1956) TV Episode .... Jane Connor
- The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1955) TV Episode .... The Widow Douglas
"I Love Lucy" .... Mrs. Matilda Trumbull / ... (11 episodes, 1952-1956)
... aka Lucy in Connecticut (USA: rerun title)
... aka The Sunday Lucy Show (USA: rerun title)
... aka The Top Ten Lucy Show (USA: rerun title)
- Little Ricky Learns to Play the Drums (1956) TV Episode .... Mrs. Mathilda Trumbull
- Bon Voyage (1956) TV Episode .... Mrs. Matilda Trumbull
- The Homecoming (1955) TV Episode .... Mrs. Matilda Trumbull
- California, Here We Come! (1955) TV Episode .... Mrs. Matilda Trumbull
- Ricky's Movie Offer (1954) TV Episode .... Mrs. Matilda Trumbull
(6 more)
"Front Row Center" .... Mrs. Potter (1 episode, 1956)
- Search for a Stranger (1956) TV Episode .... Mrs. Potter
"Adventures of Superman" .... Mrs. Exbrook / ... (2 episodes, 1955-1956)
... aka Superman (Australia)
- The Unlucky Number (1956) TV Episode .... Mrs. Exbrook
- Olsen's Millions (1955) TV Episode .... Mrs. Peabody
"Cavalcade of America" .... Mrs. Couche (1 episode, 1956)
... aka DuPont Presents the Cavalcade Theatre (USA: fourth season title)
... aka DuPont Theater (USA: fifth season title)
- Star and Shield (1956) TV Episode .... Mrs. Couche
"The Star and the Story" .... Amy Carey (1 episode, 1956)
... aka The Henry Fonda Show (USA)
- The Difficult Age (1956) TV Episode .... Amy Carey
"Playwrights '56" .... Matty Rascher (1 episode, 1956)
... aka The Playwright Hour
- The Day the Trains Stopped Running (1956) TV Episode .... Matty Rascher
"Science Fiction Theatre" .... Hannah (1 episode, 1955)
- The Frozen Sound (1955) TV Episode .... Hannah
Las Vegas Shakedown (1955) .... Mrs. Mary Raff
"Stage 7" .... Grandmother (1 episode, 1955)
- The Legacy (1955) TV Episode .... Grandmother
"Four Star Playhouse" .... Ma Baker (1 episode, 1954)
... aka Best in Mystery (USA: syndication title)
... aka Four Star Theatre (UK: new title)
... aka Singer Playhouse (USA: syndication title)
... aka Star Performance (USA: rerun title)
- Vote of Confidence (1954) TV Episode .... Ma Baker
"Kraft Television Theatre" (1 episode, 1954)
... aka Ponds Theater (USA: new title)
- Angel Street (1954) TV Episode
"General Electric Theater" .... Madame Elaine (1 episode, 1953)
... aka G.E. Theater (USA: informal short title)
- The Marriage Fix (1953) TV Episode .... Madame Elaine
Washington Story (1952) .... Miss Dee
... aka Target for Scandal (UK)
Katie Did It (1951) .... Aunt Priscilla
"Studio One" .... Aunt March (2 episodes, 1950)
... aka Studio One Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
... aka Studio One in Hollywood (USA: new title)
... aka Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
... aka Westinghouse Studio One (USA)
... aka Westinghouse Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
- Little Women: Part 2 (1950) TV Episode .... Aunt March
- Little Women: Part 1 (1950) TV Episode .... Aunt March
"Pulitzer Prize Playhouse" (1 episode, 1950)
- Our Town (1950) TV Episode
"Armstrong Circle Theatre" (1 episode, 1950)
- Best Trip Ever (1950) TV Episode
Bright Leaf (1950) .... Tabitha Singleton
"The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre" (1 episode, 1950)
... aka Chevrolet Television Theatre (USA)
... aka The Broadway Playhouse
- The Walking Stick (1950) TV Episode


Intruder in the Dust (1949) .... Miss Eunice Habersham
Song of Surrender (1949) .... Mrs. Beecham
Little Women (1949) .... Hannah
Miss Tatlock's Millions (1948) .... Cora
Welcome Stranger (1947) .... Mrs. Gilley
Out of the Blue (1947) .... Miss Spring
The Shocking Miss Pilgrim (1947) .... Catherine Dennison
The Secret Heart (1946) .... Mrs. Stover
I've Always Loved You (1946) .... Mrs. Sompter
... aka Concerto (UK)
Colonel Effingham's Raid (1946) .... Cousin Emma
... aka Man of the Hour (UK)
Lady on a Train (1945) .... Charlotte Waring
Together Again (1944) .... Jessie
Hail the Conquering Hero (1944) .... Libby's Aunt
Follow the Boys (1944) .... Annie
The Sky's the Limit (1943) .... Mrs. Fisher
I Married a Witch (1942) .... Margaret
Lucky Legs (1942) .... Annabelle Dinwiddie
My Sister Eileen (1942) .... Grandma Sherwood
Her Cardboard Lover (1942) .... Eva, Consuelo's housekeeper
Beyond the Blue Horizon (1942) .... Mrs. Daly
Almost Married (1942) .... Aunt Matilda Manning
The Vanishing Virginian (1942) .... Grandma Yancey
Belle Starr (1941) .... Sarah
... aka Belle Starr, the Bandit Queen (USA: complete title)
Kiss the Boys Goodbye (1941) .... Aunt Lily Lou Bethany
Tobacco Road (1941) .... Ada Lester
Michael Shayne: Private Detective (1940) .... Aunt Olivia
Who Killed Aunt Maggie? (1940) .... Aunt Maggie Ambler
Anne of Windy Poplars (1940) .... Rebecca
... aka Anne of Windy Willows (UK)
Earthbound (1940) .... Becky Tilden
Adventure in Diamonds (1940) .... Nellie
Remember the Night (1940) .... Aunt Emma


The Cat and the Canary (1939) .... Aunt Susan
Bad Little Angel (1939) .... Mrs. Perkins
Our Leading Citizen (1939) .... Aunt Tillie
Bulldog Drummond's Bride (1939) .... Aunt Blanche Clavering
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell (1939) .... Mrs. Mac Gregor
... aka The Modern Miracle (UK)
Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police (1939) .... Aunt Blanche
Sons of the Legion (1938) .... Grandmother Lee
Sing You Sinners (1938) .... Mrs. Daisy Beebe aka Mother Beebe
Bluebeard's Eighth Wife (1938) .... Aunt Hedwige
Bulldog Drummond's Peril (1938) .... Aunt Blanche
Scandal Street (1938) .... Ada Smith
Night Club Scandal (1937) .... Mrs. Elvira Ward
Hold 'Em Navy (1937) .... Grandma Holland
... aka That Navy Spirit (UK)
High, Wide, and Handsome (1937) .... Grandma Cortlandt
Night of Mystery (1937) .... Mrs. Tobias Greene
... aka The Greene Murder Case (UK)
Go West Young Man (1936) .... Aunt Kate Barnaby
Old Hutch (1936) .... Mrs. Sarah Hutchins
Three Cheers for Love (1936) .... Wilma Chester
The Return of Sophie Lang (1936) .... Araminta Sedley
Small Town Girl (1936) .... Ma Brannan
... aka One Horse Town (USA: TV title)
Timothy's Quest (1936) .... Vilda Cummins
Her Master's Voice (1936) .... Mrs. Ellie Martin
So Red the Rose (1935) .... Mary Cherry
Men Without Names (1935) .... Aunt Ella
Chasing Yesterday (1935) .... Mlle. Prefere
Hide-Out (1934) .... 'Ma' Miller
Ever in My Heart (1933) (uncredited) .... Clara Tuttle, Canteen Worker
Golden Harvest (1933) .... Lydia
Doctor Bull (1933) .... Aunt Patricia Banning
Dinner at Eight (1933) .... Miss Copeland
Secret of the Blue Room (1933) .... Mary, the cook
Hold Your Man (1933) .... Miss Tuttle (reformatory matron)
The Story of Temple Drake (1933) .... Aunt Jennie
Infernal Machine (1933) .... Elinor's Aunt
They Just Had to Get Married (1933) .... Lizzie
No Man of Her Own (1932) .... Mrs. Randall
The Conquerors (1932) (uncredited) .... Landlady
... aka Pioneer Builders (USA: reissue title)
They Call It Sin (1932) .... Mrs. Cullen
... aka The Way of Life (UK)
Breach of Promise (1932) .... Cora Pugmire
A Bill of Divorcement (1932) .... Aunt Hester Fairfield
Life Begins (1932) (uncredited) .... Mrs. Tubby
... aka Dream of Life
... aka The Dawn of Life (UK)
Love Me Tonight (1932) .... First Aunt
Guilty as Hell (1932) .... Elvira Ward
... aka Guilty as Charged (UK)
Miss Pinkerton (1932) .... Aunt Juliet Mitchell
New Morals for Old (1932) .... Aunty Doe
So Big! (1932) (uncredited) .... Mrs. Tebbit
Man Wanted (1932) .... Miss Harper, Lois' Secretary
Play-Girl (1932) .... 19-Cent Woman (replaced by Flora Finch)
... aka Love on a Budget
The Expert (1932) .... Miss Crackenwald
Husband's Holiday (1931) .... Mrs. Caroline Reid
Heaven on Earth (1931) .... Vergie
... aka Mississippi
Penrod and Sam (1931) (uncredited) .... The Teacher
... aka The Adventures of Penrod and Sam (USA: TV title)
The Smiling Lieutenant (1931) (uncredited) .... Baroness von Schwedel
Daddy Long Legs (1931) .... Mrs. Lippett
Tarnished Lady (1931) .... Mrs. Courtney
The Cat Creeps (1930) .... Susan
The Big Party (1930) .... Mrs. Goldfarb
Harmony at Home (1930) .... Emma Haller
... aka She Steps Out
The Lone Star Ranger (1930) .... Sarah Martin


South Sea Rose (1929) .... Sarah
Words and Music (1929) .... Dean Crockett
The Gay Nineties; or, The Unfaithful Husband (1929) .... The Town Gossip
The Dancing Town (1928)
... aka Prancing Prune (USA)
The Return of Peter Grimm (1926) .... Mrs. Bartholomey
The Boy Friend (1926) .... Mrs. Harper

Soundtrack:
1940s
1930s
The Shocking Miss Pilgrim (1947) (performer: "The Back Bay Polka")
The Vanishing Virginian (1942) (performer: "Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home?" (1902))


Love Me Tonight (1932) (performer: "The Son Of A Gun Is Nothing But a Tailor") ("Mimi")
Penrod and Sam (1931) (performer: "America (My Country 'Tis of Thee)" (1832))
... aka The Adventures of Penrod and Sam (USA: TV title

[Janice]

Wow, that's quite an impressive body of work! I'd say thanks Irene, but you forget to post pictures. Man, are you slipping.

[Ireneparalegal]

Originally Posted by Janice

Wow, that's quite an impressive body of work! I'd say thanks Irene, but you forget to post pictures. Man, are you slipping.

I was going to post some pics, but I had to go out the door suddenly and just had time to post the above. I had read on the other thread abt what other work she had done and so I decided to research.

[Janice]

http://www.youns.com/lucy/elizabethpatterson.asp

Elizabeth ("Patty") Patterson was born in Savannah, Tennessee on November 22, 1875. She was a daughter of a Confederate soldier, E.D. Patterson, who became a judge. In 1926 at the age of 51, she was in her first movie "The Boy Friend". She starred in her next movie 4 years later in 1931 at the age of 56, "The Tarnished Lady". Afterwhich, she was in over 100 movies.

Some of the best known movies and actors she worked with was "3 Cheers for Love", 1936 with William Frawley, Irving Bacon, and Bob Cummings; "Her Master's Voice", 1936 with Edward Everett Horton; "Old Hutch", 1936 with James Burke (he was in the I Love Lucy episode, "The Diner"). Other movies include "Small Town Girl" 1936 with Frank Sully (he was in the episode, "The Freezer" on I Love Lucy); "High, Wide and Handsome", 1937 with William Frawley; "Bluebeard's 8th Wife", 1938 with Edward Everett Horton; "Sing You Sinners", 1938 with Fred MacMurray and Irving Bacon and "Sons of the Legion" with William Frawley. In 1939 she starred in "Cat and the Canary" with Bob Hope; "Remember the Night", 1940 with Fred MacMurray; "Tobacco Road", 1941 with Irving Bacon; "My Sister Eileen" (1942) with Frank Sully and in 1944, "Together Again" with Charles Boyer. She starred again in 1945 will William Frawley in "Lady on a Train"; and in 1955 with Kathryn Card (Lucy's Mom on I Love Lucy) and Joseph Kearns (he was in the episode, "The Kleptomaniac" on I Love Lucy) in the movie "Daddy Long Legs". In her next to the last movie in 1959, "The Oregon Trail" she starred with Fred MacMurray. Her last film was in 1960, "Tall Story".

Having guest-starred in "The Marriage License" episode of I Love Lucy, playing the role of Mother Willoughby, wife of the Justice of the Peace and lady Mayor, she was tapped to play the lovable neighbor, Mrs. Mathilda Trumball from 1953-1956. She was 78 years old at the time.

Never married, she lived alone at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel during her thirty-year motion picture career. She died at the age of 91 on January 31, 1966 in Los Angeles of complications from pneumonia. She had been on Stage, Movies, TV, and Broadway!

[Ireneparalegal]

Originally Posted by Janice

http://www.youns.com/lucy/elizabethpatterson.asp

Elizabeth ("Patty") Patterson was born in Savannah, Tennessee on November 22, 1875. She was a daughter of a Confederate soldier, E.D. Patterson, who became a judge. In 1926 at the age of 51, she was in her first movie "The Boy Friend". She starred in her next movie 4 years later in 1931 at the age of 56, "The Tarnished Lady". Afterwhich, she was in over 100 movies.

Some of the best known movies and actors she worked with was "3 Cheers for Love", 1936 with William Frawley, Irving Bacon, and Bob Cummings; "Her Master's Voice", 1936 with Edward Everett Horton; "Old Hutch", 1936 with James Burke (he was in the I Love Lucy episode, "The Diner"). Other movies include "Small Town Girl" 1936 with Frank Sully (he was in the episode, "The Freezer" on I Love Lucy); "High, Wide and Handsome", 1937 with William Frawley; "Bluebeard's 8th Wife", 1938 with Edward Everett Horton; "Sing You Sinners", 1938 with Fred MacMurray and Irving Bacon and "Sons of the Legion" with William Frawley. In 1939 she starred in "Cat and the Canary" with Bob Hope; "Remember the Night", 1940 with Fred MacMurray; "Tobacco Road", 1941 with Irving Bacon; "My Sister Eileen" (1942) with Frank Sully and in 1944, "Together Again" with Charles Boyer. She starred again in 1945 will William Frawley in "Lady on a Train"; and in 1955 with Kathryn Card (Lucy's Mom on I Love Lucy) and Joseph Kearns (he was in the episode, "The Kleptomaniac" on I Love Lucy) in the movie "Daddy Long Legs". In her next to the last movie in 1959, "The Oregon Trail" she starred with Fred MacMurray. Her last film was in 1960, "Tall Story".

Having guest-starred in "The Marriage License" episode of I Love Lucy, playing the role of Mother Willoughby, wife of the Justice of the Peace and lady Mayor, she was tapped to play the lovable neighbor, Mrs. Mathilda Trumball from 1953-1956. She was 78 years old at the time.

Never married, she lived alone at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel during her thirty-year motion picture career. She died at the age of 91 on January 31, 1966 in Los Angeles of complications from pneumonia. She had been on Stage, Movies, TV, and Broadway!

This lady started late in her career and she WORKED HARD!!! Very impressive work. I knew she was old when I first seen her on I Love Lucy, but never knew that she was 78! I feel sorry that she never married and lived alone.

She didn't have any relatives? How sad.

[Janice]

Originally Posted by Ireneparalegal

This lady started late in her career and she WORKED HARD!!! Very impressive work. I knew she was old when I first seen her on I Love Lucy, but never knew that she was 78! I feel sorry that she never married and lived alone.

She didn't have any relatives? How sad.

I know, that's sad. I'm glad she had a nice long career for herself. I wonder what she was doing before movies. Theater I guess. I see she was in an earlier episode of I Love Lucy, as another character.

[Bill S.]

Hmm...I didn't know her full name on the show was "Mrs. Matilda Trumbull." Did they ever mention her first name in any episode?

[Madame X]

Originally Posted by Bill S.

Hmm...I didn't know her full name on the show was "Mrs. Matilda Trumbull." Did they ever mention her first name in any episode?

One time that I know of is in "Never Do Business With Friends." Her nephew Joe is the repairman for the washing machine and he calls her Aunt Matilda.

[Ireneparalegal]

Originally Posted by Janice

I know, that's sad. I'm glad she had a nice long career for herself. I wonder what she was doing before movies. Theater I guess. I see she was in an earlier episode of I Love Lucy, as another character.

Yes, in the episode where Lucy thinks she and Ricky are not lawfully married. She and Ricky go to where they originally said their vows and the preacher was also the town sheriff, he also owned the motel and the gas station. Ms. Patterson played his wife. She was the town mayor.