Winnie Lightner (1899-1971)
Last updated: 28.01.24
p_lightnerw.jpgAccording to the Internet source given below, Winnie Lightner was an American stage and motion picture actress born in Greenport, Suffolk County, New York.
She was in vaudeville with her friend Thea Lightner from whom she took her surname before making it to Broadway. There she performed in George White's Scandals of 1922, 1923, and 1924, in the musical revue Gay Paree in 1925 and '26, and in Harry Delmar's Revels of 1927. Lightner is probably best known as the gold-digging Mabel in Gold Diggers of Broadway (1929) and was often typecast as a wise-cracking gold-digger and was known for her talents as a comedian and singer.
After starring in Warner Bros. movies she played as a supporting actor in two more features, for MGM and Columbia Pictures respectively, before retiring in 1934.
She died in Sherman Oaks, California,
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     Title Attribution Instruments Source Remarks
           
pdf15.gif It's a Wonderful World After All (1922) N. Alexander (w&m)
Winnie Lightner (perf.)
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pdf15.gif Oh! That Lovey Rag! (1914) N. Alexander (w&m)
Winnie Lightner (perf.)
Jordan (perf.)
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When I Get to New Orleans (1917) N. Alexander (music)
N. Alexander (perf.)
Olivette Haynes (perf.)
Thea Lightner (perf.)
Winnie Lightner (perf.)
N. Alexander (perf.)
Thea Lightner (perf.)
Winnie Lightner (perf.)
Newell & Most (perf.)
Piano
Indiana
Indiana
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This list is arranged by composer and contains 13 works performed by Winnie Lightner who is featured on sheet music covers. It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: (w&m) ER
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perf15.jpg Oh! That Lovey Rag! (1914) Newton Alexander(w&m) Jordan (perf.)
Winnie Lightner (perf.)
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perf15.jpg You Never Can Tell (1916) Newton Alexander(w&m) Dena Caryll (perf.)
Thea Lightner (perf.)
Winnie Lightner (perf.)
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perf15.jpg It's a Wonderful World After All (1922) Newton Alexander(w&m) Thea Lightner (perf.)
Winnie Lightner (perf.)
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perf15.jpg When I Get to New Orleans (1917) Newton Alexander Newton Alexander (perf.)
Olivette Haynes (perf.)
Thea Lightner (perf.)
Winnie Lightner (perf.)
Newell & Most (perf.)
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perf15.jpg Darn Fool Woman Like Me (1929), A Joseph A. Burke Al Dubin (words)
Winnie Lightner (perf.)
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perf15.jpg Go to Bed (1929) Joseph A. Burke Al Dubin (words)
Winnie Lightner (perf.)
Nick Lucas (perf.)
Ann Pennington (perf.)
Lilyan Tashman (perf.)
Conway Tearle (perf.)
Nancy Welford (perf.)
Pub.
perf15.jpg In a Kitchenette (1929) Joseph A. Burke Al Dubin (words)
Winnie Lightner (perf.)
Nick Lucas (perf.)
Ann Pennington (perf.)
Lilyan Tashman (perf.)
Conway Tearle (perf.)
Nancy Welford (perf.)
Pub.
perf15.jpg Mechanical Man (1929) Joseph A. Burke Al Dubin (words)
Winnie Lightner (perf.)
Nick Lucas (perf.)
Ann Pennington (perf.)
Lilyan Tashman (perf.)
Conway Tearle (perf.)
Nancy Welford (perf.)
Pub.
perf15.jpg Tip-Toe Thur' the Tulips With Me (1929) Joseph A. Burke Al Dubin (words)
Winnie Lightner (perf.)
Nick Lucas (perf.)
Ann Pennington (perf.)
Lilyan Tashman (perf.)
Conway Tearle (perf.)
Nancy Welford (perf.)
Pub.
perf15.jpg Singin' in the Bathtub (1929) Michael H. Cleary Herb Magidson (words)
Ned Washington (words)
Gracie Fields (perf.)
Vaughn de Leath (perf.)
Winnie Lightner (perf.)
perf15.jpg  I Can't Believe That You're in Love With Me (1926) Clarence Gaskill Jimmy McHugh (co-author)
Evelyn Hoey (perf.)
Winnie Lightner (perf.)
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perf15.jpg Stingo Stungo (1923) James F. Hanley Lew Brown (words)
Winnie Lightner (perf.)
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perf15.jpg I Wonder Where My Lovin' Man Has Gone (1914) Richard A. Whiting Charles L. Cooke (co-author)
Earle C. Jones (words)
Jordan (perf.)
Winnie Lightner (perf.)
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