Lucille Ricksen (born Ingeborg Myrtle Elisabeth Ericksen; August 22, 1910 – March 13, 1925) was an American motion picture actress during the silent film era.

Actress. Born Lucille Ericksen in Chicago, Illinois, Ricksen began her career as a professional child model. In 1920 she arrived with her mother Ingeborg in Hollywood, California at the request of …

Feb 19, 2021 · That brings us to the tale of Lucille Ricksen, who was born as Ingeborg Myrtle Elisabeth Ericksen, who was 14 at the time of her passing. She was the first known child to be exploited in …

Nov 20, 2025 · Lucille Ricksen, along with her mother and brother, arrived in Hollywood in 1920, and she appeared in her first Hollywood film that same year. Now roughly 10 or 11 years old, Goldwyn …

Lucille Ricksen. Actress: Behind the Curtain. Lucille Ricksen was born Ingeborg Erickson in Chicago, Illinois on August 22, 1910. She worked as a child model and made her film debut at age 5.

Feb 26, 2024 · On March 13, 1925, at the tender age of 14, Lucille Ricksen succumbed to tuberculosis. Hollywood mourned the loss of a rising star. Rumors circulated about the cause of her death, …

Jul 13, 2012 · Lucille Ricksen died in her Hollywood home on Gardner Drive. Following an Episcopal service, the ashes of Lucille and her mother were placed in a bronze urn and interned at Forest Lawn …

Lucille Ricksen was one of Hollywood’s first big child stars—and she spent 12 of her 14 years working day and night before exhaustion killed her.

Lucille developed a close relationship with producer Sydney Chaplin (brother of Charlie Chaplin), who was 25 years her senior. She became one of Hollywood's busiest starlets and was chosen as one of …

Lucille Ricksen's first assigned role as the leading female actress in a major film was in the 1923 movie The Rendezvous; a World War I satire in which she was cast as a deaf Russian peasant girl named …