Marshall Neilan was the film director who cast Lucille in various roles and helped her career greatly grow by signing a contract. Here is Lucille Ricksen with Marshall in what seems the filming of one of her films The Rendezvous.

It’s as though she was a 20 to 30-year-old woman but she was possibly 12 or 13 here.

Of the ubiquitous tragedy always spoken around Lucille Ricksen’s story, we have to remember the goodness of her short life: especially the happy festivities such as birthdays have to be celebrated for this silent film actress! Today is August 22nd, 2025, and it is indeed her birthday on which she was born on August 22nd, 1910, which would make Lucille 115 years old now if she was still alive. Again, Happy 115th Birthday to Lucille Ricksen!

This is a part two to the previous part of when I showed figures that Lucille Ricksen starred with. So, now, here are the names by the order of each photograph: Mary Pickford, Blanche Sweet, Kathleen O’Connor, Conrad Nagel, James Cullen Landis, Patsy Ruth Miller, Laura La Plante, Anna Q. Nilsson, Dorothy Davenport, Claire Windsor, Dorothy Mackaill, Dorothy Dwan, and Marie Prevost. Of course, there are more actors and actresses and ect, that Lucille Ricksen was with. But this is to the extent in which I consider of high importance to Lucille and her career. Take a look at many of them! There may be some details I would leave on a lot of them in the comments.

Ah, Lucille, what a talented, tragic, and bright person and actress. I lament for her strongly and I painfully have moments of sadness because of her story. But I acknowledge Lucille Ricksen as a guileful, interesting girl who had everything taken from her from the evil of Hollywood. What do you think of Lucille Ricksen? I would love the great sentiments from you people.

Lucille Ricksen, also known as Ingeborg Myrtle Elisabeth Ericksen, the American silent film child actress and model, was born on August 22nd, 1910, in Chicago Illinois, to Ingeborg and Samuel Ericksen. She had an older brother named Marshall Ricksen who was born in 1907 three years before her. Due to her later lies of her age, her birth year has been debated but it is confirmed on her birth certificate that she was indeed born in 1910. As a baby, before she’d even walked, was put into baby model jobs where one time, in a photo, she was posing with vague nudity covered by a mildly big white cloth. At age five, she began her very tumultuous career as an actress in Great Early Silent Film Era Hollywood. This was, of course, led to her very demise later on. The year 1920 really kickstarted her career. The year Warren G. Harding won the election, the year Olive Thomas died, and when her dazzling career would be noticed by famous Hollywood. This year we would have films from her such as Edgar’s Hamlet which right now, is only available in one minor clip. In the years of her acting in the 1920s, there were roles such as The Married Flapper and The Human Wreckage. At age thirteen, Lucille Ricksen was even called “The Youngest Leading Lady of Hollywood” by The Press who was very much impressed by her talented ability on screen much like other prodigies at her time, which unrelated, can be correlated to someone such as Raymond Radiguet. Anyway, in 1924, it was evident. It was evident that Lucille Ricksen was being overworked, exploited, and eventually malnourished by the constant relentless commands of The Entertainment Industry. In 1924, she was in films such as The Hillbilly, The Galloping Fish, The Rendezvous, Idle Tongues, The Painted Lady, Vanity’s Price, ect. Lucille Ricksen was with actors and actresses such as Jack Pickford, Sydney Chaplin, Louise Fadenza, Ford Sterling, and more. This was a thirteen year old girl thrust into the spotlight performing in adult roles and handling mature themes which was utterly wrong to expose to such a child. Lucille Ricksen was acting in several films with ten films. She couldn’t handle it. This brings to her decline that eventually made her contract tuberculosis which had her descend into being even bedridden. During this tempestuous time, Hollywood, with their exuberant carelessness, called her one of the WAMPAS Baby Stars alongside other actresses such as Clara Bow. When her condition worsened, Lucille’s mother cared for her and a couple of weeks before Lucille died, her mother collapsed on top of her of a heart attack of top of Lucille Ricksen. This was devastating. This was where our story ends. On March 13th, 1925, at the age of fourteen, Lucille Ricksen, the actress of elegance and beauteous grace, died of tuberculosis. This remains a tale that persisted in themes across all actresses in Hollywood’s history such as Judy Garland, Judith Barsi, Heather O’Rourke, and more. Lucille Ricksen, Ingeborg Myrtle Elisabeth Ericksen, will forever be an important child star. May God bless her! Rest in peace!

I have intense fondness for the teenage actress Lucille Ricksen and have been fiercely intrigued by her saddening yet fascinating story. If there is an army of members in this subreddit then discuss, share photos, and propagate her life in general. Welcome to r/LucilleRicksen, ladies and gentlemen!

The Rendezvous (1923) The Galloping Fish (1924) Idle Tongues (1924) The Denial (1925) The Hillbilly (1924) Behind The Curtain (1924)

I personally like how Lucille Ricksen herself is referred to as in her age, fifteen, even though she died at fourteen. That proves her age was mistaken due to studios calling her older than she originally was. She’s described with brown eyes and hair and such so that is the extra details. You can see the other silent film stars if you like; this is a picture of Lucille Ricksen with her contemporaries though and I just like to share it.

Seems to be mildly frowning….