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Lucille Ricksen was born in Chicago, Illinois, United States on August 22, 1910. Lucille Ricksen was a model and film actor. Death is recorded on March 13, 1925, at the age of 14.
My Take
Lucille Ricksen's story stops me cold every time. A child of the silent era from Chicago who was already working on screen, she died of tuberculosis at just fourteen. Fourteen. I find myself unable to read her name as a mere database entry; it feels like an unfinished sentence. What strikes me is how the films freeze her forever as a young girl, while the world she might have grown into never arrived. I admire her not for a long career but for the sheer fullness she packed into a vanishingly short life, and I want to give that quiet, fragile legacy the respect it deserves.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Lucille Ricksen
- Name (Japanese)
- ルシル・リクセン
- Reading
- るしる・りくせん
- Born
- August 22, 1910 – March 13, 1925
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Dog
- Origin
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Occupation
- actor / model / film actor
2. Links
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucille%20Ricksen
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q458228
3. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Lucille Ricksen born?
Born August 22, 1910.
When did Lucille Ricksen die?
Died March 13, 1925, aged 14.
Where was Lucille Ricksen from?
Lucille Ricksen was from Chicago, Illinois, United States.
What did Lucille Ricksen do?
Lucille Ricksen worked as actor, model, film actor.
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