Alice Joyce

Published on Sunday, November 13, 2016 by Katherine

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My father’s mother was named Elizabeth.  Her cousin was silent film star, Alice Joyce.  All of my life I have been fascinated by Alice, collecting stories and photos of her along the way.  Her picture, signed by Alice and given to her cousin Margaret, hangs by my front door.

We had a family farm in Annandale, Virginia.  When my grandmother was young, she and Alice and their other cousins would play on the farm.  They would take turns climbing an apple tree and would drop down on to a horse being led by one of the others.  Things were much simpler then, weren’t they?

Recently my mother began to sort through old photographs from my father’s side.  I was astounded to see many items relating to Alice Joyce that I didn’t know we had.  I took some quick pictures of a few while digging through this box of family treasurers.

I can’t even describe my feelings as I went through each piece of family history.

Alice Joyce’s parents were John Edward Joyce and Vallie Olive McIntyre Joyce.  This is a photo young Alice Joyce sent to her parents in 1905.

 

Here are two pictures of Alice Joyce on set.  The old cameras are incredible!

I had no idea Alice was an artist.  This rooster she drew was on a Christmas card she sent to her cousin.

This rabbit won a blue ribbon in 1951.This 1926 Photoplay Magazine featured Alice on the cover.
This is a letter written to my grandmother by Alice’s first daughter, Alice Joyce Moore.
We found 1930’s documentation on her father’s pension.
Finally, the oldest Alice Joyce photos in the bunch.  These were taken in 1899 in Cuba of her father, John E. Joyce.