Sunshine Hart

Lucia Sunshine Hart (July 6, 1886 – January 3, 1930) was an American comedic actress. Her roles include Ma Johnson in My Best Girl. She was large. She performed with stock companies and in vaudeville before moving into films.

She was born Lycia May Adams in Indianapolis, Indiana.

A "slap-stick" comedian she worked in Mack Sennett films and for other studios including Jack White's and Fox Movietone. She was in almost 50 Sennett comedies between 1923 and 1930.

She broke an ankle working on a Mary Pickford film and was bedridden until her death. She died in Los Angeles, California.

Filmography

A Man About Town (1923) as Bit Role (uncredited)
Galloping Bungalows (1924)
The Iron Nag (1925)
From Rags to Britches (1925)
Syncopating Sue (1926) as Landlady
Lovey Mary (1926) as Mrs. Chultz
Crazy to Act (1927) as Mrs. St. John
The Jolly Jitter (1927)
My Best Girl (1927)
The Student Prince in Old Heidelburg
The Burglar (1928)
Five and Ten Cent Annie (1928) as Guest
The Man in Hobbles (1928) as Ma Harris
Midnight Daddies (1929) as 2nd Bridge Player
The Bride's Relations (1929)
When a Man's a Prince

References

↑ Wilson, Scott (August 19, 2016). Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed. McFarland. p. 321. ISBN 9781476625997 – via Google Books.
↑ "Film Taxicab Ride Turns Into Tragedy as Girl Is Injured". The Morning Press. Santa Barbara, California. Associated Press. July 18, 1927. p. 1. Retrieved July 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "Sunshine Hart Leaves $20,000". Los Angeles Evening Citizen News. Los Angeles, California. January 14, 1930. p. 7. Retrieved July 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Walker, Brent E. (January 13, 2010). Mack Sennett's Fun Factory: A History and Filmography of His Studio and His Keystone and Mack Sennett Comedies, with Biographies of Players and Personnel. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-5707-6 – via Google Books.
↑ "Poor Sunshine Hart Falls In The Ocean ~ Galloping Bungalows". June 24, 2025 – via YouTube.
1 2 Doyle, Billy; Slide, Anthony (1999). The Ultimate Directory of Silent and Sound Era Performers: A Necrology of Actors and Actresses. Scarecrow Press. p. 245. ISBN 9780810835474 – via Google Books.
↑ Roots, James (May 11, 2017). 100 Essential Silent Film Comedies. Bloomsbury Publishing PLC. ISBN 978-1-4422-7825-7 – via Google Books.
↑ "Sunshine Hart". www.lordheath.com.
↑ https://www.nitrateville.com/viewtopic.php?t=14398
↑ Sherk, Warren M. (January 28, 1998). The Films of Mack Sennett: Credit Documentation from the Mack Sennett Collection at the Margaret Herrick Library. Bloomsbury Academic. ISBN 978-0-8108-3443-9 – via Google Books.
↑ Walker, Brent E. (January 13, 2010). Mack Sennett's Fun Factory: A History and Filmography of His Studio and His Keystone and Mack Sennett Comedies, with Biographies of Players and Personnel. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-5707-6 – via Google Books.

[1] Wilson, Scott (August 19, 2016). Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed. McFarland. p. 321. ISBN 9781476625997 – via Google Books.

[2] "Film Taxicab Ride Turns Into Tragedy as Girl Is Injured". The Morning Press. Santa Barbara, California. Associated Press. July 18, 1927. p. 1. Retrieved July 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.

[3] "Sunshine Hart Leaves $20,000". Los Angeles Evening Citizen News. Los Angeles, California. January 14, 1930. p. 7. Retrieved July 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.

[sen-4] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Walker, Brent E. (January 13, 2010). Mack Sennett's Fun Factory: A History and Filmography of His Studio and His Keystone and Mack Sennett Comedies, with Biographies of Players and Personnel. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-5707-6 – via Google Books.

[5] "Poor Sunshine Hart Falls In The Ocean ~ Galloping Bungalows". June 24, 2025 – via YouTube.

[e-6] 1 2 Doyle, Billy; Slide, Anthony (1999). The Ultimate Directory of Silent and Sound Era Performers: A Necrology of Actors and Actresses. Scarecrow Press. p. 245. ISBN 9780810835474 – via Google Books.

[7] Roots, James (May 11, 2017). 100 Essential Silent Film Comedies. Bloomsbury Publishing PLC. ISBN 978-1-4422-7825-7 – via Google Books.

[in-8] "Sunshine Hart". www.lordheath.com.

[9] ttps://www.nitrateville.com/viewtopic.php?t=14398

[10] Sherk, Warren M. (January 28, 1998). The Films of Mack Sennett: Credit Documentation from the Mack Sennett Collection at the Margaret Herrick Library. Bloomsbury Academic. ISBN 978-0-8108-3443-9 – via Google Books.

[11] Walker, Brent E. (January 13, 2010). Mack Sennett's Fun Factory: A History and Filmography of His Studio and His Keystone and Mack Sennett Comedies, with Biographies of Players and Personnel. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-5707-6 – via Google Books.