What is Gonda Durand's full name?
Gonda Durand
Gonda Durand date of birth:
July 28, 1896
How old was Gonda Durand when died?
64
Where was Gonda Durand born?
Louisville, Kentucky
When did Gonda Durand die?
August 16, 1960
Where did Gonda Durand die?
San Bernardino, California
Why did Gonda Durand die?
Heart Attack
How tall is Gonda Durand?
5' 4" (163 cm)
Gonda Durand body shape:
Slim
Is Gonda Durand gay or straight?
Straight
What is Gonda Durand's ethnicity?
White
What is Gonda Durand nationality?
American
What is Gonda Durand's occupation?
Actress
Gonda Durand claim to fame:
Mack Sennett Bathing Beauty
Short Biography
Gonda Durand was born in Louisville, Kentucky on July 28, 1896 (although her death certificate states 1901). After appearing on stage with the Morosco Stock Company, Gonda became a member of the very first group of Mack Sennett Bathing Beauties. She appeared as a bathing beauty circa 1915-1917 along with Alice Maison, Vera Steadman, Phyllis Haver, Marvel Rea, Elinor Field, Mytrle Lind and others, and later appeared as a cast member in at least 24 Sennett comedies between 1917 and 1919. It is unknown how many films she did as a bathing beauty, but her film career was short; no films are found for her after 1919. In the 1919 Motion Picture Studio Directory she listed herself as a "heavy"; her home studio was still Sennett that same year.She married actor Bob Kortman circa 1917; they apparently met on the Sennett lot (Kortman appeared in some Sennett films in 1916 and 1917.) Gonda was still living with him as his wife in 1930; speculation is that they divorced some time after 1930, as her place of birth is missing from her death certificate (which listed her as Gonda L. Kortman.) Kortman outlived her by seven years.