Alabama Actress: Joyzelle Joyner

My brother Richard recently alerted me to this actress from Alabama; I was not familiar with her. Let's investigate.I've done a number of pieces on the blog about actresses whose careers began before 1960; some are linked from this post. Joyzelle Joyner is certainly one of those women from the state who found some success in Hollywood, although her career film career did not last very long. Lillian Joyzelle Joyner was born on August 27, 1905, in Mount Pleasant in Monroe County. She was one of 10 children of Francis E. "Frank" Joyner [1854-1920] and Anna Lillian Brantley Joyner [1874-1964]. According to their marriage certificate found on Ancestry.com, the parents had married in Mount Pleasant on June 6, 1888. I have not determined what led Joyzelle from Alabama to Hollywood. Her entry in the International Motion Picture Almanac 1937-1938 gives us a hint, as well as some personal information about her. She was listed as 5' 5" tall, with dark brown hair and dark grey eyes; she weighed…