Her grandparents, Anthony and Augusta Ghio, were born in Italy, and she had an older sister named Augusta. Her parents were married on Jin Texarkana according to their wedding announcement listed in the Dallas Morning News. Shortly after the advent of sound film, Griffith retired from acting and became a successful author.Ĭorinne Griffith was born as Corinne Mae Griffin in Texarkana, Texas to John Lewis Griffin and Ambolina Ghio on November 21, 1894. Dubbed “The Orchid Lady of the Screen”, she was one of the most popular film actresses of the 1920s and widely considered the most beautiful actress of the silent screen.
Corinne Griffith was an American actress.