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Juliet Barrett Rublee
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| Born | March 2, 1875 Chicago, Illinois
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| Died | May 17, 1966 (aged 91) |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | film producer, suffragist |
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George Rublee
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Juliet Barrett Rublee (March 2, 1875 - May 17, 1966) was an American suffragist and film producer. She was married to George Rublee.
Born in Chicago, Juliet Barrett Rublee was the heir to the Barrett Company, a roofing supply and tar manufacturer. She attended Miss Porter's School.
In 1899, Juliet married George Rublee, a Wilson appointee to the Federal Trade Commission.
She led a diving expedition for treasure in the Mediterranean Sea in 1925.
She produced the silent film Flame of Mexico (1932), also known as The Soul of Mexico, The Heart of Mexico and Alma Mexicana. Rublee invested $150,000 of her own money into the film. It may be the first US feature motion picture made entirely in Mexico.
Her papers are maintained by Smith College.
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Juliet Barrett Rublee as a dancer for The Masque, 1914
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Juliet Barrett Rublee as Tacita the dryad, in a 1913 rehearsal for Sanctuary, A Bird Masque, by Percy MacKaye
