Lydia Knott (October 1, 1866 – March 30, 1955) was an American actress of the

silent film A silent film is a film without synchronized recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) or key lines of dialogue may, w ...

era. She appeared in more than 90 films between 1914 and 1937.

Biography

Knott was born in

Tyner, Indiana Tyner is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Polk Township, Marshall County, Indiana, United States. Originally named "Tyner City", it is named after Thomas Tyner, who died in 1880 and is buried in the town's cemete ...

, the daughter of Lambert and Clarissa Knott. She died in

Woodland Hills, Los Angeles Woodland Hills is a neighborhood bordering the Santa Monica Mountains in the San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles, California, United States. History The area was inhabited for around 8,000 years by Native Americans in the United States, ...

. She was the mother of director

Lambert Hillyer Lambert Hillyer (July 8, 1893 – July 5, 1969) was an American film director and screenwriter. He is best known today for his many western features, his horror films ''The Invisible Ray (1936 film), The Invisible Ray'' and ''Dracula's Daugh ...

. For years, Knott was David Higgins' leading lady. She acted in stock theater in Albany, Chicago, Cincinnati, and Toledo, among other cities. She toured the United States in at least five productions. She also acted in vaudeville.

Partial filmography

* '' The Common Law'' (1916) * '' The Clodhopper'' (1917) * ''

His Mother's Boy ''His Mother's Boy'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Victor Schertzinger and written by Ella Stuart Carson. The film stars Charles Ray, Doris May, William Elmer, Josef Swickard, Jerome Storm, and Gertrude Claire. It is based on ...

'' (1917) * ''

Sudden Jim ''Sudden Jim'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Victor Schertzinger and starring Charles Ray, Joseph J. Dowling and Sylvia Breamer.Goble p.970 Plot Cast * Charles Ray as James Ashe Jr. * Joseph J. Dowling as Judge Zanaan ...

'' (1917) * ''

The Dark Road ''There is No Escape'' (also known as ''The Dark Road'' and ''The Thurston Story'') is a 1948 British second feature ('B') drama film directed by Alfred J. Goulding and starring Farnham Baxter, Cyril Chamberlain, Sydney Bromley and Stanley Thurs ...

'' (1917) * ''

Crime and Punishment ''Crime and Punishment'' is a novel by the Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky. It was first published in the literary journal '' The Russian Messenger'' in twelve monthly installments during 1866.

'' (1917) * ''

The Hired Man ''The Hired Man'' is a novel by Melvyn Bragg, first published in 1969 by Secker and Warburg. It is the first part of Bragg's Cumbrian Trilogy. The story is set predominantly in the rural area around Thurston (Bragg's name for Wigton, his ...

'' (1918) * '' Keys of the Righteous'' (1918) * ''

The Marriage Ring ''The Marriage Ring'' is a lost 1918 American silent drama film directed by Fred Niblo. Cast * Enid Bennett as Anne Mertons * Jack Holt as Rodney Heathe * Robert McKim as Hugo Mertons * Maude George as Aho * Charles K. French as Koske * L ...

'' (1918) * '' Danger, Go Slow'' (1918) * ''

In Judgement Of ''In Judgement Of'' is a 1918 American silent drama film, directed by Will S. Davis. It stars Anna Q. Nilsson, Franklyn Farnum, and Herbert Standing, and was released on August 12, 1918. Cast list * Anna Q. Nilsson as Mary Manners * Franklyn F ...

'' (1918) * ''

The Little Diplomat ''The Little Diplomat'' is a 1919 American silent film, silent comedy film directed by Stuart Paton and starring Marie Osborne, Lydia Knott and William Welsh (actor), William Welsh.Connelly p.376 Cast * Marie Osborne as Little Marie * Lydia Kno ...

'' (1919) * '' The Heart of Youth'' (1919) * ''

In Wrong ''In Wrong'' is a 1919 American silent comedy film directed by James Kirkwood and produced by and starring Jack Pickford. It was released through First National Exhibitors. Cast *Jack Pickford as Johnny Spivins *Marguerite De La Motte as Mill ...

'' (1919) * ''

The Love Hunger ''The Love Hunger'' is a 1919 American silent film, silent comedy film directed by William P.S. Earle and starring Lillian Walker, Lee Shumway and Herbert Prior.Goble p.145 Cast * Lillian Walker as Fran * Lee Shumway as Abbott Ashton * Herbert ...

'' (1919) * '' Luck in Pawn'' (1919) * ''

What Every Woman Learns ''What Every Woman Learns'' is a 1919 American silent drama film directed by Fred Niblo. Plot Amy (Bennett) is married to a cad but visits another man who loves her and helps her endure her marriage. After a confrontation and struggle betwee ...

'' (1919) * '' The Pointing Finger'' (1919) * '' The Dwelling Place of Light'' (1920) * ''

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'' (1920) * '' Homespun Folks'' (1920) * ''

The Infamous Miss Revell ''The Infamous Miss Revell'' is a lost 1921 American silent mystery film directed by Dallas M. Fitzgerald and starring Alice Lake. It was produced and released by Metro Pictures. Plot Cast *Alice Lake as Julien Revell/Paula Revell *Cullen La ...

'' (1921) * '' The Breaking Point'' (1921) * ''

The Lure of Youth ''The'' is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The ...

'' (1921) * '' Scrap Iron'' (1921) * '' A Certain Rich Man'' (1921) * '' Beating the Game'' (1921) * '' Playing with Fire'' (1921) * '' Across the Dead-Line'' (1922) * '' The Broadway Madonna'' (1922) * ''

Turn To The Right ''Turn To The Right'' is an extant 1922 American silent comedy-drama film directed by Rex Ingram and starring Alice Terry. The film is based on a 1916 Broadway play ''Turn to the Right'' by Winchell Smith and John E. Hazzard. Plot As described ...

'' (1922) * '' Dusk to Dawn'' (1922) * ''

The Super-Sex ''The Super-Sex'' is a 1922 American silent comedy film directed by Lambert Hillyer and starring Robert Gordon, Charlotte Pierce and Tully Marshall.Munden p.778 Cast * Robert Gordon as Miles Brewster Higgins * Charlotte Pierce as Irene Hayes ...

'' (1922) * ''

Afraid to Fight ''Afraid to Fight'' is a 1922 silent American drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually ...

'' (1922) * '' The Dangerous Little Demon'' (1922) * '' The Flirt'' (1922) * ''

A Woman of Paris ''A Woman of Paris'' (also known as ''A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate'') is a 1923 silent drama film written, produced, and directed by Charlie Chaplin. It stars Edna Purviance as the title character, along with Clarence Geldart, Carl Mille ...

'' (1923) * '' Dollar Devils'' (1923) * '' Garrison's Finish'' (1923) * '' The Man Life Passed By'' (1923) * '' St. Elmo'' (1923) * '' Held to Answer'' (1923) * ''

Those Who Dance Those Who Dance may refer to: * Those Who Dance (1930 film), an American pre-Code crime film * Those Who Dance (1924 film), an American silent drama film {{dab ...

'' (1924) * ''

The Perfect Flapper ''The Perfect Flapper'' is a 1924 American romantic comedy film directed by Earl Hudson and starring Colleen Moore. This was Moore's second "flapper film" after ''Flaming Youth.'' It was released after '' Through the Dark'' (made before ''Flamin ...

'' (1924) * '' Racing for Life'' (1924) * '' Women First'' (1924) * '' Gerald Cranston's Lady'' (1924) * ''

Chalk Marks ''Chalk Marks'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by John G. Adolfi and starring Marguerite Snow and June Elvidge. It was distributed by Producers Distributing Corporation. Cast Preservation With no prints of ''Chalk Marks'' lo ...

'' (1924) * ''

Barbara Frietchie ''Barbara Frietchie, The Frederick Girl'' is a play in four acts by Clyde Fitch and based on the heroine of John Greenleaf Whittier's poem "Barbara Frietchie" (based on a real person: Barbara Fritchie). Fitch takes a good bit of artistic liber ...

'' (1924) * ''

Dynamite Smith ''Dynamite Smith'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Ralph Ince and written by C. Gardner Sullivan. The film stars Charles Ray, Bessie Love, and Wallace Beery, and was distributed through Pathé Exchange. The film was presume ...

'' (1924) * '' The Primrose Path'' (1925) * '' Rose of the World'' (1925) * ''

High and Handsome ''High and Handsome'' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Harry Garson Harry Garson (1882 – September 21, 1938) was an American film director. He directed 30 films between 1920 and 1934, and produced 11 films before that. ...

'' (1925) *''

The Fearless Lover ''The Fearless Lover'' is a lost 1925 American silent drama film directed by Scott R. Dunlap and Henry MacRae and starring William Fairbanks, Eva Novak, and Tom Kennedy. Plot As described in a film magazine reviews, Patrick Michael Casey, so ...

'' (1925) * ''

East Lynne ''East Lynne, or, The Earl's Daughter'' is an 1861 English sensation novel by Ellen Wood, writing as Mrs. Henry Wood. A Victorian-era bestseller, it is remembered chiefly for its elaborate and implausible plot centering on infidelity and dou ...

'' (1925) * ''

Going Crooked ''Going Crooked'' is a 1926 American silent film, silent crime film produced and distributed by the Fox Film Corporation. It was directed by George Melford and stars Bessie Love. The film is preserved at the Museum of Modern Art, the George East ...

'' (1926) * ''

Kentucky Handicap ''Kentucky Handicap'' is a 1926 American silent film, silent action film directed by Harry Joe Brown and starring Reed Howes, Alice Calhoun and Robert McKim (actor), Robert McKim. It is also known by the alternative title ''Kentucky Luck''. Cast ...

'' (1926) * ''

Pretty Clothes ''Pretty Clothes'' is a 1927 American silent drama film, directed by Phil Rosen. It stars Jobyna Ralston, Gertrude Astor, and Johnny Walker, and was released on October 15, 1927. Cast list *Jobyna Ralston as Marion Dunbar *Gertrude Astor as Ro ...

'' (1927) * '' Life of an Actress'' (1927) * '' The House of Scandal'' (1928) * '' Overland Bound'' (1929) * '' Guilty?'' (1930) * ''

Men Without Law ''Men Without Law'' is a 1930 American pre-Code Western film directed by Louis King and starring Buck Jones, Carmelita Geraghty, Thomas Carr, Lydia Knott, and Harry Woods. The film was released by Columbia Pictures on October 15, 1930. Cast ...

'' (1930) * ''

If I Had a Million ''If I Had a Million'' is a 1932 American pre-Code Paramount Studios anthology film starring Gary Cooper, George Raft, Charles Laughton, W. C. Fields, Jack Oakie, Frances Dee and Charlie Ruggles, among others. There were seven directors: ...

'' (1932) * '' Get That Girl'' (1932) * ''

The Final Edition ''The Final Edition'' is a 1932 American crime drama film directed by Howard Higgin and starring Pat O'Brien, Mae Clark and Morgan Wallace. Made by Columbia Pictures, it is based on a story by Roy Chanslor.Langman p.127 Synopsis The squabbl ...

'' (1932) * ''

The Defense Rests ''The Defense Rests'' (or ''Take the Witness'') is a 1934 American film directed by Lambert Hillyer and starring Jack Holt (actor), Jack Holt, Jean Arthur, and Nat Pendleton. The movie was produced in May 1934 and released on 15 July 1934. Cast ...

'' (1934) * ''

Rocky Rhodes ''Rocky Rhodes'' is a 1934 American Western film directed by Alfred Raboch and written by Edward Churchill. The film stars Buck Jones, Sheila Terry, Stanley Fields, Walter Miller, Alfred P. James and Paul Fix. The film was released on Septem ...

'' (1934) * '' Eight Bells'' (1935) * '' Fair Warning'' (1937)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Knott, Lydia 1866 births 1955 deaths 20th-century American actresses American stage actresses American film actresses American silent film actresses Actresses from Indiana People from Marshall County, Indiana American vaudeville performers