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

silent film A silent film is a film with no 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 in Polk Township, Marshall County, Indiana. Originally named Tyner City, it is named after Thomas Tyner. He died in 1880, and is buried in the town's cemetery. History Tyner was originally called Tyner city, ...

, 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. Geography Woodland Hills is in the southwestern region of the San Fernando Valley, which is located east of Ca ...

. She was the mother of director

Lambert Hillyer Lambert Harwood Hillyer (July 8, 1893 – July 5, 1969) was an American film director and screenwriter. Biography Lambert Harwood Hillyer was born July 8, 1893, in Tyner, Indiana. His mother was character actress Lydia Knott. A graduate of ...

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

Partial filmography

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

The Clodhopper ''The Clodhopper'' is a 1917 American comedy drama film from Kay Bee Pictures starring Charles Ray and Margery Wilson and directed by Victor Schertzinger. Plot Isaac Nelson (French) is the tight-fisted president of a country bank and owns a far ...

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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 o ...

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Sudden Jim ''Sudden Jim'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Victor Schertzinger Victor L. Schertzinger (April 8, 1888 – October 26, 1941) was an American composer, film director, film producer, and screenwriter. His films include ''Para ...

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The Dark Road ''There is No Escape'', also known as ''The Dark Road'' and ''The Thurston Story'', is a 1948 British drama film from Hammer Films. It was Michael Ripper's first appearance in a Hammer Film. The film was based on the career of criminal Stanley Th ...

'' (1917) * ''

Crime and Punishment ''Crime and Punishment'' ( pre-reform Russian: ; post-reform rus, Преступление и наказание, Prestupléniye i nakazániye, prʲɪstʊˈplʲenʲɪje ɪ nəkɐˈzanʲɪje) is a novel by the Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky. ...

'' (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 h ...

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Keys of the Righteous ''Keys of the Righteous'' is a surviving 1918 American silent drama film directed by Jerome Storm and written by C. Gardner Sullivan. The film stars Enid Bennett, Earle Rodney, George Nichols, Josef Swickard, Karl Formes, and Gertrude Claire. Th ...

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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 ...

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Danger, Go Slow ''Danger, Go Slow'' is a 1918 American silent comedy film directed by Robert Z. Leonard, and starring Mae Murray, Jack Mulhall and Lon Chaney. Robert Z. Leonard and Mae Murray co-wrote the screenplay together. The film is today considered lost ...

'' (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 Fa ...

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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 Knot ...

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The Heart of Youth ''The Heart of Youth'' is a lost 1919 American silent comedy film directed by Robert G. Vignola and written by Beulah Marie Dix. The film stars Lila Lee, Tom Forman, Buster Irving, Charles Ogle, Fanny Midgley, Guy Oliver, and Lydia Knott. The f ...

'' (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 ...

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The Love Hunger ''The Love Hunger'' is a 1919 American 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 Prior as ...

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Luck in Pawn ''Luck in Pawn'' is a 1919 American silent romance film starring Marguerite Clark and directed by Walter Edwards. It was produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed through Paramount Pictures. The film is based on a play by Marvin Taylor, ' ...

'' (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 betwe ...

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

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'' (1920) * ''

Homespun Folks ''Homespun Folks'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by John Griffith Wray and starring Lloyd Hughes, Gladys George and George Webb. It was produced on a budget of $137,000, and grossed $241,000 at the box offices.Taves p.167-68 P ...

'' (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. Cast *Alice Lake as Julien Revell/Paula Revell *Cullen Landis a ...

'' (1921) * '' The Breaking Point'' (1921) * '' The Lure of Youth'' (1921) * ''

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A Certain Rich Man ''A Certain Rich Man'' is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by Howard Hickman and starring Carl Gantvoort, Claire Adams and Robert McKim.Munden p.116 Cast * Carl Gantvoort as Bob Hendricks * Claire Adams as Molly Culpepper * Robert ...

'' (1921) * '' Beating the Game'' (1921) * '' Playing with Fire'' (1921) * ''

Across the Dead-Line ''Across the Dead-Line'' is a lost 1922 American silent northwoods drama film directed by Jack Conway and starring Frank Mayo. Plot As described in a film magazine, after Enoch Kidder (Simpson) discovers his son John (Mayo) in his brother Aaron ...

'' (1922) * ''

The Broadway Madonna ''The Broadway Madonna'' is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by Harry Revier and starring Dorothy Revier, Jack Connolly and Harry von Meter.Munden p.72 It marked the screen debut of Dorothy Revier. Location shooting took place around S ...

'' (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 ...

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Dusk to Dawn ''Dusk to Dawn'' is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by King Vidor. It is unknown whether any recording of the film survives; it may be a lost film. Plot An Indian maid and American girl (both played by Florence Vidor) share a singl ...

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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 ...

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Afraid to Fight ''Afraid to Fight'' is a 1922 silent American drama film directed by William Worthington and written by Charles Sarver. The film stars Frank Mayo, Lillian Rich, Peggy Cartwright, Lydia Knott, W.S. McDunnough, and Tom McGuire. The film was rel ...

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The Dangerous Little Demon ''The Dangerous Little Demon'' is a 1922 American silent comedy film directed by Clarence G. Badger and written by Doris Schroeder. The film stars Marie Prevost, Jack Perrin, Robert Ellis, Bertram Anderson-Smith, Fontaine La Rue, and Edward Mar ...

'' (1922) * ''

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'' (1922) * ''

A Woman of Paris ''A Woman of Paris'' is a feature-length American silent film that debuted in 1923. The film, an atypical drama film for its creator, was written, directed, produced and later scored by Charlie Chaplin. It is also known as ''A Woman of Paris: A D ...

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Dollar Devils ''Dollar Devils'' is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by Victor Schertzinger and starring Joseph J. Dowling, Miles McCarthy, and May Wallace. Oil is discovered outside a small New England town. Plot As described in a film magazine, ...

'' (1923) * ''

Garrison's Finish ''Garrison's Finish'' is a 1923 American silent film, silent sports film, sports drama film directed by Arthur Rosson and starring Jack Pickford, Madge Bellamy and Clarence Burton.Connelly p.91 Cast * Jack Pickford as Billy Garrison * Madge Bella ...

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The Man Life Passed By ''The Man Life Passed By'' is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by Victor Schertzinger and starring Percy Marmont, Jane Novak, and Eva Novak. The Novak sisters portray two sisters in the film. Plot As described in a film magazine revie ...

'' (1923) * '' St. Elmo'' (1923) * ''

Held to Answer ''Held to Answer'' is a 1923 American silent film, silent drama film directed by Harold M. Shaw. It was based on the novel ''s:Held to Answer, Held to Answer'' (1916), by Peter Clark MacFarlane. The film is considered to be lost film, lost. Ca ...

'' (1923) * ''

Those Who Dance ''Those Who Dance'' is a 1930 American Pre-Code crime film produced and distributed by Warner Bros., directed by William Beaudine, and starring Monte Blue, Lila Lee, William "Stage" Boyd and Betty Compson. It is a remake of the 1924 silent fil ...

'' (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 (film), Flaming Youth.'' It was released after ''Through the Dark (1 ...

'' (1924) * ''

Racing for Life ''Racing for Life'' is a 1924 American silent action film directed by Henry MacRae and starring Eva Novak, William Fairbanks and Philo McCullough.Munden p.627 Cast * Eva Novak as Grace Danton * William Fairbanks as Jack Grant * Philo McCull ...

'' (1924) * ''

Women First ''Women First'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by B. Reeves Eason and starring William Fairbanks, Eva Novak and Lydia Knott.Dick p.232 Cast * William Fairbanks as Billy * Eva Novak as Jennie * Lydia Knott as Mrs. Abigail Doon ...

'' (1924) * ''

Gerald Cranston's Lady ''Gerald Cranston's Lady'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Emmett J. Flynn and starring James Kirkwood, Alma Rubens, and Walter McGrail. It is based on the novel of the same title by Gilbert Frankau published the same year a ...

'' (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'' locat ...

'' (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 libert ...

'' (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 is presumed ...

'' (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 and starring Maurice 'Lefty' Flynn, Ethel Shannon, and Tom Kennedy Thomas or Tom Kennedy may refer to: Politics * Thomas Kennedy (Scottish judge) (1673–175 ...

'' (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, son ...

'' (1925) * '' East Lynne'' (1925) * ''

Going Crooked ''Going Crooked'' is a 1926 American 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 Eastman House, ...

'' (1926) * ''

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

'' (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 R ...

'' (1927) * ''

Life of an Actress ''Life of an Actress'' is a 1927 American silent drama film directed by Jack Nelson and starring Barbara Bedford, Bert Sprotte and Lydia Knott.Munden p.432 Cast * Barbara Bedford as Nora Dowen * Bert Sprotte as John Dowen * Lydia Knott as ...

'' (1927) * ''

The House of Scandal ''The House of Scandal'' is a 1928 American silent drama film directed by King Baggot and starring Pat O'Malley, Dorothy Sebastian and Gino Corrado.Munden p.366 Cast * Pat O'Malley as Pat Regan * Dorothy Sebastian as Ann Rourke * Harry Murray ...

'' (1928) * ''

Overland Bound ''Overland Bound'' is a 1929 American Western film directed by Leo D. Maloney and starring Maloney, Allene Ray, Jack Perrin and Lydia Knott. It is considered to be the first all-talking B Western to be made, following on from the success of ...

'' (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. Cas ...

'' (1930) * ''

If I Had a Million ''If I Had a Million'' is a 1932 American Pre-Code Hollywood, pre-Code Paramount Pictures, Paramount Studios anthology film starring Gary Cooper, George Raft, Charles Laughton, W.C. Fields, Jack Oakie, Frances Dee and Charlie Ruggles, among oth ...

'' (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 squabblin ...

'' (1932) * ''

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

'' (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)

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* {{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 Vaudeville performers