Marie Mosquini (born Marie de Esy; December 3, 1899 – February 21, 1983) was an American film actress.
Biography
Born in 1899, Mosquini appeared in more than 200 silent films between 1917 and 1929. After leaving high school she became the resident ingenue at the
Hal Roach
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studio, appearing opposite Roach's comedy stars
Harold Lloyd
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One of the most influential film c ...
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Snub Pollard
Harold Fraser (9 November 1889 – 19 January 1962), known professionally as Snub Pollard, was an Australian-born vaudevillian, who became a silent film comedian in Hollywood, popular in the 1920s.
Career
Born in Melbourne, Australia, on 9 No ...
, and Stan Laurel.
In 1919, Roach formed a company headed by Pollard, with Mosquini as leading lady. They later became engaged. Mosquini was married to Roy Harlow, and they had one child who died at birth. In a two-year span, Harlow sued Mosquini twice for divorce. The first case was dismissed, and they reconciled. The second suit brought a cross-complaint from Mosquini, and the ''
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'' reported on December 31, 1925, that Mosquini "will receive a divorce decree today". He also sued Mosquini's mother for alienation of his wife's affections. After obtaining a divorce from Harlow in October 1930, Mosquini retired from acting and married an inventor 26 years her senior: Lee de Forest. She became his fourth and longest-lasting wife, staying with him until his death in 1961. In 1967, Mosquini donated her husband's papers and historic prototypes to the Perham Foundation, now held at History San Jose. In 1968, she became a Novice Class amateur radio operator; her call sign was WB6ZJR. In 1973, she participated in a radio broadcast celebrating the centennial of her husband's birth.
She was born and died in
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California
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.
Selected filmography
* ''
Lonesome Luke on Tin Can Alley
''Lonesome Luke on Tin Can Alley'' is a 1917 American short comedy film starring Harold Lloyd. A print of the film survives in the film archive of the Museum of Modern Art.
Cast
* Harold Lloyd - Lonesome Luke
* Bebe Daniels - Bebe
* Snub Pol ...
Lonesome Luke, Mechanic
''Lonesome Luke, Mechanic'' is a 1917 American short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd.
Cast
* Harold Lloyd as Lonesome Luke
* Snub Pollard
* Bebe Daniels
* Arthur Mumas
* Sammy Brooks
* W.L. Adams
* Bud Jamison
* Sidney De Gray
* Lottie Case ...
'' (1917, Short)
* ''
Lonesome Luke's Wild Women
''Lonesome Luke's Wild Women'' is a 1917 American short comedy film starring Harold Lloyd. A print of the film exists in a collection.
Cast
* Harold Lloyd as Lonesome Luke
* Bebe Daniels
* Snub Pollard
* Bud Jamison
* Sammy Brooks
* W.L. Adams ...
'' (1917, Short)
* ''
Lonesome Luke Loses Patients
''Lonesome Luke Loses Patients'' is a 1917 American short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd.
Cast
* Harold Lloyd as Lonesome Luke
* Bebe Daniels
* Snub Pollard
* Bud Jamison
* Gus Leonard
* Charles Stevenson - (as Charles E. Stevenson)
* Fre ...
'' (1917, Short)
* ''
From Laramie to London
''From Laramie to London'' is a 1917 short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd.
Cast
* Harold Lloyd as Lonesome Luke
* Snub Pollard
* Bebe Daniels
* W.L. Adams
* Billy Fay
* Bud Jamison
* Fred Jefferson
* Margaret Joslin
* Marie Mosquini
* Fr ...
The Tip
''The Tip'' is a 1918 American short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd. Distributed by the Pathé Exchange, the film was released in US cinemas on January 6. The film was shown in France on March 7, 1919 under the title "Lui et la voyante". I ...
Do You Love Your Wife?
''Do You Love Your Wife?'' is a 1919 American film starring Stan Laurel.
Cast
* Stan Laurel as The janitor
* Bunny Bixby
* Mary Burns
* Mildred Forbes
* William Gillespie
* Bud Jamison
* Gus Leonard
* Belle Mitchell
* Marie Mosquini
* Lois Neil ...
'' (1919, Short) - The Vampire
* ''
Wanted - $5,000
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Film
* ''Wanted!'', a 1937 British comedy film
...
'' (1919, Short)
* ''
Going! Going! Gone!
''Going! Going! Gone!'' is a 1919 American short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd. Although this film is presumed lost, versions with French intertitles have been posted on YouTube.
Plot
A group of young ladies are wading in a creek. A cra ...
On the Fire
''On the Fire'' is a 1919 American short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd. Some prints have the title of the film as ''The Chef''. Prints of the film survive in several film archives,Hoots Mon!'' (1919, Short)
* '' I'm on My Way'' (1919, Short) - (uncredited)
* ''
Look Out Below
''Look Out Below'' is a 1919 American short comedy film starring Harold Lloyd. Prints of this film survive.
Cast
* Harold Lloyd - The Boy
* Bebe Daniels - The Girl
* Snub Pollard - Snub
* Sammy Brooks
* Billy Fay
* Lew Harvey
* Bud Jamison
* Ma ...
Ring Up the Curtain
''Ring Up the Curtain'' is a 1919 American short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd. The film survives and is available on DVD.
'' (1919, Short) - Actress (uncredited)
* ''
Si, Senor
''Si, Senor'' is a 1919 American short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd. It is believed to be lost.
Cast
* Harold Lloyd
* Snub Pollard
* Bebe Daniels
* Sammy Brooks
* Billy Fay
* Estelle Harrison
* Lew Harvey
* Wallace Howe
* Dee Lampton ...
'' (1919, Short)
* '' The Marathon'' (1919, Short) - The Waitress (uncredited)
* ''
Swat the Crook
''Swat the Crook'' is a 1919 American short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd. A print of the film exists.Off the Trolley
''Off the Trolley'' is a 1919 American short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd.
Plot
Bebe and Snub are employees on a trolley car. Harold sneaks the fare from Bebe's coin dispenser to board the vehicle for the purpose of romantically pursui ...
'' (1919, Short)
* ''
Just Neighbors
''Just Neighbors'' is a 1919 American short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd. Prints of the film survive in the film archives at George Eastman House, the UCLA Film and Television Archive, Filmoteca Española and the National Film, Television ...
'' (1919, Short) - Maid (uncredited)
* ''
A Jazzed Honeymoon
''A Jazzed Honeymoon'' is a 1919 American short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd. In this eight-minute short, a newly married couple have adventures on a steamship.
Cast
* Harold Lloyd as The Boy
* Snub Pollard
* Bebe Daniels
* Sammy Brooks
...
Heap Big Chief
''Heap Big Chief'' is a 1919 American short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd. Previously thought to be a lost film, a print was located at the Cinema Museum in London in 2018. The recovered film was later shown to audiences on the second day ...
Be My Wife
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Its presence in ''Low'' tones down the electronic feel of the rest of the album. The song also features a more c ...
He Leads, Others Follow
''He Leads, Others Follow'' is a 1919 American short comedy film starring Harold Lloyd. It is presumed to be lost.
Cast
* Harold Lloyd
* Snub Pollard
* Bebe Daniels
* Sammy Brooks
* Lige Conley (as Lige Cromley)
* Charles Inslee
* Dee Lamp ...
'' (1919, Short)
* ''
Soft Money
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'' (1919, Short)
* ''
Count the Votes
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'' (1919, Short)
* ''
Pay Your Dues
''Pay Your Dues'' is a 1919 American short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd.
Plot
A chapter of the Ancient Order of Simps lodge is initiating three new members who each must undergo a rough hazing. All three candidates are blindfolded. Ju ...
'' (1919, Short)
* ''
His Only Father
''His Only Father'' is a 1919 American short comedy film directed by Hal Roach and Frank Terry, and starring Harold Lloyd. This was the last one-reel short Lloyd worked on before going onto two reelers with his next film "Bumping Into Broadway ...
'' (1919, Short)
* '' Captain Kidd's Kids'' (1919, Short) - Pirate Girl (uncredited)
* '' From Hand to Mouth'' (1920, Short) - Maid (uncredited)
* '' His Royal Slyness'' (1920, Short) - Verona Vermuth (uncredited)
* ''
Safety Last!
''Safety Last!'' is a 1923 American silent romantic-comedy film starring Harold Lloyd. It includes one of the most famous images from the silent-film era: Lloyd clutching the hands of a large clock as he dangles from the outside of a skyscraper ...
It's a Gift
''It's a Gift'' is a 1934 American comedy film starring W.C. Fields. It was Fields's 16th sound film, and his fifth in 1934 alone. It was directed by Norman McLeod, who had directed Fields in his cameo as Humpty Dumpty in ''Alice in Wonderlan ...
Turn Off the Moon
''Turn Off the Moon'' is a 1937 American comedy film directed by Lewis Seiler, written by Mildred Harrington, Marguerite Roberts, Paul Gerard Smith and Harlan Ware, and starring Charlie Ruggles, Eleanore Whitney, Johnny Downs, Kenny Baker, Phi ...
Trade Winds
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