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Virginia True Boardman (born Margaret Shields, May 23, 1889 – June 10, 1971) was an American actress of the
* '' The Light of Western Stars'' (1918)
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silent era
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.
Biography
Born inFort Davis, Texas
Fort Davis is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Jeff Davis County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,201 at the 2010 census, up from 1,050 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Jeff Davis County.
His ...
, Boardman began her theatrical career in 1906 as Virginia Eames (using her mother's surname) and acted with the Streeter-Bryan company in 1908.
She went on to appear in 52 films between 1911 and 1936. Although her career started off strong, like many actresses of the silent film era she failed to make a successful transition to talking films, and by the mid-1930s her career was at its end for all practical purposes.
On January 16, 1909, she married actor True Boardman
William True Boardman (April 21, 1882 – September 28, 1918) was an American film actor of the silent era. He appeared in more than 130 films between 1911 and 1919 before falling victim to the 1918 flu pandemic.
Biography
True Boardman wa ...
, and they remained wed until his death in 1918. The couple performed together in stock theater companies and in vaudeville. They had one child, True Eames Boardman, who after a brief acting career had a long career as a script writer for radio, film and television. He was also the grandfather of actress Lisa Gerritsen
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.
She died in Hollywood, California
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, aged 82, from a heart attack
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.
Partial filmography
* '' The Light of Western Stars'' (1918)
* ''The Railroader
''The Railroader'' is a 1919 American silent drama film directed by Colin Campbell and starring George Fawcett, Virginia True Boardman
Virginia True Boardman (born Margaret Shields, May 23, 1889 – June 10, 1971) was an American actress ...
'' (1919)
* ''The Village Blacksmith
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'' (1922)
* ''A Blind Bargain
''A Blind Bargain'' is a 1922 American silent horror film starring Lon Chaney and Raymond McKee, released through Goldwyn Pictures. The film was directed by Wallace Worsley and is based on Barry Pain's 1897 novel ''The Octave of Claudius''. Lo ...
'' (1922)
* ''The Third Alarm
''The Third Alarm'' is a 1930 American pre-Code drama film directed by Emory Johnson. The film is based on the original story by Emilie Johnson and is set in San Francisco, California. The photoplay stars Anita Louise, James Hall (actor), James ...
'' (1922)
* '' Michael O'Halloran'' (1923)
* '' Three Jumps Ahead'' (1923)
* '' Pioneer Trails'' (1923)
* ''The Barefoot Boy
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Overview
The poem is about a barefoot boy who is both innocent and connected to nature. ...
'' (1923)
* ''The Gunfighter
''The Gunfighter'' is a 1950 American Western film directed by Henry King and starring Gregory Peck, Helen Westcott, Millard Mitchell and Karl Malden. It was written by screenwriters William Bowers and William Sellers, with an uncredited rewri ...
'' (1923)
* ''The Tomboy
''The Tomboy'' is a 1924 American silent comedy-drama film directed by David Kirkland and starring Herbert Rawlinson and Dorothy Devore.
Plot
As described in a review in a film magazine, Tommy Smith (Devore), the village tomboy, runs a boardi ...
'' (1924)
* '' The Test of Donald Norton'' (1926)
* '' King of the Jungle'' (1927)
* '' Down the Stretch'' (1927)
* ''Speedy Smith
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Early li ...
'' (1927)
* '' The Lady Lies'' (1929)
* ''Scareheads
''Scareheads'' is a 1931 American crime film directed by Noel M. Smith and starring Richard Talmadge, Gareth Hughes, Julie Bishop.Pitts p.80
Plot
Cast
* Richard Talmadge as Dick Tanner
* Gareth Hughes
* Julie Bishop
* Joseph W. Girard
* Vir ...
'' (1931)
* '' The Penal Code'' (1932)
* ''Sister to Judas
''Sister to Judas'' is a 1932 American drama film directed by E. Mason Hopper and starring Claire Windsor, Holmes Herbert and John Harron.Pitts p.250-51
Cast
* Claire Windsor as Anne Fane
* Holmes Herbert as Bruce Rogers
* John Harron as Ronni ...
'' (1932)
* '' The Big Chance'' (1933)
* '' Pardon My Pups'' (1934)
* '' The Road to Ruin'' (1934)
* ''The Crime Patrol
''The Crime Patrol'' is a 1936 American film directed by Eugene Cummings.
Plot
Boxer Bob Neal joins the police after losing a fight against Officer Davis. Together they arrest Neal's former friends who stole a truck.
Cast
* Ray Walker as B ...
'' (1936)
* ''Brand of the Outlaws
''Brand of the Outlaws'' is a 1936 American Western film directed by Robert N. Bradbury for A. W. Hackel's Supreme Pictures.p. 43 Pitts, Michael R, ''Western Movies: A Guide to 5,105 Feature Films'' McFarland; 2nd edition (January 1, 2013)
...
'' (1936)
* ''The Fugitive Sheriff
''The Fugitive Sheriff'' is a 1936 American Western film directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet and starring Ken Maynard, Beth Marion and Walter Miller.Pitts p.119
Cast
* Ken Maynard as Ken Marshall
* Beth Marion as June Roberts
* Walter Mille ...
'' (1936)
References
External links
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Boardman, Virginia True 1889 births 1971 deaths Actresses from Texas American silent film actresses 20th-century American actresses Vaudeville performers American stage actresses