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Mary Warren (actress)
Mary Warren (1893–1956), born Marie Elizabeth Wierman, was an American actress who appeared in silent films. Early life Marie Elizabeth Wierman was born on November 6, 1893, in Philadelphia, the daughter of Mary E. Wierman (1871–1940). Career In 1912. Wierman was an actress working for the Lubin Manufacturing Company and a member of their number one stock company. After completing the short film Little Boy Blue released in May 1912, her stock company traveled to Portland, Maine, to film other projects. As Mary Warren, she was an actress based in Hollywood who appeared in two dozen silent films between 1918 and 1924. Personal life In 1916, Mary Warren married character actor Lee Phelps. They had two daughters, Marilee and Patricia. Death Lee Phelps, , died on March 19, 1953, in Los Angeles, California. Mary Warren, , died on August 8, 1956, in Los Angeles. Selected filmography * ''The Sea Panther'' (1918) * ''The Vortex'' (1918) * ''An Honest Man'' (1918) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia ( ), colloquially referred to as Philly, is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania, most populous city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and the List of United States cities by population, sixth-most populous city in the United States, with a population of 1,603,797 in the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. The city is the urban core of the Philadelphia metropolitan area (sometimes called the Delaware Valley), the nation's Metropolitan statistical area, seventh-largest metropolitan area and ninth-largest combined statistical area with 6.245 million residents and 7.379 million residents, respectively. Philadelphia was founded in 1682 by William Penn, an English Americans, English Quakers, Quaker and advocate of Freedom of religion, religious freedom, and served as the capital of the Colonial history of the United States, colonial era Province of Pennsylvania. It then played a historic and vital role during the American Revolution and American Revolutionary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Prince Of Avenue A
''The Prince of Avenue A'' is a 1920 American drama film directed by John Ford. The film is considered to be lost. Plot As described in a film magazine, Barry O'Connor (Corbett), son of Patrick O'Connor (Cummings), plumber and political power, is called to the residence of William Tompkins (Vroom), Tammany man, whom he is to "put over" in the coming election. Here Barry meets Mary Tompkins (Warren), and mutual admiration results in an invitation to a social affair at the Tompkins home. At the affair Barry's crude ways bring forth criticism and he leaves, offended. His father threatens to withdraw his support of the candidate but later changes his mind. The rupture is later healed when Mary and her father attend a ward ball and Mary leads the grand march with Barry. This begins the romance that culminates in the marriage of Barry and Mary. Cast * James J. Corbett as Barry O'Connor * Richard Cummings as Patrick O'Connor * Cora Drew as Mary O'Connor * Frederick Vroom as Willia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Silent Film Actresses
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1956 Deaths
Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan after 57 years. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Jim Elliot and Pete Fleming, are killed for trespassing by the Waorani people of Ecuador, shortly after making contact with them. * January 16 – Egyptian leader Gamal Abdel Nasser vows to reconquer Palestine (region), Palestine. * January 25–January 26, 26 – Finnish troops reoccupy Porkkala, after Soviet Union, Soviet troops vacate its military base. Civilians can return February 4. * January 26 – The 1956 Winter Olympics open in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. February * February 2 – Austria and Israel establish diplomatic Austria–Israel relations, relations. * February 11 – British Espionage, spies Guy Burgess and Donald Maclean (spy), Donald Maclean resurface in the Soviet Union, after being missing for 5 years. * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1893 Births
Events January * January 2 – Webb C. Ball introduces railroad chronometers, which become the general railroad timepiece standards in North America. * January 6 – The Washington National Cathedral is chartered by Congress; the charter is signed by President Benjamin Harrison. * January 13 ** The Independent Labour Party of the United Kingdom has its first meeting. ** U.S. Marines from the ''USS Boston'' land in Honolulu, Hawaii, to prevent the queen from abrogating the Bayonet Constitution. * January 15 – The '' Telefon Hírmondó'' service starts with around 60 subscribers, in Budapest. * January 17 – Overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii: Lorrin A. Thurston and the Citizen's Committee of Public Safety in Hawaii, with the intervention of the United States Marine Corps, overthrow the government of Queen Liliuokalani. * January 21 – The Tati Concessions Land, formerly part of Matabeleland, is formally annexed to the Bechuanaland Protec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irish Hearts (1934 Film)
''Irish Hearts'' is a 1934 British drama film directed by Brian Desmond Hurst and starring Lester Matthews, Nancy Burne and Molly Lamont. It was made at Cricklewood Studios, as a quota quickie.Wood p.82 It was also known by the alternative title ''Norah O'Neale''. It was based on Johnson Abrahams's novel ''Night Nurse''. Plot A doctor is in love with two nurses, while he confronts an epidemic. Cast * Lester Matthews as Dermot Fitzgerald * Nancy Burne as Norah O'Neale * Molly Lamont as Nurse Otway * Patric Knowles as Pip Fitzgerald * Kyrle Bellew as Matron * Torin Thatcher as Dr. Hackey * Patrick Barr as Dr. Connellan * Sara Allgood as Mrs. Gogarthy * Arthur Sinclair as Farmer * Joyce Chancellor as Sheila Marr * Kathleen Drago as Dublin Mother * Maire O'Neill Maire O'Neill (born Mary Agnes Allgood; 11 January 1886 – 2 November 1952) was an Irish actress of stage and film. She holds a place in theatre history as the first actress to interpret the le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In Love With Love (film)
''In Love with Love'' is a surviving 1924 American silent comedy film directed by Rowland V. Lee and produced and distributed by the Fox Film Corporation. It starred Marguerite De La Motte. The film is based on the 1923 Broadway play ''In Love with Love'' by Vincent Lawrence which starred Lynn Fontanne, Henry Hull, and Ralph Morgan. Plot As described in a review in a film magazine, Ann Jordan (De La Motte), the flirtatious and pampered daughter of a wealthy contractor (Walling), is inclined to favor easy going Bob (Goodwin), but breezy and conceited Frank (Sears) sweeps her off her feet and she becomes engaged to him. Shaking his hand, her father remarks that he is the thirteenth suitor he has congratulated for that reason. Bob's friend Jack (Forrest), an engineer, is preparing a design for a bridge competition. Ann's father becomes interested, invites him to the house, and copies his ideas. Ann falls in love with Jack and sweeps him off his feet, although he realizes that she i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cupid's Fireman
''Cupid's Fireman'' is a 1923 American silent action drama film directed by William A. Wellman and produced and distributed by Fox Film Corporation The Fox Film Corporation (also known as Fox Studios) was an American independent company that produced motion pictures and was formed in 1914 by the theater "chain" pioneer William Fox (producer), William Fox. It was the corporate successor to .... Plot As described in a film magazine review, fireman Andy McGee adopts a little orphan girl after the death of his mother. He falls in love with chorus girl Agnes Evans who has a brutal husband. The house where Agnes lives catches fire, and the fire department responds by dispatching Andy's fire brigade. Andy saves Agnes and then attempts to save her drunken husband, but the floor collapses beneath him and he dies. Agnes and Andy are then united. Cast Preservation The film is now lost. References External links * 1923 films 1923 adventure films 1923 lost films 1923 rom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wolf Man (1924 Film)
''The Wolf Man'' is a 1924 American silent drama film that starred John Gilbert (actor), John Gilbert and Norma Shearer, before they signed with the newly formed Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, MGM. Directed by Edmund Mortimer (actor), Edmund Mortimer, the film's story was written by Reed Heustis, and written by Fanny Hatton, Fanny and Frederic Hatton. ''The Wolf Man'' is now considered lost film, lost. Plot Gerald Stanley (John Gilbert) is an English gentleman who is engaged to Beatrice Joyce (Alma Frances). Stanley's personality changes whenever he drinks, and his brother (who also loves Beatrice) uses this to his advantage. After Stanley's latest blackout, his brother informs him that Stanley killed Beatrice's brother. The horrified Stanley flees from England and goes to live in Quebec. Once sober, Stanley stays away from liquor until he receives word that Beatrice has married his brother. The news sends him on a drinking spree and once again he turns beastly. In a saloon he gets in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Man Who Won (1923 Film)
''The Man Who Won'' is a 1923 American silent Western film directed by William A. Wellman. It was produced and distributed by the Fox Film Corporation. Cast * Dustin Farnum - Wild Bill * Jacqueline Gadsden - Jessie * Lloyd Whitlock - "Lord" James * Ralph Cloninger - Scipio, aka "Zip" * Mary Warren - Birdie * Pee Wee Holmes - Toby Jenks * Harvey Clark - Sunny Oaks * Lon Poff - Sandy Joyce * Andy Waldron - Minkie * Ken Maynard - Conroy * Muriel McCormac - * Mickey McBan - the Twins * Bob Marks - The Drunkard Preservation With no prints of ''The Man Who Won'' located in any film archives, it is considered a lost film. See also * 1937 Fox vault fire * List of Fox Film films This is a list of feature films produced by the Fox Film Corporation, including those produced by the Box Office Attractions Company, its corporate predecessor. Some of the later films in this list were produced by Fox Film, but were distributed ... References External links * 1923 films Fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Voices Of The City
''Voices of the City'' (also known as ''The Night Rose'', its intended original release title) is a 1921 American silent crime drama film starring Leatrice Joy and Lon Chaney that was directed by Wallace Worsley, based on the Leroy Scott novel ''The Night Rose''. The film took more than 9 months to be released due to a controversy over the proposed title and the film's abundance of gunplay. The film was retitled ''Voices of the City'' and was only released in December 1921, although it had been completed in early March. The film is still listed under ''The Night Rose'' in some reference sources. The ball sequence involved 300 couples and took five days to film. It is considered a lost film today. A still exists showing Chaney as the gangster, Red O'Rourke. Plot While at the seedy Blue Jay cafe in San Francisco with her sweetheart Jimmy Halloran (Cullen Landis), Georgia Rodman (Leatrice Joy) is a witness to the murder of a policeman by Red O'Rourke's gang. Georgia and Jimmy a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
