Alice Knowland (1879-1930) was an American actress active during Hollywood's

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. She specialized in playing motherly roles.

Biography

Knowland was born in Fort Fairfield, Maine, to Herbert Knowland and Fannie Warren. She told reporters that she spent much of her childhood out of the country, as her father held a consular position in France, but this has not been verified. She later lived in Boston, where she began a career as a theater actress, before moving to Los Angeles and appearing in films for Famous Players–Lasky. She married Thomas Seymour in 1903; the pair had no children.

Partial filmography

* '' The Secret Sin'' (1915) * '' The Stronger Love'' (1916) * '' Giving Becky a Chance'' (1917) * '' The Demon'' (1918) * '' Fair Enough'' (1918) * ''

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'' (1919) * '' Satan Junior'' (1919) * ''

The Delicious Little Devil ''The Delicious Little Devil'' is a 1919 American silent film, silent comedy-drama film starring Mae Murray and Rudolph Valentino. A 35 mm print of the film is housed at the EYE Film Instituut Nederland,Rustling a Bride'' (1919) * '' The Lion's Den'' (1919) * '' Full of Pep'' (1919) * '' All Soul's Eve'' (1921) * '' On the High Seas'' (1922) * '' Coming Through'' (1925) * '' The King of Kings'' (1927) * '' The Adorable Cheat'' (1928) * '' Dugan of the Dugouts'' (1928)

References

American film actresses 1879 births 1930 deaths Actresses from Maine People from Fort Fairfield, Maine {{US-film-actor-1870s-stub