Frances Irene Reels, also known as Irene Reels (1892–1926), was an American screenwriter and stage actress active during Hollywood's silent era. She was married to director

John M. Stahl John Malcolm Stahl (January 21, 1886 – January 12, 1950) was a Russian-born American film director and producer. He is best known for his films such as ''Leave Her to Heaven'' (1945), '' Imitation of Life'' (1934), ''The Keys of the Kingdom ...

Biography

Frances was born in

Smithville, Mississippi Smithville is a town in Monroe County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 509 at the 2020 census, down from 942 in 2010. History Smithville is located on lands purchased from Chickasaw chief Che-lah-cha-chubby in 1836. The town is ...

, to Emmett Reel and Marie Underhill. She began acting and singing at a young age, and appeared in traveling productions as a teenager. She married

in 1918, and the two collaborated on a number of films, with Stahl directing and Reels writing the stories. She died unexpectedly on November 10, 1926, after undergoing surgery. She was 34.

Selected filmography

* '' Husbands and Lovers'' (1924) * '' The Dangerous Age'' (1923) * '' The Song of Life'' (1922) * '' The Woman in His House'' (1920) * ''

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'' (1919)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Reels, Frances Irene 1892 births 1926 deaths American women screenwriters American stage actresses 20th-century American women writers 20th-century American screenwriters People from Monroe County, Mississippi Actresses from Mississippi