Ida Darling (February 23, 1880 – June 5, 1936) was an American actress of the stage and in silent motion pictures.

Biography

Darling was born in New York City. She performed on the New York stage for 40 years. During the 10 years she resided in

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, she was under contract to

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as part of the Selznick Pictures Corporation stock company. Darling appeared in 53 movies from 1913 to 1935. In 1925, she was in the cast of ''

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'', a film made by

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, which starred

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. ''The Wild Westcotts'', a Vine Street Theater comedy of the 1927 season, featured Darling and

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as cast members. Among her films of the sound era is ''Lummox'' (1929). On Broadway, Darling appeared in ''Please Get Married'' (1919), ''The Land of the Free'' (1917), ''Common Clay'' (1915), ''A Full House'' (1915), ''Rachel'' (1913), ''Uncle Sam'' (1911), ''Children of Destiny'' (1910), ''The Embassy Ball'' (1906), ''The Vinegar Buyer'' (1903), ''Her Lord and Master'' (1902), and ''Cupid Outwits Adam'' (1900). Darling died at St. Vincent's Hospital in

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at the age of 56 and was cremated at Hollywood Cemetery. Funeral services were carried out by Gates, Crane & Earl Mortuary.

Partial filmography

*'' The Nightingale'' (1914) *'' The Morals of Marcus'' (1915) *'' Helene of the North'' (1915) *''

The Masqueraders ''The Masqueraders'' is a 1928 novel written by Georgette Heyer. It is set in Britain at a time shortly after the 1745 Jacobite rising and is concerned with a family of adventurers and escaped Jacobites. Plot summary To escape exposure as a ...

'' (1915) *'' The Lost Bridegroom'' (1916) *''

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'' (1916) *''

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'' (1916) * '' The Test'' (1916) *'' The Big Sister'' (1916) *''

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'' (1917) *'' Heart's Desire'' (1917) * '' When Love Was Blind'' (1917) * ''

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'' (1917) as Mrs. Vanderdyke *'' Mrs. Dane's Defense'' (1918) *'' The Ghosts of Yesterday'' (1918) *'' By Right of Purchase'' (1918) *''

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'' (1918) *'' The Make-Believe Wife'' (1918) *'' The Man Who Stayed at Home'' (1919) *''

Three Men and a Girl ''Three Men and a Girl'' is a lost 1919 American romantic comedy film directed by Marshall Neilan and starring Marguerite Clark. It was produced by Famous Players–Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. The film is based on the off-Broadw ...

'' (1919) *''

She Loves and Lies ''She Loves and Lies'' is a 1920 American silent comedy drama film directed by Chester Withey and starring Norma Talmadge, Conway Tearle, and Octavia Broske. An incomplete surviving print is preserved in the Library of Congress collection. The ...

'' (1920) * '' Whispers'' (1920) *''

Marooned Hearts ''Marooned Hearts'' is a lost 1920 American silent drama film directed by George Archainbaud. It starred Conway Tearle and Zena Keefe. Plot As described in a film magazine, Dr. Paul Carrington (Tearle), a young surgeon looked to for great thin ...

'' (1920) *''

The Dangerous Paradise ''The Dangerous Paradise'' is a 1920 American silent comedy drama film directed by William P. S. Earle and starring Louise Huff, Harry Benham, and Ida Darling.Matthew Kennedy. ''Edmund Goulding's Dark Victory: Hollywood's Genius Bad Boy''. Terr ...

'' (1920) *''

The Woman Game ''The Woman Game'' is a 1920 silent film society drama directed by William P. S. Earle and starring Elaine Hammerstein and Jere Austin. It was produced and released by Selznick Pictures Corporation. It is a surviving silent held in the Librar ...

'' (1920) *'' Wedding Bells'' (1921) * ''

Society Snobs ''Society Snobs'' is a 1921 American silent film, silent comedy film directed by Hobart Henley and starring Conway Tearle, Martha Mansfield and Ida Darling.Munden p.741 Plot Cast * Conway Tearle as Lorenzo Carilo / Duke d'Amunzi * Martha Mansf ...

'' (1921) * ''

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'' (1921) *'' The Ruling Passion'' (1922) * ''

Destiny's Isle ''Destiny's Isle'' is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by William P.S. Earle and starring Virginia Lee, Ward Crane and Florence Billings.Munden p.183 Plot Cast * Virginia Lee as Lola Whitaker * Ward Crane as Tom Proctor * Florenc ...

'' (1922) *''

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'' (1923) *'' Meddling Women'' (1924) *'' Heart of a Siren'' (1925) *''

The Sky Raider ''The Sky Raider'' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by T. Hayes Hunter and starring Charles Nungesser, Jacqueline Logan and Gladys Walton. With the interest in the aviators of World War I, producer Gilbert E. Gable and Arcadia Prod ...

'' (1925) *''

'' (1926) *'' Stranded in Paris'' (1926) *'' Singed'' (1927) * ''

The House of Scandal ''The House of Scandal'' is a 1928 American silent drama film directed by King Baggot and starring Pat O'Malley, Dorothy Sebastian and Gino Corrado. Cast * Pat O'Malley as Pat Regan * Dorothy Sebastian as Ann Rourke * Harry Murray as Danny Re ...

'' (1928) *''

A Woman Against the World ''A Woman Against the World'' is a lost 1928 American drama film directed by George Archainbaud and starring Harrison Ford, Georgia Hale, and Lee Moran. Cast * Harrison Ford as Schuyler Van Loan * Georgia Hale as Carol Hill * Lee Moran as B ...

'' (1928) *''

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'' (1930) *''

Here Comes the Navy ''Here Comes the Navy'' (also known as ''Hey, Sailor'') is a 1934 American romantic comedy film written by Earl Baldwin and Ben Markson and directed by Lloyd Bacon. The film stars James Cagney, Pat O'Brien, Gloria Stuart and Frank McHugh. Pl ...

'' (1934) *''

The Mighty Barnum ''The Mighty Barnum'' is a 1934 film directed by Walter Land and starring Wallace Beery as P.T. Barnum. The movie was written by Gene Fowler and Bess Meredyth, adapted from their play of the same name. Beery had played Barnum four years earl ...

'' (1934) *'' The Girl Who Came Back'' (1935)

References

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, ''Lavish Settings, Gorgeous Costumes Mark Modern Cinderella Tale Starring Colleen Moore'', December 6, 1925, Page C33. *Los Angeles Times, ''Family Wrangle Called Amusing'', September 5, 1927, Page 7. *Los Angeles Times, ''Three For Lummox'', May 21, 1929, Page A10. *Los Angeles Times, ''Final Tribute Paid Film Actress'', June 7, 1936, Page A6

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Darling, Ida American stage actresses American silent film actresses American film actresses Actresses from New York (state) 1880 births 1936 deaths 20th-century American actresses