Irma Taylor (14 December 1890 – 17 April 1974) was an American

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and actress of the

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notable for playing

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in ''

'' (1910), the English language film of the novel of the same name.Biographies: Irma Taylor
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website

Born in

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in the United States in 1890 as Irma Whepley, the daughter of Dora Alice Smith ''née'' Beardsley and William Long Whepley, she married the screenwriter Rex Allison Taylor in about 1910. The marriage was later dissolved, following which she married George Fife, which lasted until her death. She was an actress with the

for whom she appeared in various films released from 1910 through 1912. In the latter year she went to St. Augustine with the Thanhouser players. With the Thanhouser Company she played the title role in ''

'' (1910) and appeared in ''The Lady from the Sea'' (1911), and as Ustane in ''

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'' (1911). She provided the story to the screenplay by her husband for the films '' The Menace'' (1918), ''The Other Man'' (1918), ''

Leave It to Susan ''Leave It to Susan'' is a 1918 American silent film, silent comedy film, comedy Western (genre), Western film directed by Clarence G. Badger and written by Rex Taylor and Irma Taylor, Irma Whipley Taylor. The film stars Madge Kennedy, Wallace ...

'' (1919) and '' They Like 'Em Rough'' (1922). In 1944, to a melody by her relative Harry James Beardsley she wrote the lyrics to the published song "All of my heart went with you".''Catalog of Copyright Entries: Musical compositions, Part 3''
The Library of Congress Copyright Office (1944) - Google Books pg. 41562 She died in Glendale in

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in 1974.

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External links

Irma Taylor
on the

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