Jean Calhoun (April 1, 1891 – August 25, 1958) was an American film actress whose career was most prolific during the
silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized Sound recording and reproduction, recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) ...
era. She was a descendant of
Martin Jenkins Crawford
Martin Jenkins Crawford (March 17, 1820 – July 23, 1883) was an antebellum U.S. Representative and a representative to the Provisional Confederate Congress during the American Civil War from the state of Georgia.
Life and career
Martin J. Craw ...
(March 17, 1820 – July 23, 1883), an antebellum U.S. Representative and a representative to the Provisional Confederate Congress during the American Civil War from the state of Georgia.
Filmography
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The Man Who Woke Up'' (1918)
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High Tide
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'' (1918)
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The Winning Girl
''The Winning Girl'' is a lost 1919 silent film comedy drama directed by Robert G. Vignola and starring Shirley Mason.
Cast
* Shirley Mason - Jemmy Milligan
* Theodore Roberts - Major Milligan
* Harold Goodwin - Jack Milligan
*Lincoln Stedman - ...
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The Feud'' (1919)
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Thieves
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When a Man Loves
''When a Man Loves'' is a 1927 American silent historical drama film directed by Alan Crosland and produced and distributed by Warner Bros. The picture stars John Barrymore and features Dolores Costello in the frequently filmed story of Ab ...
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The False Code
''The False Code'' is a lost 1919 American silent drama film directed by Ernest C. Warde and produced by and starring Frank Keenan. It was distributed by Pathé Exchange.
Cast
*Frank Keenan as John Benton
* Miles McCarthy as Henry Vance
*Joseph J. ...
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The Splendid Sin
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The Exquisite Thief
''The Exquisite Thief'' is a 1919 American silent drama film directed by Tod Browning. Prints and/or fragments were found in the Dawson Film Find in 1978.
Plot
As described in a film magazine, Blue Jean Billie (Dean), a prosperous young woman ...
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Alias Mike Moran
''Alias Mike Moran'' is a lost 1919 American comedy silent film directed by James Cruze and written by Frederick Orin Bartlett and Will M. Ritchey. The film stars Wallace Reid, Ann Little, Emory Johnson, Charles Ogle, Edythe Chapman, and William ...
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Officer 666'' (1920)
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His Own Law
''His Own Law'' is a 1920 American silent drama film, produced and directed by J. Parker Read, Jr., and released by Goldwyn Pictures. Starring Hobart Bosworth, the film survives in the Library of Congress.''Catalog of Holdings The American Film ...
'' (1920)
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The Phantom Melody
''The Phantom Melody'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Douglas Gerrard, and starring Monroe Salisbury, Henry A. Barrows, Ray Gallagher, Charles West and Jean Calhoun. The film was released by Universal Film Manufacturing Company ...
'' (1920)
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R.S.V.P.'' (1921)
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Three Sevens
''Three Sevens'' is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by Chester Bennett and starring Antonio Moreno, Jean Calhoun and Emmett King.Munden p.76
Cast
* Antonio Moreno as Daniel Craig
* Jean Calhoun as Joan Gracie
* Emmett King as Major Jer ...
'' (1921)
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The Cub Reporter
''The Cub Reporter'' is a 1922 American silent action film directed by John Francis Dillon and starring Richard Talmadge, Jean Calhoun and Edwin B. Tilton.Munden p.157
Plot
Cast
* Richard Talmadge as Dick Harvey
* Jean Calhoun as Marion Rho ...
'' (1922)
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The Glory of Clementina
''The Glory of Clementina'' is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by Emile Chautard and starring Pauline Frederick, Edward Martindel and George Cowl.Munden p.298 It is based on the 1911 novel '' The Glory of Clementina Wing'' by Britis ...
'' (1922)
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Two Kinds of Women'' (1922)
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The Gangster'' (1947) Minor Role (uncredited)
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Caged
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'' (1950) Inmate (uncredited)
References
Bibliography
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External links
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Jean Calhoun imageat ''University of Washington Libraries''
* https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/60243152/person/34207982062/facts
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1891 births
1958 deaths
American film actresses
American silent film actresses
Actresses from Georgia (U.S. state)
20th-century American actresses