Lydia Knott (October 1, 1866 – March 30, 1955) was an American actress of 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 appeared in more than 90 films between 1914 and 1937.

Biography

Knott was born in Tyner, Indiana, the daughter of Lambert and Clarissa Knott. She died in

Woodland Hills, Los Angeles Woodland Hills is a neighborhood bordering the Santa Monica Mountains in the San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles, California. Geography Woodland Hills is in the southwestern region of the San Fernando Valley, which is located east of C ...

. She was the mother of director

Lambert Hillyer Lambert Harwood Hillyer (July 8, 1893 – July 5, 1969) was an American film director and screenwriter. Biography Lambert Harwood Hillyer was born July 8, 1893, in Tyner, Indiana. His mother was character actress Lydia Knott. A graduate o ...

. For years, Knott was David Higgins' leading lady. She acted in stock theater in Albany, Chicago, Cincinnati, and Toledo, among other cities. She also toured the United States in at least five productions. She also acted in vaudeville.

Partial filmography

* '' The Common Law'' (1916) * '' The Clodhopper'' (1917) * ''

His Mother's Boy ''His Mother's Boy'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Victor Schertzinger and written by Ella Stuart Carson. The film stars Charles Ray, Doris May, William Elmer, Josef Swickard, Jerome Storm, and Gertrude Claire. It is based on ...

'' (1917) * ''

Sudden Jim ''Sudden Jim'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Victor Schertzinger and starring Charles Ray, Joseph J. Dowling and Sylvia Breamer.Goble p.970 Cast * Charles Ray as James Ashe, Jr. * Joseph J. Dowling as Judge Zanaan Frame ...

'' (1917) * ''

The Dark Road ''There is No Escape'', also known as ''The Dark Road'' and ''The Thurston Story'', is a 1948 British drama film from Hammer Films. It was Michael Ripper's first appearance in a Hammer Film. The film was based on the career of criminal Stanley Th ...

'' (1917) * ''

Crime and Punishment ''Crime and Punishment'' ( pre-reform Russian: ; post-reform rus, Преступление и наказание, Prestupléniye i nakazániye, prʲɪstʊˈplʲenʲɪje ɪ nəkɐˈzanʲɪje) is a novel by the Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky. ...

'' (1917) * '' The Hired Man'' (1918) * '' Keys of the Righteous'' (1918) * '' The Marriage Ring'' (1918) * '' Danger, Go Slow'' (1918) * '' In Judgement Of'' (1918) * '' The Little Diplomat'' (1919) * '' The Heart of Youth'' (1919) * '' In Wrong'' (1919) * '' The Love Hunger'' (1919) * ''

Luck in Pawn ''Luck in Pawn'' is a 1919 American silent romance film starring Marguerite Clark and directed by Walter Edwards. It was produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed through Paramount Pictures. The film is based on a play by Marvin Taylor, '' ...

'' (1919) * '' What Every Woman Learns'' (1919) * '' The Pointing Finger'' (1919) * '' The Dwelling Place of Light'' (1920) * ''

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'' (1920) * '' Homespun Folks'' (1920) * '' The Infamous Miss Revell'' (1921) * '' The Breaking Point'' (1921) * '' The Lure of Youth'' (1921) * ''

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'' (1921) * '' A Certain Rich Man'' (1921) * '' Beating the Game'' (1921) * '' Playing with Fire'' (1921) * '' Across the Dead-Line'' (1922) * '' The Broadway Madonna'' (1922) * '' Turn To The Right'' (1922) * '' Dusk to Dawn'' (1922) * '' The Super-Sex'' (1922) * '' Afraid to Fight'' (1922) * '' The Dangerous Little Demon'' (1922) * '' The Flirt'' (1922) * ''

A Woman of Paris ''A Woman of Paris'' is a feature-length American silent film that debuted in 1923. The film, an atypical drama film for its creator, was written, directed, produced and later scored by Charlie Chaplin. It is also known as ''A Woman of Paris: A ...

'' (1923) * ''

Dollar Devils ''Dollar Devils'' is a 1923 American silent film, silent drama film directed by Victor Schertzinger and starring Joseph J. Dowling, Miles McCarthy (actor), Miles McCarthy, and May Wallace. Oil is discovered outside a small New England town. Plot ...

'' (1923) * ''

Garrison's Finish ''Garrison's Finish'' is a 1923 American silent film, silent sports film, sports drama film directed by Arthur Rosson and starring Jack Pickford, Madge Bellamy and Clarence Burton.Connelly p.91 Cast * Jack Pickford as Billy Garrison * Madge Bella ...

'' (1923) * '' The Man Life Passed By'' (1923) * '' St. Elmo'' (1923) * ''

Held to Answer ''Held to Answer'' is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by Harold M. Shaw. It was based on the novel '' Held to Answer'' (1916), by Peter Clark MacFarlane. The film is considered to be lost. Cast * House Peters as John Hampstead * ...

'' (1923) * '' Those Who Dance'' (1924) * ''

The Perfect Flapper ''The Perfect Flapper'' is a 1924 American romantic comedy film directed by Earl Hudson and starring Colleen Moore. This was Moore's second "flapper film" after ''Flaming Youth.'' It was released after '' Through the Dark'' (made before ''Flamin ...

'' (1924) * '' Racing for Life'' (1924) * ''

Women First ''Women First'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by B. Reeves Eason and starring William Fairbanks, Eva Novak and Lydia Knott.Dick p.232 Cast * William Fairbanks as Billy * Eva Novak as Jennie * Lydia Knott as Mrs. Abigail ...

'' (1924) * '' Gerald Cranston's Lady'' (1924) * '' Chalk Marks'' (1924) * '' Barbara Frietchie'' (1924) * ''

Dynamite Smith ''Dynamite Smith'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Ralph Ince and written by C. Gardner Sullivan. The film stars Charles Ray, Bessie Love, and Wallace Beery, and was distributed through Pathé Exchange. The film is presumed ...

'' (1924) * '' The Primrose Path'' (1925) * '' Rose of the World'' (1925) * ''

High and Handsome ''High and Handsome'' is a 1925 American silent drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qu ...

'' (1925) *''

The Fearless Lover ''The Fearless Lover'' is a lost 1925 American silent drama film directed by Scott R. Dunlap and Henry MacRae and starring William Fairbanks, Eva Novak, and Tom Kennedy. Plot As described in a film magazine reviews, Patrick Michael Casey, s ...

'' (1925) * ''

East Lynne ''East Lynne'' is an English sensation novel of 1861 by Ellen Wood, writing as Mrs Henry Wood. A Victorian best-seller, it is remembered chiefly for its elaborate and implausible plot, centring on infidelity and double identities. There have ...

'' (1925) * '' Going Crooked'' (1926) * '' Kentucky Handicap'' (1926) * '' Pretty Clothes'' (1927) * '' Life of an Actress'' (1927) * '' The House of Scandal'' (1928) * '' Overland Bound'' (1929) * '' Guilty?'' (1930) * '' Men Without Law'' (1930) * '' If I Had a Million'' (1932) * '' Get That Girl'' (1932) * '' The Final Edition'' (1932) * '' The Defense Rests'' (1934) * '' Rocky Rhodes'' (1934) * '' Eight Bells'' (1935) * '' Fair Warning'' (1937)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Knott, Lydia 1866 births 1955 deaths 20th-century American actresses American stage actresses American film actresses American silent film actresses Actresses from Indiana People from Marshall County, Indiana Vaudeville performers