Marjorie Daw | |
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 Daw, 1924 | |
| Born | Marguerite E. House January 19, 1902 |
| Died | March 18, 1979 (aged 77) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1914–1929 |
| Spouse(s) | |
| Children | 1 |
Marjorie Daw (born Marguerite E. House;[1] January 19, 1902 – March 18, 1979) was an American film actress of the silent film era. She appeared in more than 70 films between 1914 and 1929.
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Career
Born in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Daw was the daughter of John H. House. She took her stage name from Marjorie Daw, a short story by Thomas Bailey Aldrich.[2] Daw began acting as a teen to support her younger brother and herself after the death of their parents. She made her film debut in 1914 and worked steadily during the 1920s. She retired from acting after the advent of sound film.[3]
Personal life and death
Daw married director Alfred Edward Sutherland on April 20, 1923, in Beverly Hills;[1] They had no children, and they divorced in 1925. On January 23, 1929, Daw married Myron Selznick in New York City. They had a daughter, Joan, and were divorced on April 3, 1942.[4][3]
Daw died on March 18, 1979, in Huntington Beach, California, aged 77.[5]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1914 | The Love Victorious | Youth | |
| 1915 | The Unafraid | Irenya | Alternative title: The Unexpected |
| The Captive | Peasant Girl | ||
| Hypocrites | Teenage Girl | ||
| The Arab | Village Girl | ||
| The Puppet Crown | Countess Elsa | ||
| The Secret Orchard | Nanette | ||
| Out of the Darkness | Jennie Sands | ||
| The Chorus Lady | Nora O'Brian | ||
| 1916 | The House with the Golden Windows | A Fairy | Alternative title: The House of the Golden Windows |
| Joan the Woman | Katherine | ||
| 1917 | The Jaguar's Claws | Nancy Jordan | |
| Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm | Emma Jane Perkins | ||
| Conscience | Madge | ||
| A Modern Musketeer | Elsie Dodge | ||
| 1918 | Headin' South | Unknown role | |
| Mr. Fix-It | Marjorie Threadwell | ||
| He Comes Up Smiling | Billie Bartlett | ||
| Say! Young Fellow | The Girl | ||
| The Sunset Princess | Beauty | ||
| Arizona | Bonita | ||
| 1919 | The Knickerbocker Buckaroo | Rita Allison | |
| His Majesty, the American | Felice, Countess of Montenac | ||
| 1920 | Don't Ever Marry | Dorothy Whynn | |
| Dinty | Ruth Whitely | ||
| The Great Redeemer | The Girl | ||
| The River's End | Mary Josephine | ||
| 1921 | The Butterfly Girl | Edith Folsom | |
| Bob Hampton of Placer | The Kid | ||
| Experience | Love | ||
| A Motion to Adjourn | Sally Bleeker | ||
| Cheated Hearts | Muriel Bekkman | ||
| Fifty Candles | Mary-Will Tellfair | ||
| Patsy | Margaret Vincent | ||
| 1922 | The Lone Hand | Sue De Muidde | |
| Love Is an Awful Thing | Helen Griggs | ||
| A Fool There Was | Nell Winthrop | ||
| The Long Chance | Kate Corbaly | ||
| Penrod | Margaret | ||
| The Sagebrush Trail | Mary Gray | ||
| The Lying Truth | Sue De Muidde | ||
| The Pride of Palomar | Kay Parker | ||
| 1923 | Rupert of Hentzau | Rosa Holf | |
| The Call of the Canyon | Flo Hunter | ||
| The Barefoot Boy | Mary Truesdale | ||
| Wandering Daughters | Geraldine Horton | ||
| The Dangerous Maid | Cecelie Winslow | ||
| Going Up | Grace Douglas | ||
| Mary of the Movies | Herself | ||
| 1924 | Human Desires | Joan Thayer | |
| Gambling Wives | Ann Forrest | ||
| Virginian Outcast | Madonna Webster | ||
| Greater Than Marriage | Joan Thursday | ||
| The Passionate Adventure | Vicky | ||
| Notch Number One | Dorothy Moore | ||
| Revelation | Mademoiselle Brevoort | ||
| 1925 | One Way Street | Elizabeth Stuart | |
| East Lynne | Barbara Hare | ||
| His Master's Voice | Mary Blake | ||
| Fear-Bound | Falfi Tumble | ||
| 1926 | The Highbinders | Hope Masterson | |
| In Borrowed Plumes | Mildred Grantley / Countess D'Autreval | ||
| Redheads Preferred | Angela Morgan | ||
| 1927 | Outlaws of Red River | Mary Torrence | |
| Topsy and Eva | Marietta | ||
| Home Made | The Girl | ||
| Why Girls Say No | Becky | Short film | |
| Buffalo Bill's Last Fight | Short film | ||
| Spoilers of the West | Miss Benton | ||
| 1928 | The Heart of General Robert E. Lee | Virginia Hale | Short film |
| The Skywayman | Nancy Feldmore | Short film | |
| 1929 | The Air Derby | Short film | |
| The Cloud Patrol | Short film |
References
- ^ a b "Marjorie Daw marries". The New York Times. April 22, 1923. p. 5. ProQuest 103185723. Retrieved January 2, 2021 – via ProQuest.
- ^ "Marjorie Daw Marries: Film Actress Wed to Myron Selznick in Municipal Chapel". The New York Times. January 24, 1929. p. 34. ProQuest 105095901. Retrieved January 2, 2021 – via ProQuest.
- ^ a b Lowe, Denise (2004). An Encyclopedic Dictionary of Women in Early American Films, 1895–1930. Haworth Press. pp. 164. ISBN 0-7890-1843-8.
- ^ "Marjorie Daw Gets a Divorce". The New York Times. Associated Press. April 4, 1942. p. 18. ProQuest 106462663. Retrieved January 2, 2021 – via ProQuest.
- ^ Katchmer, George A.; Cary, Diana Serra (2002). A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses. McFarland. p. 87. ISBN 0-7864-0763-8.
External links
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Further reading
- Michael G. Ankerich (2017). Hairpins and Dead Ends: The Perilous Journeys of 25 Actresses Through Early Hollywood. BearManor. ISBN 978-1-62933-201-7.
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