Doris May
Doris May | |
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![]() May, c. 1920 | |
Born | Helen Garrett October 15, 1902 Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
Died | May 12, 1984 (aged 81) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1917 - 1927 (film) |
Spouse(s) | Wallace MacDonald (1921-1978, his death) |
Doris May (born Helen Garrett; October 15, 1902–May 12, 1984), was an American film actress of the silent era. She appeared in 29 films between 1917 and 1927, generally as a leading lady. Most of her roles were in westerns and comedies, although she also starred in some melodramas.[1]
May married actor and producer Wallace MacDonald in 1921, and they remained wed until his death in 1978.[2]
Partial filmography[]
- His Mother's Boy (1917)
- The Hired Man (1918)
- Playing the Game (1918)
- Green Eyes (1918)
- The Law of the North (1918)
- The Girl Dodger (1919)
- Hay Foot, Straw Foot (1919)
- 23 1/2 Hours' Leave (1919)
- What's Your Husband Doing? (1920)
- Mary's Ankle (1920)
- Let's Be Fashionable (1920)
- The Jailbird (1920)
- The Rookie's Return (1920)
- Peck's Bad Boy (1921)
- The Foolish Matrons (1921)
- Eden and Return (1921)
- The Bronze Bell (1921)
- The Foolish Age (1921)
- Up and at 'Em (1922)
- The Understudy (1922)
- Gay and Devilish (1922)
- Boy Crazy (1922)
- The Gunfighter (1923)
- The Common Law (1923)
- Conductor 1492 (1924)
- The Deadwood Coach (1924)
- (1926)
References[]
- ^ Wlaschin p.235
- ^ Katchmer, George A. (2015). A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses. McFarland. p. 224. ISBN 978-1-4766-0905-8. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
Bibliography[]
- Ken Wlaschin. The Silent Cinema in Song, 1896-1929: An Illustrated History and Catalog of Songs Inspired by the Movies and Stars, with a List of Recordings. McFarland & Company, 2009.
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Categories:
- 1902 births
- 1984 deaths
- American film actresses
- Actresses from Seattle
- 20th-century American actresses
- Western (genre) film actresses
- Film actor stubs