Louise Carver
Louise Carver | |
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Born | Mary Louise Stieger June 9, 1869 Davenport, Iowa, U.S. |
Died | June 19, 1956 Los Angeles, California, U.S. | (aged 87)
Other names | Louise Spilger Murray Louise Carver Murray |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1908-1941 |
Spouse(s) | Tom Murray (?-1935) (his death) |
Louise Carver (June 9, 1869 - June 19, 1956) was an American actress who performed in grand opera, stage, nickelodeon, and motion pictures.
Early years and career[]
Born Mary Louise Steiger in Davenport, Iowa, she was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fritz Stieger.[1]
Carver made her first appearance on stage as a teenager, and her grand opera debut came at the Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, Illinois in 1892.[2] In 1908, she made her screen debut in Macbeth. She came to national prominence as a comedian in Mack Sennett silent films such as The Hollywood Kid (1924). One of her bigger roles on stage was as the leading lady of Lew Fields in Mrs. Henpecks, which played on Broadway for months in 1912–1913. Her final screen credits are from 1941. This year, she made Love at First Fright and had uncredited roles in Tight Shoes and Some More of Samoa.
Personal life and death[]
She married Tom Murray in 1935 becoming (Mary) Louise Steiger Murray.
On January 19, 1956, Carver died at her home in Los Angeles, California, aged 87.[2] Her funeral was conducted at Hollywood Chapel and she was buried in Chapel of the Pines Crematory.
Partial filmography[]
- Macbeth (1908)
- Romeo and Juliet (1908)
- Court House Crooks (1915)
- Somewhere in Turkey (1918)
- Main Street (1923)
- Scaramouche (1923)
- The Extra Girl (1923)
- Breed of the Border (1924)
- The Cat's Meow (1924)
- Flying Luck (1927)
- The Fortune Hunter (1927)
- The Office Scandal (1929)
- Wolves of the City (1929)
- Tonight at Twelve (1929)
- The Man from Blankley's (1930)
- Back Pay (1930)
- Always Goodbye (1931)
- Guests Wanted (1932 short)
- Riders of the Desert (1932)
- Hallelujah, I'm a Bum (1933)
- Disorder in the Court (1936)
- "Dizzy Doctors" (1937)
- "Some More of Samoa" (1941)
References[]
- ^ Wundram, Bill (January 21, 1956). "Filmland Mourns Davenport 'Star'". Morning Democrat. Iowa, Davenport. p. 1. Retrieved April 8, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Louise Carver, Star of Films and Stage". The New York Times. January 21, 1956. p. 21. ProQuest 113569118. Retrieved February 15, 2021 – via ProQuest.
- Los Angeles Times, "Death Claims Louise Carver, Old-Time Star", January 20, 1956, Page 24.
External links[]
- Louise Carver at IMDb
- Louise Carver at Find a Grave
- Louise Carver (Aveleyman)
- Autograph and rare photo(archived)
- 1869 births
- 1956 deaths
- 19th-century American actresses
- American stage actresses
- 20th-century American actresses
- American silent film actresses
- American Shakespearean actresses
- Actresses from Iowa
- Actors from Davenport, Iowa
- Burials at Chapel of the Pines Crematory
- American film actor, 1860s birth stubs