Marjorie Daw (actress)
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.
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]
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Personal life[]
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]
Partial filmography[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1914 | The Love Victorious | ||
1915 | The Unafraid | Irenya | Alternative title: The Unexpected |
The Captive | |||
1916 | The House with the Golden Windows | A Fairy | Alternative title: The House of the Golden Windows |
1917 | Joan the Woman | Katherine | |
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm | Emma Jane Perkins | ||
A Modern Musketeer | Elsie Dodge | ||
1918 | Headin' South | ||
Mr. Fix-It | Marjorie Threadwell | ||
He Comes Up Smiling | Billie Bartlett | ||
1919 | The Knickerbocker Buckaroo | Rita Allison | |
His Majesty, the American | Felice, Countess of Montenac | ||
1920 | Don't Ever Marry | Dorothy Whynn | |
Dinty | Ruth Whitely | ||
1921 | The Butterfly Girl | Edith Folsom | |
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 | ||
The Pride of Palomar | Kay Parker | ||
1923 | Rupert of Hentzau | Rosa Holf | |
The Call of the Canyon | Flo Hunter | ||
Going Up | Grace Douglas | ||
Mary of the Movies | herself | ||
1924 | Human Desires | Joan Thayer | |
Virginian Outcast | Madonna Webster | ||
The Passionate Adventure | Vicky | ||
Notch Number One | Dorothy Moore | ||
1925 | One Way Street | Elizabeth Stuart | |
East Lynne | Barbara Hare | ||
1926 | The Highbinders | Hope Masterson | |
Redheads Preferred | Angela Morgan | ||
1927 | Why Girls Say No | Becky | |
Outlaws of Red River | Mary Torrence | ||
Topsy and Eva | Marietta | ||
Home Made | The Girl | ||
Buffalo Bill's Last Fight | |||
Spoilers of the West | Miss Benton | ||
1928 | The Heart of General Robert E. Lee | Virginia Hale | |
The Skywayman | Nancy Feldmore | ||
1929 | The Air Derby | ||
The Cloud Patrol |
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: 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.
- ^ Jump up to: 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.
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- 1902 births
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- Actresses from Colorado Springs, Colorado
- American child actresses
- American film actresses
- American silent film actresses
- Disease-related deaths in California
- 20th-century American actresses