Mary Warren (actress)

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Mary Warren
A sepia-toned photograph of a young white woman, her hair up off her collar )(either short or in an updo), wearing a shawl-collared jacket.
Mary Warren, from a 1920 publicity photograph.
Born
Marie Elizabeth Wierman

November 6, 1893
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedAugust 4, 1956
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Other namesMarie Elizabeth Wierman Kukuck
OccupationActress
Years active1918–1934
Spouse(s)
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(m. 1916; died 1953)​
Children2

Mary Warren (born Marie Elizabeth Wierman; November 6, 1893 – August 4, 1956), was an American silent film actress.

Early life[]

Marie Elizabeth Wierman was born on November 6, 1893 in Philadelphia, the daughter of Mary E. Wierman (1871–1940).[1]

Career[]

In 1912, still using the name Marie Wierman, she was a member of the Lubin Stock Company, and worked on films in Maine.[2] As Mary Warren, she was an actress based in Hollywood[3][4] who appeared in about two dozen silent films between 1918 and 1924, including The Sea Panther (1918),[5] The Vortex (1918),[6] An Honest Man (1918),[7] All Night (1918),[8] What Every Woman Wants (1919),[9] The Final Close-Up (1919), Girls (1919), Prudence on Broadway (1919), The City of Comrades (1919), The Prince of Avenue A (1920), Guile of Women (1921), Voices of the City (1921), Come on Over (1922), The Man Who Won (1923), The Wolf Man (1923),[10] Cupid's Fireman (1923), and In Love with Love (1924). She also made one sound film, Irish Hearts (1934).

Personal life[]

In 1916, Mary Warren married character actor Lee Phelps.[1][11] They had two daughters, Marilee and Patricia. Lee Phelps died in 1953; Mary Warren died in 1956, aged 62 years, in Los Angeles, California.

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Stifling the Tears". Photoplay. 14: 39. September 1918.
  2. ^ "Lubin's No. 1 Stock Company Leave for Maine". The Moving Picture News. 6: 21. July 20, 1912.
  3. ^ Dean, Daisy (1918-04-30). "News Notes from Movieland". Tampa Bay Times. p. 2. Retrieved 2020-05-27 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Mary Warren Explains". The Atlanta Constitution. 1921-06-19. p. 2. Retrieved 2020-05-27 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Pirate Thrills in 'The Sea Panther'". Motography. 19: 511. March 16, 1918.
  6. ^ "Triangle Announces its May Program". Motography. 19: 860. May 4, 1918.
  7. ^ "Triangle Starts Exceptional Pictures". Motography. 19: 897. May 11, 1918.
  8. ^ Klepper, Robert K. (2015-09-16). Silent Films, 1877-1996: A Critical Guide to 646 Movies. McFarland. p. 125. ISBN 978-1-4766-0484-8.
  9. ^ "Grace Darmond Star of Drama". The Butte Miner. 1919-02-23. p. 41. Retrieved 2020-05-27 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Golden, Eve (2013-04-12). John Gilbert: The Last of the Silent Film Stars. University Press of Kentucky. p. 307. ISBN 978-0-8131-4163-3.
  11. ^ "Star's Husband Drafted". Motography. 19: 913. May 11, 1918.

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