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.
Marjorie Daw | |
|---|---|
 Daw, 1924 | |
| Born | Marguerite E. House January 19, 1902 |
| Died | March 18, 1979 (aged 77) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1914–1929 |
| Spouses | |
| Children | 1 |
Career
editBorn 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
editDaw 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
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1914 | The Love Victorious | Youth | Lost film |
| 1915 | The Unafraid | Irenya | Alternative title: The Unexpected |
| The Captive | Peasant Girl | ||
| Hypocrites | Teenage Girl | ||
| The Arab | Village Girl | ||
| The Puppet Crown | Countess Elsa | Lost film | |
| The Secret Orchard | Nanette | Lost film | |
| Out of the Darkness | Jennie Sands | ||
| The Chorus Lady | Nora O'Brian | Lost film | |
| 1916 | The House with the Golden Windows | A Fairy | Alternative title: The House of the Golden Windows Lost film |
| Joan the Woman | Katherine | ||
| 1917 | The Jaguar's Claws | Nancy Jordan | Lost film |
| Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm | Emma Jane Perkins | ||
| Conscience | Madge | Lost film | |
| A Modern Musketeer | Elsie Dodge | ||
| 1918 | Headin' South | Unknown role | Lost film |
| Mr. Fix-It | Marjorie Threadwell | ||
| He Comes Up Smiling | Billie Bartlett | ||
| Say! Young Fellow | The Girl | Lost film | |
| The Sunset Princess | Beauty | Lost film | |
| Arizona | Bonita | Lost film | |
| 1919 | The Knickerbocker Buckaroo | Rita Allison | Lost film |
| His Majesty, the American | Felice, Countess of Montenac | ||
| 1920 | Don't Ever Marry | Dorothy Whynn | Lost film |
| Dinty | Ruth Whitely | ||
| The Great Redeemer | The Girl | Lost film | |
| The River's End | Mary Josephine | Lost film | |
| 1921 | The Butterfly Girl | Edith Folsom | Lost film |
| Bob Hampton of Placer | The Kid | Lost film | |
| Experience | Love | Lost film | |
| A Motion to Adjourn | Sally Bleeker | Lost film | |
| Cheated Hearts | Muriel Bekkman | Lost film | |
| Fifty Candles | Mary-Will Tellfair | Lost film | |
| Patsy | Margaret Vincent | ||
| 1922 | The Lone Hand | Sue De Muidde | Lost film |
| Love Is an Awful Thing | Helen Griggs | Lost film | |
| A Fool There Was | Nell Winthrop | Lost film | |
| The Long Chance | Kate Corbaly | Lost film | |
| Penrod | Margaret | Lost film | |
| The Sagebrush Trail | Mary Gray | Lost film | |
| The Lying Truth | Sue De Muidde | Lost film | |
| The Pride of Palomar | Kay Parker | ||
| 1923 | Rupert of Hentzau | Rosa Holf | Lost film |
| The Call of the Canyon | Flo Hunter | ||
| The Barefoot Boy | Mary Truesdale | Incomplete film | |
| Wandering Daughters | Geraldine Horton | Lost film | |
| The Dangerous Maid | Cecelie Winslow | ||
| Going Up | Grace Douglas | Lost film | |
| Mary of the Movies | Herself | Incomplete film | |
| 1924 | Human Desires | Joan Thayer | Lost film |
| Gambling Wives | Ann Forrest | Lost film | |
| Virginian Outcast | Madonna Webster | ||
| Greater Than Marriage | Joan Thursday | Lost film | |
| The Passionate Adventure | Vicky | ||
| Notch Number One | Dorothy Moore | ||
| Revelation | Mademoiselle Brevoort | ||
| 1925 | One Way Street | Elizabeth Stuart | Lost film |
| East Lynne | Barbara Hare | ||
| His Master's Voice | Mary Blake | ||
| Fear-Bound | Falfi Tumble | Lost film | |
| 1926 | The Highbinders | Hope Masterson | |
| In Borrowed Plumes | Mildred Grantley / Countess D'Autreval | Lost film | |
| Redheads Preferred | Angela Morgan | Lost film | |
| 1927 | Outlaws of Red River | Mary Torrence | Lost film |
| Topsy and Eva | Marietta | ||
| Home Made | The Girl | Lost film | |
| Why Girls Say No | Becky | Short film | |
| Buffalo Bill's Last Fight | Short film | ||
| Spoilers of the West | Miss Benton | Lost film | |
| 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
edit- ^ 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
editWikimedia Commons has media related to Marjorie Daw.
Further reading
edit- Michael G. Ankerich (2017). Hairpins and Dead Ends: The Perilous Journeys of 25 Actresses Through Early Hollywood. BearManor. ISBN 978-1-62933-201-7.