Marjorie Daw (actress)

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

(1902-01-19)January 19, 1902
DiedMarch 18, 1979(1979-03-18) (aged 77)
OccupationActress
Years active1914–1929
Spouses
(m. 1923; div. 1925)
(m. 1929; div. 1942)
Children1

Career

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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]

 
Daw in 1920

Personal life and death

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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]

Filmography

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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

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  1. ^ a b "Marjorie Daw marries". The New York Times. April 22, 1923. p. 5. ProQuest 103185723. Retrieved January 2, 2021 – via ProQuest.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Marjorie Daw Gets a Divorce". The New York Times. Associated Press. April 4, 1942. p. 18. ProQuest 106462663. Retrieved January 2, 2021 – via ProQuest.
  5. ^ 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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