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Pauline Starke(January 10, 1901[1][note 1]– February 3, 1977) was an Americansilent-filmactress.
Pauline Starke | |
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 Starke in 1927 | |
| Born | January 10, 1901 Joplin, Missouri,U.S. |
| Died | February 3, 1977(aged 76) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1916–1935 |
| Spouses | |
Early years
editPauline Starke was born on January 10, 1901, inJoplin, Missouri,the daughter of George W. Starke and Edythe Edna Starke (née Bruce).[2]Starke left school after completing the 5th grade.[3]She accompanied her mother to Los Angeles and caught the attention ofD. W. Griffithwhile her mother was working as an extra.[4]
Career
editSelected as one of theWAMPAS Baby Starsin 1922, Starke starred in a number of films from 1916 to 1935.
She made her acting debut as an extra inThe Birth of a Nation(1915)[4]and appeared as a dance extra inIntolerance(1916). She continued to play bit parts until directorFrank Borzagestarted casting her in leading roles, beginning in 1917. She scored several lead roles in films, establishing her as a prominent silent-film actress during the 1920s.
On Broadway, Starke portrayed Sylvia Clayton inZombie(1932).[1]
Personal life and death
editStarke married producer/directorJack Whiteon September 4, 1927,[5]and they divorced in 1931. In 1932, she married actor George Sherwood.[4]
Starke died from the aftermath of a stroke on February 3, 1977, inSanta Monica, California.
Recognition
editStarke has a star on theHollywood Walk of Fame,at 6125 Hollywood Blvd, for her contributions to Motion Pictures.[6]
Selected filmography
edit- Intolerance(1916) - Favorite of the Harem (uncredited)
- Puppets(1916, Short) - Columbine
- The Rummy(1916) - The Girl
- The Wharf Rat(1916) - Flo
- Cheerful Givers(1917) - Abigail Deady
- Madame Bo-Peep(1917) - Juanita
- The Regenerates(1917) - Nora Duffy
- Until They Get Me(1917) - Margy
- The Argument(1918) - Wyllis Hyde
- The Shoes That Danced(1918) - Rhoda Regan
- Innocent's Progress(1918) - Tessa Fayne
- The Man Who Woke Up(1918) - Edith Oglesby
- Alias Mary Brown(1918) - Betty
- Daughter Angele(1918) - Angele
- The Atom(1918) - Jenny
- Irish Eyes(1918) - Pegeen O'Barry
- Whom the Gods Would Destroy(1919) - Julie
- The Life Line(1919) - Ruth Heckett
- Eyes of Youth(1919) - Rita Ashling
- The Broken Butterfly(1919) - Marcene Elliot
- Soldiers of Fortune(1919) - Hope Langham
- The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come(1920, Lost film) - Melissa
- Dangerous Days(1920) - Delight Haverford
- The Courage of Marge O'Doone(1920, Lost film) - Marge O'Doone
- Seeds of Vengeance(1920) - Ellen Daw
- The Untamed(1920) - Kate Cumberland
- A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court(1921, Incomplete, only reels 2, 4, and 7 exist) - Sandy
- Snowblind(1921) - The Girl
- Salvation Nell(1921) - Nell Sanders
- The Forgotten Woman(1921) - Dixie LaRose
- Wife Against Wife(1921) - Gabrielle Gautier
- Flower of the North(1921) - Jeanne D'Arcambal
- My Wild Irish Rose(1922, Lost film) - Moya
- If You Believe It, It's So(1922, Lost film) - Alvah Morley
- The Kingdom Within(1922) - Emily Preston
- Lost and Found on a South Sea Island(1923) - Lorna
- Little Church Around the Corner(1923) - Hetty Burrows
- The Little Girl Next Door(1923) - Mary Slocum
- His Last Race(1923) - Denny's Wife
- In the Palace of the King(1923) - Inez Mendoza
- Eyes of the Forest(1923) - Ruth Melier
- Arizona Express(1924) - Katherine Keith
- Missing Daughters(1924) - Pauine Hinton
- Dante's Inferno(1924) - The Nurse - Marjorie Vernon
- Hearts of Oak(1924, Lost film) - Chrystal
- Forbidden Paradise(1924) - Anna
- Adventure(1925, Lost film) - Joan Lackland
- The Devil's Cargo(1925) - Far Sampson
- The Man Without a Country(1925) - Anne Bissell
- Sun-Up(1925) - Emmy
- Bright Lights(1925, Lost, only the trailer exists) - Patsy Delaney
- War Paint(1926, Lost, only the trailer exists) - Polly Hopkins
- Love's Blindness(1926, Lost, only a fragment exists) - Vanessa Levy
- Camille(1926, Short) - Nan
- Honesty – The Best Policy(1926) - Mary Kay
- Captain Salvation(1927) - Bess Morgan
- Dance Magic(1927) - Johala Chandler
- Streets of Shanghai(1927) - Mary Sanger
- The Perfect Sap(1927) as Polly Stoddard
- The Viking(1928) - Helga Nilsson
- Man, Woman and Wife(1929) - Julia / Rita
- The Mysterious Island(1929)
- A Royal Romance(1930) - Countess von Baden
- What Men Want(1930) - Lee Joyce
- $20 a Week(1935) - Sally Blair
- She Knew All the Answers(1941) - Prim Woman (uncredited)
- Lost Angel(1943) - Bobby's Mother (uncredited) (final film role)
Notes
edit- ^Some sources say she was born in 1900.
References
edit- ^ab"Pauline Starke".Internet Broadway Database.The Broadway League.RetrievedFebruary 22,2020.
- ^https:// ancestry /imageviewer/collections/1174/images/32289_520306900_0008-00034?pid=1717651&backurl=https://search.ancestry /cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv%3D1%26dbid%3D1174%26h%3D1717651%26tid%3D%26pid%3D%26queryId%3D27e7553fcdbd31a6208dbe0ac94332c1%26usePUB%3Dtrue&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&queryId=27e7553fcdbd31a6208dbe0ac94332c1&usePUB=true&usePUBJs=true&_ga=2.215074519.1325769413.1621224829-933749568.1620085902[user-generated source]
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- ^abcSlide, Anthony (September 12, 2010).Silent Players: A Biographical and Autobiographical Study of 100 Silent Film Actors and Actresses.University Press of Kentucky.ISBN978-0-8131-2708-8.RetrievedAugust 20,2020.
- ^"Pauline Starke Marries Jack White".The Los Angeles Times.September 5, 1927. p. 23.
- ^"Pauline Starke".Hollywood Walk of Fame.October 25, 2019. Archived fromthe originalon February 22, 2020.RetrievedFebruary 22,2020.
External links
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- Pauline StarkeatIMDb
- Pauline Starkeat theInternet Broadway Database
- Pauline Starkeat Virtual History