Mary Thurman
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Mary Thurman (née Christiansen, April 27, 1895 – December 22, 1925) was an American actress of the silent film era. Thurman's film career began with roles in the comedies of Mack Sennett, as one of the Sennett Bathing Beauties, and featured appearances in Bombs! (1916) and The Fool (1925). Her greatest success came when she was started working with director Allan Dwan. They collaborated on several critically acclaimed films including The Sin of Martha Queed (1921) and A Broken Doll (1921). In Dwan's still extant 1923 film Zaza, Thurman is the actress Gloria Swanson fights with. She appeared in nearly sixty Hollywood films from 1915 up until her death in 1925, frequently in those made by Pathé Studios. In 1924, while working on the movie Down Upon The Suwanee River in Florida, Thurman came down with a serious case of pneumonia. She suffered from the illness and was hospitalized for nearly a year. She died, the result of pneumonia, in New York City in 1925.
Leap Year
as Nurse Phyllis BrownA young man, heir to his misogynistic and millionaire uncle, and in love with a nurse, gets in...
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Zaza
as FlorianneZaza is an actress and the favorite at an open-air theater in a small French town. When diplomat...
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That Night
as Birdie Nightingale - a Chorus GirlThere is harmony in The Café until it is accidentally discovered that lovely Mary has had a...
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The Scoffer
as Margaret HaddonDr. Stannard Wayne -- like all "good" men of the times -- is a God-fearing soul. He marries the...
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Double Trouble
as Flirt (uncredited)Double Trouble is a 1915 American silent romantic comedy film written and directed by Christy...
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In the Heart of a Fool
as Laura NesbitLaura Nesbit, daughter of old Dr. Nesbit and belle of the younger social set in the town of...
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Trouping with Ellen
as LilEllen Llewellyn is a chorus girl who is loved by orchestra leader Andy Owens, a genuinely nice...
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The Late Lamented
as The Girl (unconfirmed)The Late Lamented is a 1917 Comedy short.
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The Green Temptation
as Dolly DuntonGenelle and Gaspard operate an itinerant Parisian theatre in which the greatest profits are...
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A Scoundrel's Toll
as Betty - the Railway President's DaughterSlapstick comedy about a poor and unlucky life of a inventor.
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The Necessary Evil
as HattieBen Lyon and Viola Dana co-star in this heavy society drama
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A Bedroom Blunder
as Mrs. Whale - a Wife Above AverageA henpecked husband and his wife vacation at a seaside resort. While he's enjoying the view of...
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A Dog Catcher's Love
as Owner of Stolen DogThe dog catcher of the title is arrow-narrow Slim , and his "love" is pert Peggy. Alas, his...
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A Broken Doll
as Harriet BundyRanch hand Tommy Dawes has a special bond with little Rosemary, the crippled daughter of his...
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Sand
as Margaret YoungRailroad station agent Dan Kurrie is fired from his job by his rival in love, Joseph Garber....
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The Prince and Betty
as Betty KeithYoung American John Maude is forced to find a job when he falls in love with society girl Betty...
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The Bond Boy
as Ollie ChaseFor the sake of his impoverished mother, Joe Newbolt bonds himself to harsh Isom Chase. Ollie...
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A Little Girl in a Big City
as Mrs. Howard YoungSmall-town girl Mary Barry wins a beauty contest and goes to New York to meet D. V. Cortelyou,...
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