Myrtle Stedman
From Wikipedia Myrtle Stedman (March 3, 1883 – January 8, 1938) was a leading lady and later character actress in motion pictures beginning in silent films in 1910. She was born in Chicago, Illinois and educated at a private finishing school there. Miss Stedman performed in light opera and musical comedies there. Her voice was cultivated in France. Her tutor was Marchesi, who was known as one of the finest instructors of voice culture in his country. Myrtle did not enter the field of light opera because of her preference for light opera. She starred for a number of seasons in Isle of Spice and The Chocolate Soldier. She performed for a year at the Whitney Theater in Chicago and was a prima donna of the Chicago Grand Opera Company. Her first appearances in movies were in Selig studio western and action short films. Among her feature films are Flaming Youth, The Valley of the Moon, The Dangerous Age, and The Famous Mrs. Fair. In 1936, she was signed by Warner Brothers to play bit and extra roles. Her last release was Accidents Will Happen, in 1938. Myrtle Stedman died of a heart attack in Hollywood, California in 1938 at the age of 54. Interment at Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood California. Her husband Marshall Stedman was a drama school conductor. They were divorced by 1920. Their son Lincoln Stedman was a prolific silent film character actor.
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A Slight Case of Murder
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Alcatraz Island
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Green Light
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The Great O'Malley
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Back in Circulation
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The Teeth of the Tiger
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Hypocrites
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Little Accident
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Ready, Willing and Able
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Alias Mary Smith
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Martin Eden
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The Famous Mrs. Fair
as Mrs. FairA silent film drama based on the Broadway play of the same name by James Forbes..
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Lilies of the Field
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The Mad Whirl
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Here's to Romance
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Klondike
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Over the Goal
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Missing Witnesses
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It's No Laughing Matter
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Accidents Will Happen
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Beau Ideal
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Beggars in Ermine
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Draegerman Courage
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Ashes
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Reckless Youth
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Peer Gynt
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The Black Diamond Express
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The Truth About Youth
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No Place to Go
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Crashin' Thru
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The Woman on the Jury
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The Law and the Outlaw
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Temporary Marriage
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The Call of the Cumberlands
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That Man's Here Again
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The Taming of Texas Pete
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Western Hearts
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The Scapegoat
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Flaming Youth
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The Tiger's Coat
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Six Days
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The Rustler's Vindication
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Juggling with Fate
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Wine
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The Dangerous Age
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The Chechako
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Sporting Goods
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Sally
as Mrs. Ten BrockSally is a 1925 American silent romantic comedy film starring Colleen Moore.
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The Reform Candidate
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The Country Mouse
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Made a Coward
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The Silver Horde
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Women's Wares
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The Shotgun Man and the Stage Driver
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If I Marry Again
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A Romance of the Rio Grande
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The Marshal's Capture
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The Love Racket
as uncreditedA beautiful girl exposes her shameful past to save the life of a girl she has never met.
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Kilmeny
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Mother Love vs Gold
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Black Roses
as Blanche De VoreJapanese architect Yoda is hired as groundskeeper for retired criminal Benson Burleigh.
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Judgment of the Storm
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The Bully of Bingo Gulch
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Sallie's Sure Shot
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The Range Law
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Taming a Tenderfoot
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