Natalie Talmadge
Natalie Talmadge was the middle daughter of the original "stage mother", Margaret Talmadge (Peg). Her two sisters, Constance Talmadge (the comedienne) and Norma Talmadge (the tragedian) were also in the movies, and had their own production companies, bankrolled by Norma's husband in the 1920s, Joseph M. Schenck. Natalie married Buster Keaton in 1921. She only played one further role, "Virginia Canfield" in Keaton's Our Hospitality (1923). She had worked for Comique as a script girl/secretary for Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle in 1917, and traveled west with the troupe when Schenck found new premises for "Roscoe" in California. She spent a lot of time signing autographs on behalf of her popular sister, Constance. Anita Loos, author of "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes", wrote a book called "The Talmadge Girls", which is mainly about Constance and Norma; Loos based the philosophy of "Lorelei Lee" on the philosophy of Peg Talmadge ("Get the money, and then get comfortable"). Natalie ended her days after her divorce from Keaton in a house in Santa Monica, a confirmed alcoholic. Apart from "Our Hospitality", she appeared in supporting roles in several of her sister Norma's films (now believed to be lost).
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
as Favorite of the Harem (uncredited)The story of a poor young woman, separated by prejudice from her husband and baby, is interwoven...
Movie pageOur Hospitality
as Virginia CanfieldA young man falls for a young woman on his trip home; unbeknownst to him, her family has vowed...
Movie pageThe Balloonatic
as Woman on sidewalkBuster and Phyllis endure a number of outdoor adventures trying to prove to each other their...
Movie pageThe Haunted House
as Fainting Female Bank Customer (uncredited)A bank teller who becomes involved with a hold-up, counterfeiters and a theatrical troupe posing...
Movie pageHis Wedding Night
as Pretty Lady in car (uncredited)Al and Roscoe, employees at a gas station, are rivals for Alice. When Buster delivers a wedding...
Movie pageThe Love Expert
as Dorcas WinthropIn this comedy, Constance Talmadge plays Babs, a girl who is thrown out of boarding school...
Movie pageThe Isle of Conquest
as Janis HarmonA 1919 film directed by Edward José.
Movie pageYes or No
as Emma MartinTwo wives, one rich, one poor, each find themselves tempted by romantic seducers, and each faces...
Movie pageThe Passion Flower
as MilagrosA 1921 film directed by Herbert Brenon.
Movie pageA Country Hero
as Bit Part (uncredited)Fatty plays a village blacksmith in “Jazzville,” an imaginary rural village. There is a rivalry...
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