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This is a tribute to some of the silent film stars who died tragically before their time but who will always be remembered for their contribution to cinema. ...
Lucille Ricksen (born Ingeborg Myrtle Elisabeth Ericksen; August 22, 1910 – March 13, 1925) was an American motion picture actress during the silent film era. She died of tuberculosis on March 13, 1925, at the age of 14. [1]
Jeanne Eagels died in 1929 at the start of a promising film career from a drug overdose. Popular cowboy star Fred Thomson, who rivaled Tom Mix in popularity during the twenties, died at age 38 when he contracted tetanus in 1928. The list goes on and on.
Mary Thurman was a silent film actress and bathing beauty who died young. She was born Mary Christiansen on April 27, 1895, in Richfield, Utah. Mary was one of seven children raised in the Mormon faith. Sadly her father passed away when she was nine.
List of memorable actresses of the silent era. Excluding child actresses and those with less than 5-10 silent films.
That year, she married actor Jack Pickford, the younger brother of fellow silent-film star Mary Pickford. On September 10, 1920, Thomas died in Paris five days after ingesting her husband's syphilis medication, mercury dichloride , that brought on acute nephritis .
List of famous silent film actresses, with photos, bios, and other information when available. Who are the top silent film actresses in the world? This includes the most prominent silent film actresses, living and dead, both in America and abroad.
