Mary Thurman
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 27, 1895
- Died
- December 22, 1925 (aged 30)
- Birthplace
- Richfield, Utah, USA
Biography
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.
Known For
Filmography
The Necessary Evil
Movie · as Hattie
A Little Girl in a Big City
Movie · as Mrs. Howard Young
The Fool
Movie · as Pearl
Down Upon the Suwanee River
Movie · as Mary Norwood
Wildfire
Movie · as Marie
Trouping with Ellen
Movie · as Lil
Leap Year
Movie · as Nurse Phyllis Brown
Greater Than Marriage
Movie · as Venetia
For Another Woman
Movie
Those Who Judge
Movie · as Katty Drexel
Love of Women
Movie · as Veerah Vale
A Bride for a Knight
Movie · as Jean Hawthorne
The Bond Boy
Movie · as Ollie Chase
Zaza
Movie · as Florianne
Wife in Name Only
Movie · as Philippa L'Estrange
Does It Pay?
Movie · as Marion
The Green Temptation
Movie · as Dolly Dunton
The Sin of Martha Queed
Movie · as Martha Queed
A Broken Doll
Movie · as Harriet Bundy
The Primal Law
Movie · as Janice Webb
The Lady from Longacre
Movie · as Princess Isabel / Molly Moncke
In the Heart of a Fool
Movie · as Laura Nesbit
Sand
Movie · as Margaret Young
The Scoffer
Movie · as Margaret Haddon
The Valley of Tomorrow
Movie · as Elenore Colonna
The Prince and Betty
Movie · as Betty Keith
The Poor Boob
Movie · as Tiny Parcel
This Hero Stuff
Movie · as Teddy Craig
Spotlight Sadie
Movie · as Hazel Harris
Watch Your Neighbor
Movie · as Mrs. Croaker, The Doctor's Wife
Maggie's First False Step
Movie
That Night
Movie · as Birdie Nightingale - a Chorus Girl
A Dog Catcher's Love
Movie · as Owner of Stolen Dog
The Late Lamented
Movie · as The Girl (unconfirmed)
A Bedroom Blunder
Movie · as Mrs. Whale - a Wife Above Average
A Scoundrel's Toll
Movie · as Betty - the Railway President's Daughter
Bombs!
Movie · as Miss O'Doherty - the Mayor's Daughter
Double Trouble
Movie · as Flirt (uncredited)