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Marguerite De La Motte | |
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 De La Motte, c. 1924 | |
| Born | (1902-06-22)June 22, 1902 Duluth, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Died | March 10, 1950(1950-03-10) (aged 47) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1918–1942 |
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| Parent(s) | Mr. and Mrs. Joseph De La Motte |
Marguerite De La Motte (June 22, 1902 – March 10, 1950) was an American film actress, most notably of thesilent film era.
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Born inDuluth, Minnesota,[1] De La Motte was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph De La Motte.[2] She was a 1917 graduate of the Egan School of drama, music, and dancing.[3]
De La Motte began her entertainment career studying ballet underAnna Pavlova.[4] In 1919, she became the dance star ofSid Grauman on the stage of his theater. In 1918, at the age of 16, she made her screen debut in theDouglas Fairbanks-directed romantic comedy filmArizona. In 1920, both of her parents died, her mother in January in an automobile accident[5] and her father in August from heart disease. Film producer J.L. Frothingham assumed guardianship of her[6] and her younger brother.
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De La Motte spent the 1920s appearing in numerous films, often cast by Douglas Fairbanks to play opposite him in swashbuckling adventure films such as 1920'sThe Mark of Zorro andThe Three Musketeers. She developed a close friendship with Fairbanks and his wife, actressMary Pickford.Her career as an actress slowed dramatically at the end of the silent film era of the 1920s. She did continue acting in bit parts through the sound era and made her final appearance in the 1942 filmOverland Mail opposite bothNoah Beery Sr. andNoah Beery Jr., as well asLon Chaney Jr.
De La Motte was married twice. She first wedsilent film actorJohn Bowers in 1924, who was then a matinee idol of the silver screen. That marriage ended with Bowers's suicide in 1936. De La Motte later married attorney Sidney H. Rivkin whom she divorced after four years of marriage.[7] Her cousin,[citation needed]Clete Roberts, was an American war correspondent and journalist, who appeared in two episodes of the television seriesM*A*S*H* in the 1970s.[8]
After her film career ended, De La Motte worked as an inspector in a southern California war plant duringWorld War II. Later she came toSan Francisco, California, where she worked in theRed Cross office.[7]
On March 10, 1950, De La Motte died ofcerebral thrombosis in San Francisco at the age of 47.[9]
On February 8, 1960, De La Motte was awarded a star in the Motion Pictures section of theHollywood Walk of Fame at 6902 Hollywood Blvd., inHollywood, California.[10]
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