Mary Charleson | |
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.jpg) Charleson in 1923 | |
| Born | (1890-05-18)18 May 1890 |
| Died | 3 December 1961(1961-12-03) (aged 71) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Resting place | Holy Cross Cemetery,Culver City, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1912–1920 |
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| Relatives | Kate Price (aunt) |
Mary Charleson (18 May 1890 – 3 December 1961) was anIrishsilent film actress who starred in about 80 films in the U.S. between 1912 and 1920.
Charleson was born inDungannon in Ireland to George Charleson, a hairdresser, and Jane Steele.[1] She was part of a theatrical family, related to the actressKate Price. Charleson's family moved toCalifornia while she was still at school. Intent on following in the family tradition, Charleson took to the stage when she completed her schooling. Her first performance was with theGrand Opera Stock Company playing a variety of parts. She worked with a number of companies on the Pacific coast and then began her career in thesilent film.[2]
When started in the films her first film wasThe Ancient Bow in 1912 by theVitagraph Company of America. The main highlights of her career areThe Strange Story of Sylvia Gray (1914), by Vitagraph,The Road o'Strife in 1915 by theLubin Manufacturing Company,Satan's Private Door in 1917 by theEssanay Film Manufacturing Company andUpstairs and Down (1919), by the Selznick Pictures Corporation.[citation needed]
Charleson worked with names likeRex Ingram andRollin S. Sturgeon. In March 16, 1918, Charleson gave birth to Henry B. Walthall's baby Mary Patricia.,[2][3] and in Nov 15, 1918, Walthall divorced from his wife Isabel Fenton (Irene Fenton) in Chicago, and 5 days later, Walthall married Mary Charleson in Indiana. Mary Patricia Walthall later had some small film roles but she married an engineer fromBuenos Aires and left the industry.[4]
After the WesternHuman Stuff in 1920 byUniversal Pictures, Charleson left acting to focus on her husband's business and became one of the forgotten stars of the silent era.[2][5]
Mary Charleson died inLos Angeles, California on 3 December 1961 and was buried in Holy Cross Cemetery inHollywood.[6]
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