Myrtle Stedman
Born March 03, 1883 (Age: 143)
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Chicago, Illinois, USA
Biography
From Wikipedia Myrtle Stedman (March 3, 1883 – January 8, 1938) was a leading lady and later character actress in motion pictures beginning in silent films in 1910. She was born in Chicago, Illinois and educated at a private finishing school there. Miss Stedman performed in light opera and musical comedies there. Her voice was cultivated in France. Her tutor was Marchesi, who was known as one of the finest instructors of voice culture in his country. Myrtle did not enter the field of light opera because of her preference for light opera. She starred for a number of seasons in Isle of Spice and The Chocolate Soldier. She performed for a year at the Whitney Theater in Chicago and was a prima donna of the Chicago Grand Opera Company. Her first appearances in movies were in Selig studio western and action short films. Among her feature films are Flaming Youth, The Valley of the Moon, The Dangerous Age, and The Famous Mrs. Fair. In 1936, she was signed by Warner Brothers to play bit and extra roles. Her last release was Accidents Will Happen, in 1938. Myrtle Stedman died of a heart attack in Hollywood, California in 1938 at the age of 54. Interment at Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood California. Her husband Marshall Stedman was a drama school conductor. They were divorced by 1920. Their son Lincoln Stedman was a prolific silent film character actor.
From Wikipedia
Myrtle Stedman (March 3, 1883 – January 8, 1938) was a leading lady and later character actress in motion pictures beginning in silent films in 1910. She was born in Chicago, Illinois and educated at a private finishing school there. Miss Stedman performed in light opera and musical comedies there. Her voice was cultivated in France. Her tutor was Marchesi, who was known as one of the finest instructors of voice culture in his country. Myrtle did not enter the field of light opera because of her preference for light opera. She starred for a number of seasons in Isle of Spice and The Chocolate Soldier. She performed for a year at the Whitney Theater in Chicago and was a prima donna of the Chicago Grand Opera Company.
Her first appearances in movies were in Selig studio western and action short films. Among her feature films are Flaming Youth, The Valley of the Moon, The Dangerous Age, and The Famous Mrs. Fair. In 1936, she was signed by Warner Brothers to play bit and extra roles. Her last release was Accidents Will Happen, in 1938.
Myrtle Stedman died of a heart attack in Hollywood, California in 1938 at the age of 54. Interment at Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood California. Her husband Marshall Stedman was a drama school conductor. They were divorced by 1920. Their son Lincoln Stedman was a prolific silent film character actor.
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Filmography
Klondike
1932
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as Miss Fielding
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Age: 49
Alias Mary Smith
1932
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as Mrs. Hayes
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Age: 49
The Widow in Scarlet
1932
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as Alice Lawton-Bond
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Age: 49
Beau Ideal
1931
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as Mrs. Frank Madison
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Age: 47
The Truth About Youth
1930
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as Mrs. Ericson
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Age: 47
Little Accident
1930
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as Mrs. Overbeck
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Age: 47
Rich Men's Wives
1922
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as Mrs. Davenport
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Age: 39
The Hands of Nara
1922
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as Vanessa Yates
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Age: 39
In the Hollow of Her Hand
1918
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as Sara Wrandell
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Age: 35
The Wild Olive
1915
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as Miriam Strange, 'The Wild Olive'
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Age: 32
The Bully of Bingo Gulch
1911
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as Jess Lynd, Pop's Daughter
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Age: 28
A Romance of the Rio Grande
1911
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as Nellie Smith, Tom's Sweetheart
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Age: 28
Western Hearts
1911
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as Mrs. Long
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Age: 28
Told in Colorado
1911
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as Edythe Bellaires
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Age: 28
The Two Orphans
1911
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as Countess de Linieres
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Age: 28