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Phyllis Haver
Actor

Phyllis Haver

5 Jan 1899Born
19 Nov 1960Died
61Age at death
64Credits

Biography

From Wikipedia

Phyllis Haver (January 6, 1899 – November 19, 1960) was an American actress of the silent film era.

Haver auditioned for comedy producer Mack Sennett on a whim. Sennett hired her as one of his original Sennett Bathing Beauties. Within a few years, she appeared as a leading lady in two-reelers for Sennett Studios.

Later, while signed with DeMille-Pathé, Haver played the part of Roxie Hart in the first film adaptation of Chicago in 1927, opposite Hungarian film actor Victor Varconi.

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One reviewer called her performance "astoundingly fine," and added that Haver "makes this combination of tragedy and comedy a most entertaining piece of work."

She performed in the comedy film The Battle of the Sexes (1928), directed by D. W. Griffith, and appeared with Lon Chaney in his last silent film, Thunder (1929).

Haver retired from the industry with two 'sound' films to her credit.

In 1929, she married millionaire William Seeman with a service performed by New York Mayor James J. Walker  at the home of Rube Goldberg, the cartoonist. The couple divorced in 1945.

Haver retired in Sharon, Connecticut. She died at age 61 from an overdose of barbiturates in 1960, a suspected suicide. Haver left no survivors.

Known for

Filmography

  1. 1949Down Memory LaneFilm: (archive footage)
  2. 1943Happy Times and Jolly MomentsFilm: (archive footage)
  3. 1939A Small Town IdolFilm: Mary Brown
  4. 1930She Couldn't Say NoFilm: Showgirl
  5. 1929ThunderFilm: Zella
  6. 1929The Office ScandalFilm: Jerry Cullen
  7. 1928The Shady LadyFilm: Lola Mantell
  8. 1928Sal of SingaporeFilm: Sal
  9. 1928The Battle of the SexesFilm: Marie Skinner
  10. 1928Tenth AvenueFilm: Lyla Mason
  11. 1927ChicagoFilm: Roxie Hart
  12. 1927The Wise WifeFilm: Helen Blaisdell
  13. 1927The Way of All FleshFilm: The Temptress
  14. 1927The Fighting EagleFilm: Countess de Launay
  15. 1927The Rejuvenation of Aunt MaryFilm: Martha Rankin
  16. 1927Your Wife and MineFilm: Phyllis Warren
  17. 1927The Little AdventuressFilm: Victoria Stoddard
  18. 1927No ControlFilm: Nancy Flood
  19. 1927Nobody's WidowFilm: Betty Johnson
  20. 1926What Price GloryFilm: Shanghai Mabel
  21. 1926The Nervous WreckFilm: Sally Morgan
  22. 19263 Bad MenFilm: Lily
  23. 1926Fig LeavesFilm: Alice Atkins
  24. 1926Don JuanFilm: Imperia (uncredited)
  25. 1926Up in Mabel's RoomFilm: Phyllis Wells
  26. 1926Hard BoiledFilm: Justine Morton
  27. 1926Other Women's HusbandsFilm: Roxana
  28. 1926The Cave ManFilm: Dolly Van Dream
  29. 1925A Fight to the FinishFilm: Mary Corbett
  30. 1925New BroomsFilm
  31. 1925The Golden PrincessFilm: Kate Kent
  32. 1925Rugged WaterFilm: Myra Fuller
  33. 1925After Business HoursFilm: Sylvia Vane
  34. 1925I Want My ManFilm: Drusilla
  35. 1925Her Husband's SecretFilm: Pansy La Rue
  36. 1924So BigFilm: Dallas O'Meara
  37. 1924One Glorious NightFilm: Sarah Graham
  38. 1924The SnobFilm: Dorothy Rensheimer
  39. 1924The Breath of ScandalFilm: Clara Simmons
  40. 1924The Foolish VirginFilm: Jane Sanderson
  41. 1924Single WivesFilm: Marion Eldridge
  42. 1924The Midnight ExpressFilm: Jessie Sybil
  43. 1924The Perfect FlapperFilm: Gertrude Trayle
  44. 1924The Fighting CowardFilm: Elvira
  45. 1924Singer Jim MckeeFilm: Mary Holden
  46. 1924Lilies of the FieldFilm: Gertrude
  47. 1923The Temple of VenusFilm: Constance Lane
  48. 1923The Common LawFilm: Rita Terris
  49. 1923The Bolted DoorFilm: Natalie Judson
  50. 1923The BalloonaticFilm: The Young Woman
  51. 1923The ChristianFilm: Polly Love
  52. 1922Step ForwardFilm: Rodney's Sweetheart
  53. 1921Bright EyesFilm: The Modest Maid
  54. 1921Love and DoughnutsFilm: The Baker's Sweetheart
  55. 1921A Small Town IdolFilm: Mary Brown
  56. 1920Love, Honor and BehaveFilm: Mrs. Milton Robbin
  57. 1920Married LifeFilm: College Belle
  58. 1919Hearts and FlowersFilm: Prune Magnate's Daughter
  59. 1919Why Beaches Are PopularFilm: Bathing Girl
  60. 1919Yankee Doodle in BerlinFilm: Minor Role (uncredited)
  61. 1918It Pays to ExerciseFilm: Dental Assistant
  62. 1917'49 – '17Film: Young Bee Adams
  63. 1917The Sultan's WifeFilm: Harem Girl (uncredited/unconfirmed)
  64. 1916SunshineFilm

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