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Pauline Starke
Actor

Pauline Starke

10 Jan 1901Born
3 Feb 1977Died
76Age at death
59Credits

Biography

Pauline Starke (January 10, 1901 – February 3, 1977) was an American silent-film actress born in Joplin, Missouri. She made her acting debut appearing as a dance extra in D.W. Griffith's film Intolerance (1916). She continued to play bit parts until director Frank Borzage started casting her in leading roles, beginning in 1917. Selected as one of the WAMPAS Baby Stars in 1922, Starke starred in a number of films from 1916 to 1935. She had been introduced into the film industry by a friend following the completion of her education. She scored several lead roles in films, establishing her as a prominent silent-film actress during the 1920s. She married twice in her lifetime.

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She first married producer/director Jack White in 1927 and later married actor George Sherwood. She died from the aftermath of a stroke on February 3, 1977 in Santa Monica, California. Pauline Starke has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, at 6125 Hollywood Blvd, for her contributions to Motion Pictures. --From Wikipedia

Known for

Filmography

  1. 1943Lost AngelFilm: Bobby's Mother (uncredited)
  2. 1930What Men WantFilm: Lee Joyce
  3. 1930A Royal RomanceFilm: Countess von Baden
  4. 1929The Mysterious IslandFilm: (uncredited)
  5. 1929Man, Woman and WifeFilm: Julia / Rita
  6. 1928The VikingFilm: Helga Nilsson
  7. 1927Streets of ShanghaiFilm: Mary Sanger
  8. 1927Captain SalvationFilm: Bess Morgan
  9. 1927Women Love DiamondsFilm: Mavis Ray
  10. 1927The Perfect SapFilm: Polly Stoddard
  11. 1926Love's BlindnessFilm: Vanessa Levy
  12. 1926War PaintFilm: Polly Hopkins
  13. 1926Camille: The Fate of a CoquetteFilm: Nan
  14. 1925Bright LightsFilm: Patsy Delaney
  15. 1925Sun-UpFilm: Emmy
  16. 1925AdventureFilm: Joan Lackland
  17. 1925As No Man Has LovedFilm: Anne Bissell
  18. 1925The Devil's CargoFilm: Far Sampson
  19. 1924Hearts of OakFilm: Chrystal
  20. 1924Dante's InfernoFilm: Marjorie Vernon
  21. 1924The Arizona ExpressFilm: Katherine Keith
  22. 1924Forbidden ParadiseFilm: Anna
  23. 1923Eyes of the ForestFilm: Ruth Melier
  24. 1923In the Palace of the KingFilm: Inez Mendoza
  25. 1923His Last RaceFilm
  26. 1923The Little Girl Next DoorFilm: Mary Slocum
  27. 1923Little Church Around the CornerFilm: Hetty Burrows
  28. 1923Lost and Found on a South Sea IslandFilm: Lorna
  29. 1922The Kingdom WithinFilm: Emily Preston
  30. 1922My Wild Irish RoseFilm: Moya
  31. 1922If You Believe It, It's SoFilm: Alvah Morley
  32. 1921Flower of the NorthFilm: Jeanne D'Arcambal
  33. 1921Silent YearsFilm: Donelle
  34. 1921Wife Against WifeFilm
  35. 1921SnowblindFilm: The Girl
  36. 1921A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's CourtFilm: Sandy
  37. 1920The UntamedFilm: Kate Cumberland
  38. 1920Seeds of VengeanceFilm: Ellen Daw
  39. 1920The Courage of Marge O'DooneFilm: Marge O'Doone
  40. 1920Dangerous DaysFilm: Delight Haverford
  41. 1920The Little Shepherd of Kingdom ComeFilm: Melissa
  42. 1919Eyes of YouthFilm: Rita Ashling
  43. 1919Soldiers of FortuneFilm: Hope Langham
  44. 1919The Broken ButterflyFilm: Marcene Elliot
  45. 1919The Life LineFilm: Ruth Heckett
  46. 1919Whom the Gods Would DestroyFilm: Julie
  47. 1918Irish EyesFilm: Pegeen O'Barry
  48. 1918The AtomFilm: Jenny
  49. 1918Daughter AngeleFilm: Angele
  50. 1918Alias Mary BrownFilm: Betty
  51. 1918The Man Who Woke UpFilm: Edith Oglesby
  52. 1918Innocent's ProgressFilm: Tessa Fayne
  53. 1918The Shoes That DancedFilm: Rhoda Regan
  54. 1917Until They Get MeFilm: Margy
  55. 1917The RegeneratesFilm: Nora Duffy
  56. 1917Madame Bo-PeepFilm: Juanita
  57. 1917Cheerful GiversFilm: Abigail Deady
  58. 1916PuppetsFilm: Columbine
  59. 1916Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the AgesFilm: Favorite of the Harem (uncredited)

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