Edith Yorke

Edith Yorke (born Edith Murgatroyd, 23 December 1867 – 28 July 1934) was an English actress.[1] She appeared in 65 films between 1919 and 1933.

Edith Yorke
Yorke in Homespun Folks (1920)
Born	Edith Murgatroyd (1867-12-23)23 December 1867 Derby, England, UK
Died	28 July 1934(1934-07-28) (aged 66) Southgate, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1919–1933

Biography

Yorke was born in Derby; her family later moved to Croydon, Surrey. Edith returned to Derby, where she taught destitute children in a local workhouse.

She married Robert Byard and emigrated with him and their children to the United States in 1902, becoming a film actress in her 50s, mainly in supporting roles. Her daughter was a film actress also, and her son became a violinist with a symphony orchestra. Yorke died in Southgate, California, aged 66.

Selected filmography

• The False Road (1920)
• Below the Surface (1920)
• The Jailbird (1920)
• Love (1920)
• One Clear Call (1922)
• Step on It! (1922)
• Souls for Sale (1923)
• Slippy McGee (1923)
• Merry-Go-Round (1923)
• The Age of Desire (1923)
• The Beauty Prize (1924)
• Happiness (1924)
• The Tenth Woman (1924)
• The Other Kind of Love (1924)
• Capital Punishment (1925)
• Excuse Me (1925)
• Silent Sanderson (1925)
• Wild Horse Mesa (1925)
• Souls for Sables (1925)
• Below the Line (1925)
• Seven Keys to Baldpate (1925)
• Red Dice (1926)
• Volcano! (1926)
• The Belle of Broadway (1926)
• Oh! What a Nurse! (1926)
• Rustlers' Ranch (1926)
• Rustling for Cupid (1926)
• The Silent Flyer (1926)
• The Bachelor's Baby (1927)
• Sensation Seekers (1927)
• The Port of Missing Girls (1928)
• The Valiant (1929)
• The Love Racket (1929)
• Fugitives (1929)
• Seven Keys to Baldpate (1929)
• City Girl (1930)
• If I Had a Million (1932) (*uncredited)
• Luxury Liner (1933)

References

1. "Edith Yorke". British Film Institute. Retrieved 31 December 2017.

External links

• Edith Yorke on IMDb