Marjorie Daw (actress)

Marjorie Daw
Marjorie Daw
	Daw, 1924
Born	Margaret House; January 19, 1902; Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S.
Died	March 18, 1979 (aged 77); Huntington Beach, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1914–1929
Spouse(s)	A. Edward Sutherland; (m. 1923; div. 1925); Myron Selznick; (m. 1929; div. 1942)

Marjorie Daw (born Margaret House, January 19, 1902 – March 18, 1979) was an American film actress of the silent film era. She appeared in 76 films between 1914 and 1929.

Career

Born in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Daw began acting as a teen to support her younger brother and herself after the death of their parents. Daw made her film debut in 1914 and worked steadily during the 1920s. She retired from acting after the advent of sound film.[1]

Daw in 1920

Personal life

Daw was married twice; her first marriage was to director A. Edward Sutherland in early 1923; it produced no children. After divorcing Sutherland in 1925, she married Myron Selznick in 1929. The marriage ended in 1942.[1]

Daw died on March 18, 1979 in Huntington Beach, California, aged 77.[2]

Partial filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1914	The Love Victorious
1915	The Unafraid	Irenya	Alternative title: The Unexpected
1915	The Captive
1916	The House with the Golden Windows	A Fairy	Alternative title: The House of the Golden Windows
1917	Joan the Woman	Katherine
	Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm	Emma Jane Perkins
	A Modern Musketeer	Elsie Dodge
1918	Headin' South
	Mr. Fix-It	Marjorie Threadwell
	He Comes Up Smiling	Billie Bartlett
1919	The Knickerbocker Buckaroo	Rita Allison
1919	His Majesty, the American	Felice, Countess of Montenac
1920	Don't Ever Marry	Dorothy Whynn
1920	Dinty	Ruth Whitely
1921	The Butterfly Girl	Edith Folsom
1921	Cheated Hearts	Muriel Bekkman
1922	The Lone Hand	Sue De Muidde
	Love Is an Awful Thing	Helen Griggs
	The Pride of Palomar	Kay Parker
1923	Rupert of Hentzau	Rosa Holf
	The Call of the Canyon	Flo Hunter
	Mary of the Movies	herself
1924	Human Desires	Joan Thayer
	The Passionate Adventure	Vicky
	Notch Number One	Dorothy Moore
1925	One Way Street	Elizabeth Stuart
1925	East Lynne	Barbara Hare
1926	The Highbinders	Hope Masterson
1926	Redheads Preferred	Angela Morgan
1927	Why Girls Say No	Becky
	Outlaws of Red River	Mary Torrence
	Topsy and Eva	Marietta
	Home Made	The Girl
	Buffalo Bill's Last Fight
	Spoilers of the West	Miss Benton
1928	The Heart of General Robert E. Lee	Virginia Hale
1928	The Skywayman	Nancy Feldmore
1929	The Air Derby
1929	The Cloud Patrol

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References

Lowe, Denise (2004). An Encyclopedic Dictionary of Women in Early American Films, 1895–1930. Haworth Press. pp. 164. ISBN 0-7890-1843-8.
Katchmer, George A.; Cary, Diana Serra (2002). A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses. McFarland. p. 87. ISBN 0-7864-0763-8.

External links

Marjorie Daw on IMDb
Marjorie Daw on the cover of MOVIE WEEKLY magazine, August 29, 1925 (archived)
Marjorie Daw at Find a Grave

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[encyclopedic-1] Lowe, Denise (2004). An Encyclopedic Dictionary of Women in Early American Films, 1895–1930. Haworth Press. pp. 164. ISBN 0-7890-1843-8.

[2] Katchmer, George A.; Cary, Diana Serra (2002). A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses. McFarland. p. 87. ISBN 0-7864-0763-8.