Muriel Ostriche
Muriel Ostriche (born Muriel Henrietta Oestrich, May 24, 1896 – May 3, 1989) was an American silent film actress. She was also the face of Moxie.
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Born | Muriel Henrietta Oestrich May 24, 1896 New York City, New York |
Died | May 3, 1989 92) | (aged
Years active | 1912 - 1921 |
She was signed by the Thanhouser Company based in New Rochelle, New York and starred in 134 films in her career. Ostriche told author Michael G. Ankerich that A Daughter of the Sea (1915) was her best performance and her favorite film.[1]
She was living in Florida in the mid-1980s when author Q. David Bowers began researching a biography on Ostriche, which became Muriel Ostriche: Princess of Silent Films. He was shocked to discover that she was still living and a willing interview subject. She enjoyed a revival in her fame in the later portion of her life which she relished and because of this renewed interest, her own insights into her life are preserved today.[2]
Selected filmography
- Robin Hood (1912)
- Rick's Redemption (1913)
- The House in the Tree (1913)
- The Ten of Spades (1914)
- The Amateur Detective (1914)
- When Fate Rebelled (1915)
- Check No. 130 (1915)
- Mortmain (1915)
- Kennedy Square (1916)
- The Dormant Power (1917)
- Moral Courage (1917)
- The Good for Nothing (1917)
- A Square Deal (1917)
- Youth (1917)
- The Volunteer (1917)
- The Purple Lily (1918)
- Tinsel (1918)
- Merely Players (1918)
References
- Ankerich, Michael G. Broken Silence: Conversations With 23 Silent Film Stars. McFarland & Company, Inc., Jefferson, NC. 1993. p. 242
- Ankerich, Michael G. Broken Silence: Conversations With 23 Silent Film Stars. McFarland & Company, Inc., Jefferson, NC. 1993. p. 237
- Ankerich, Michael G. Broken Silence: Conversations With 23 Silent Film Stars. McFarland & Company, Inc., Jefferson, NC. 1993.