Jean Paige
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Jean Paige | |
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Born | Lucille Beatrice O'Hair July 3, 1895 Paris, Illinois, U.S. |
Died | December 15, 1990 Los Angeles, California, U.S. | (aged 95)
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1917–1924 |
Spouse |
Jean Paige (born Lucille Beatrice O'Hair, July 3, 1895[1] – December 15, 1990) was an American film actress of the silent era.
Early years
Paige was born in Paris, Illinois,[1] and raised on her father's farm there. She developed a love for horses while living there.[citation needed] Although her mother wanted her to become a missionary, her father prevented her from doing so. Paige developed acting skills through private lessons and classes at Kings School of Oratory, Elocution and Dramatic Culture in Pittsburg. On July 25, 1917, she traveled to New York with an aunt to take a Vitagraph screen test that had been set up by a family friend. She performed well enough to be cast in two-reel O.Henry features.[1]
Career
Paige made 21 films in a career that began in 1917 and concluded in 1924. Her films include Blind Man's Holiday (1917), The Darkest Hour (1919), The Birth of a Soul (1920), Black Beauty (1921), The Prodigal Judge (1922), Captain Blood (1924), and Daring Hearts (1919). She came to prominence in the Vitagraph film Too Many Crooks (1919). As Charlotte Brown, she made a star part out of a bit part. Paige never appeared on stage and had no experience in movies prior to becoming a Vitagraph leading woman. Her role in Too Many Crooks led Vitagraph president Albert E. Smith to elevate her position at the film studio. She married Smith in December 1920.[1]
Death
She died in Los Angeles, California in 1990.
Selected filmography
- The Count and the Wedding Guest (1918)
- Schools and Schools (1918)
- Tangled Lives (1918)
- Hoarded Assets (1918)
- The Golden Goal (1918)
- The Fortune Hunter (1920)
- The Birth of a Soul (1920)
- Black Beauty (1921)
- The Prodigal Judge (1922)
References
- ^ a b c d Slide, Anthony (September 12, 2010). Silent Players: A Biographical and Autobiographical Study of 100 Silent Film Actors and Actresses. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 978-0-8131-2708-8. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
- Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin Daily Tribune, Jean Paige, Monday, June 6, 1921, Page 13.
- Woodland, California Daily Democrat, Jean Paige, Wednesday, May 18, 1921, Page 5.
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