Alice Knowland (1879-1930) was an American actress active during Hollywood's

silent era A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) or key lines of dialogue may, wh ...

. She specialized in playing motherly roles.

Biography

Knowland was born in

Fort Fairfield, Maine Fort Fairfield is a town in Aroostook County, eastern Maine, United States, located along the Canada–US border. The population was 3,322 at the 2020 census. History Fort Fairfield is named for John Fairfield, 13th and 16th governor of Mai ...

, to Herbert Knowland and Fannie Warren. She told reporters that she spent much of her childhood out of the country, as her father held a consular position in France, but this has not been verified. She later lived in Boston, where she began a career as a theater actress, before moving to Los Angeles and appearing in films for

Famous Players–Lasky Famous Players-Lasky Corporation was an American motion picture and distribution company formed on June 28, 1916, from the merger of Adolph Zukor's Famous Players Film Company—originally formed by Zukor as Famous Players in Famous Plays—and t ...

. She married Thomas Seymour in 1903; the pair had no children.

Partial filmography

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The Secret Sin ''The Secret Sin'' is a surviving 1915 silent film drama produced by Jesse Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It was directed by Frank Reicher and starred Blanche Sweet, Thomas Meighan and Sessue Hayakawa. This film often thought lost ...

'' (1915) * '' The Stronger Love'' (1916) * ''

Giving Becky a Chance ''Giving Becky a Chance'' is a 1917 American drama silent film directed by Howard Estabrook, and written by Lois Zellner and Edith Kennedy. The film stars Vivian Martin, Jack Holt, Jack Richardson, Pietro Sosso and Alice Knowland. The film was ...

'' (1917) * '' The Demon'' (1918) * ''

Fair Enough ''Fair Enough'' is a 1918 American silent comedy film directed by Edward Sloman and starring Margarita Fischer, Eugenie Forde, and Alfred Hollingsworth.Katchmer p. 509 Cast * Margarita Fischer as Ann Dickson * Eugenie Forde as Mrs. Ellen Dickso ...

'' (1918) * ''

Puppy Love Puppy love, also known as a crush, is an informal term for feelings of romantic love, often felt during childhood and early adolescence. It is an infatuation usually developed by someone's looks and attractiveness at first sight. Such feelings f ...

'' (1919) * ''

Satan Junior ''Satan Junior'' is a 1919 American silent comedy film, directed by Herbert Blaché and John H. Collins. It was Collins' final involvement in film. Collins began directing the film, production of which had to be suspended due to the flu epidem ...

'' (1919) * ''

The Delicious Little Devil ''The Delicious Little Devil'' is a 1919 American silent comedy-drama film starring Mae Murray and Rudolph Valentino. A 35 mm print of the film is housed at the EYE Film Instituut Nederland,Rustling a Bride ''Rustling A Bride'' is a lost 1919 silent film comedy-Western directed by Irvin Willat and starring Lila Lee. Plot As described in a film magazine, cowboy Nick McCredie (Blue) discovers the name and address of a Kentucky girl on the fly leaf ...

'' (1919) * '' The Lion's Den'' (1919) * ''

Full of Pep ''Full of Pep'' is a 1919 American silent comedy film, directed by Harry L. Franklin. It stars Hale Hamilton, Alice Lake, and Alice Knowland, and was released on May 26, 1919. Cast list * Hale Hamilton as Jimmy Baxter * Alice Lake as Felicia ...

'' (1919) * ''

All Soul's Eve ''All Souls' Eve'' is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by Chester M. Franklin and starring Mary Miles Minter. The film is based on the mystical 1920 Broadway play of the same name by Anne Crawford Flexner, with a story by Elmer Blane ...

'' (1921) * ''

On the High Seas ''On the High Seas'' is a 1922 American silent adventure film directed by Irvin Willat and written by Edward Sheldon and E. Magnus Ingleton. The film stars Dorothy Dalton, Jack Holt, Mitchell Lewis, Winter Hall, Michael Dark, Otto Brower, an ...

'' (1922) * ''

Coming Through ''Coming Through'' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by A. Edward Sutherland starring Thomas Meighan and Lila Lee. The film was Sutherland's directorial debut. Plot As described in a review in a film magazine, Tom Blackford (Meigha ...

'' (1925) * '' The King of Kings'' (1927) * ''

The Adorable Cheat ''The Adorable Cheat'' is a 1928 silent film starring Lila Lee and distributed by an independent film company, Chesterfield Motion Pictures. It was directed by Burton L. King with a copy being long held by The Library of Congress. Summary The da ...

'' (1928) * ''

Dugan of the Dugouts ''Dugan of the Dugouts'' is a 1928 American silent comedy film directed by Bobby Ray and starring Pauline Garon, Danny O'Shea and Ernest Hilliard.Munden p.206 It was one of two films directed by Ray, a former silent-era film comedian, who late ...

'' (1928)

References

American film actresses 1879 births 1930 deaths Actresses from Maine People from Fort Fairfield, Maine {{US-film-actor-1870s-stub