Edna Maison (born Carmen Edna Maisonave; August 17, 1892 – January 11, 1946) was an American

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. Maison was born Carmen Edna Maisonave in San Francisco. Her father was a Frenchman and her mother was American. She was educated in Los Angeles at the Immaculate Heart Academy and her first job involved working with the Cooper Stock Company at the Burbank Theater in Los Angeles at the age of 6. Edna Maison's career started in Opera, singing at the Tivoli opera-house in San Francisco at age 15. Following, she went to Fisher's Theater, the California Opera Company, and lastly with the Edgar Temple Opera Company before moving into film work. Maison was described as an earth mother type who loved animals. Maison starred in a total of 85 films between 1912 and 1926 in films such as '' The Idol of Bonanza Camp'' (1913) and ''

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'' (1916) and appearing with actors such as

Harry von Meter Harry von Meter (March 20, 1871 – June 2, 1956; sometimes credited Harry van Meter) was an American silent film actor. He starred in about 200 films in the period from 1912 through 1929. He retired from acting just as sound films were beginni ...

Partial filmography

* '' The Idol of Bonanza Camp'' (1913) * '' The Proof of the Man'' (1913) * '' The Spy'' (1914) * ''

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'' (1914) * '' Richelieu'' (1914) * ''

Under the Crescent ''Under the Crescent'' is a 1915 American drama film serial directed by Burton L. King, starring Ola Humphrey, and released by Universal. The film is considered to be lost. Plot A series of six episodes involving the adventures of an American ...

'' (1915) * ''

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The Dumb Girl of Portici ''The Dumb Girl of Portici'' is a 1916 American silent historical drama film directed by Phillips Smalley and Lois Weber and starring Anna Pavlova, Rupert Julian and Wadsworth Harris. It was adapted by Weber from the libretto by Germain Delavig ...

'' (1916) * ''

A Rich Man's Darling ''A Rich Man's Darling'' is a 1918 American silent comedy drama film directed by Edgar Jones and starring Louise Lovely, Edna Maison and Philo McCullough.Rainey p.55 Cast * Louise Lovely as Julie Le Fabrier * Edna Maison as Madame Ricardo * Phi ...

'' (1918) * ''The Mysterious Mr. Browning'' (1918)

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* 1892 births 1946 deaths American film actresses American silent film actresses Actresses from San Francisco 20th-century American actresses {{US-film-actor-1890s-stub