Mabel Bardine Myers Farnsworth (October 25, 1878 - October 20, 1948), was an American vaudeville performer and Hollywood actress. In 1908 she was accused of plagiarizing the sketch, The Chorus Lady, from

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. She was a leading woman in

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Biography

She was born as Mabel Bardine Myers on October 25, 1878, in

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. In 1908 she was accused of plagiarizing the sketch, The Chorus Lady, from

. She died on October 20, 1948, in

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. She was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park in

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Filmography

*'' The Splendid Lie'' (1920) * '' The Place of Honeymoons'' (1920) *'' Winning Her Way'' (1919) by Margaret Mayo for the

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*'' Rough and Ready'' (1918) *'' Beyond the Law'' (1918) *'' Mother Love and the Law'' (1917)

Vaudeville playlets

*An Experiment in Humor (1910) *Nell of the Halls (1909) *Thou Shall Not Kill (1905), produced by Federick Schwartz

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bardine, Mabel 1878 births 1948 deaths Vaudeville performers Actresses from Colorado American film actresses Place of birth missing