Marian Skinner (January 8, 1880 – June 7, 1963), was an American film actress of the

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. She appeared in more than 50 films between 1915 and 1924. She was born in

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, and died in

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Selected filmography

* ''

That Sort ''That Sort'' is a 1916 American silent drama film directed by Charles Brabin and starring Warda Howard, Duncan McRae and Ernest Maupain.Parish & Pitts p.42 Cast * Warda Howard as Diana Laska * Duncan McRae as John Heppell * Ernest Maupain a ...

'' (1916) * ''

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'' (1916) * '' On Trial'' (1917) * '' Skinner's Dress Suit'' (1917) * ''

Skinner's Bubble ''Skinner's Bubble'' is a 1917 American silent comedy film directed by Harry Beaumont and starring Bryant Washburn, Hazel Daly and James C. Carroll.Frykholm p.10 It was created as a sequel to '' Skinner's Dress Suit''. Cast * Bryant Washburn ...

'' (1917) * '' Which Woman?'' (1918) * ''

Gambling in Souls ''Gambling in Souls'' is a 1919 American silent crime drama film directed by Harry F. Millarde and starring Madlaine Traverse, Herbert Heyes, Murdock MacQuarrie, Lew Zehring, Mary McIvor, and Henry A. Barrows. The film was released by Fox Film Co ...

'' (1919) * ''

The Amateur Adventuress ''The Amateur Adventuress'' is a lost 1919 American silent comedy film directed by Henry Otto and starring Emmy Wehlen. It is based on a short story by Thomas Edgelow that appeared in ''Young's Magazine'' (Oct. 1918). Maxwell Karger produced with ...

'' (1919) * ''

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'' (1919) * ''

A Rogue's Romance ''A Rogue's Romance'' is a 1919 American silent film, silent crime drama film produced and released by the Vitagraph Company of America. It was directed by James Young (director), James Young and starred matinee star Earle Williams. Rudolph Valen ...

'' (1919) * ''

The Woman Under Cover ''The Woman Under Cover'' is a lost 1919 American silent drama film directed by George Siegmann and starring Fritzi Brunette. It was based on a play by Sada Cowan and produced and distributed by the Universal Film Manufacturing Company. Plot As ...

'' (1919) * ''

The Sleeping Lion ''The Sleeping Lion'' is a 1919 American silent Western film directed by Rupert Julian and starring Monroe Salisbury, Pat Moore and Rhea Mitchell.Langman, p. 291 Synopsis An Italian American from New York heads West to start a new life, but ...

'' (1919) * ''

Dangerous to Men ''Dangerous to Men'' is a lost 1920 American silent comedy film directed by William C. Dowland and starring Viola Dana. It was distributed through Metro Pictures.The House of Toys ''The House of Toys'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by George L. Cox and starring Seena Owen, Pell Trenton, and Helen Jerome Eddy.Goble p. 803 Cast * Seena Owen as Shirley Lord * Pell Trenton as David Quentin * Helen Jerome E ...

'' (1920) * ''

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'' (1920) * '' Billions'' (1920) * ''

The Dangerous Moment ''The Dangerous Moment'' is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by Marcel De Sano and starring Carmel Myers,Lule Warrenton and George Regas.Munden p.167 Cast * Carmel Myers as Sylvia Palprini * Lule Warrenton as Mrs. Tarkides * George ...

'' (1921) * ''

White and Unmarried ''White and Unmarried'' is a lost 1921 American comedy silent film directed by Tom Forman and written by Will M. Ritchey and John D. Swain. The film stars Thomas Meighan, Jacqueline Logan, Grace Darmond, Walter Long, Lloyd Whitlock, Frederick ...

'' (1921) * '' Brewster's Millions'' (1921) * ''

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'' (1921) * ''

Billy Jim ''Billy Jim'' is a 1922 American silent comedy western film directed by Frank Borzage and starring Fred Stone, Marian Skinner and George Hernandez.Munden p.61 Cast * Fred Stone as Billy Jim * Millicent Fisher as Marsha Dunforth * George Hernan ...

'' (1922) * '' The Stranger'' (1924)

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* 1880 births 1963 deaths American film actresses American silent film actresses 20th-century American actresses {{US-film-actor-1880s-stub