Marilyn Mills (1903 – 1956) was a Dutch-born American

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of the

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, described on theater marquees as "The Beautiful Marilyn Mills". She also produced two of her films. Mills' father managed a large bakery in Los Angeles. Before she became a film star, Mills worked as a stunt double, including riding for

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in the film ''

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''. She also performed with her horses in the

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. Mills was married to J. Charles Davis, who worked in advertising and had his own film production company.

Selected filmography

* '' A Western Demon'' (1922) * ''

Riders of the Plains ''Riders of the Plains'' is a 1924 American silent Western film serial directed by Jacques Jaccard for Arrow Films. It was co-written by Karl R. Coolidge and Jacques Jaccard. This serial was one of Boris Karloff's early (uncredited) film appea ...

'' (1924) * '' Come on Cowboys!'' (1924) * '' Two Fisted Justice'' (1924) * '' Tricks'' (1925) * '' Where Romance Rides'' (1925) * '' The Cactus Cure'' (1925) * ''

Three Pals ''Three Pals'' is a 1926 American silent romance film directed by Wilbur McGaugh and Bruce Mitchell and starring Marilyn Mills, Josef Swickard and William H. Turner. Gary Cooper made one of his earliest screen appearances as an extra. Cast ...

'' (1926)

References

Bibliography

* Buck Rainey. ''Sweethearts of the sage: biographies and filmographies of 258 actresses appearing in western movies''. McFarland & Company, 1992.

External links

* 1903 births 1956 deaths American film actresses Dutch film actresses Dutch emigrants to the United States People from Enschede 20th-century American actresses {{Netherlands-bio-stub