Miriam Nesbitt (September 14, 1873 in

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– August 11, 1954 in

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) was an American stage and film actress.

Biography

Born Miriam Schanke or Skanke, she studied at the Stanhope-Wheatcroft Dramatic School, before landing a part in

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's play ''The Tree of Knowledge'' under the stage name Miriam Nesbitt. She went on to perform on

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a number of times in the first decade of the twentieth century. She also acted in over 120 silent films, beginning in 1908 with ''Saved by Love''. Fellow actor

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appeared with her in many of these productions, among them ''

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'' (1911), based on

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's opera with

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and Marc McDermott, ''The Declaration of Independence'' (1911), in which she played Mrs. John Adams to McDermott's

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; ''The Three Musketeers: Part 1'' and ''Part 2'' (1911), where she portrayed the

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to his

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; the 1913 serial '' Who Will Marry Mary?''; and '' The Man Who Disappeared'', a 1914 serial. In 1904, she originated the role of Tiger Lily in

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''. On April 20, 1916, she married her frequent

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co-star

. She retired in 1917; her last film, ''A Builder of Castles'', also starred her husband.

Filmography

*'' Saved by Love'' (1908)*short *''

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'' (1910)*short *'' The Rajah'' (1911)*short *''

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'' (1911)*short *''

How Spriggins Took Lodgers ''How Spriggins Took Lodgers'' is a 1911 silent film short produced by the Edison Manufacturing Company. It starred J. Sedley Brown, Marc McDermott and Miriam Nesbitt. Released through the General Film Company. Cast *J. Sedley Brown - Spriggins * ...

'' (1911)*short *'' Turned to the Wall'' (1911)*short *''

The Child and the Tramp ''The Child and the Tramp'' is a 1911 silent film short directed by Bannister Merwin. It was produced by the Edison Manufacturing Company.Edna's Imprisonment ''Edna's Imprisonment'' is a 1911 silent short drama film produced by the Edison Manufacturing Company. It starred Miriam Nesbitt and Yale Boss. Released through the General Film Company. Cast *Edna May Weick as Edna *Miriam Nesbitt *Yale Bos ...

'' (1911)*short *''

Captain Nell ''Captain Nell'' is a 1911 silent drama short directed by Edwin S. Porter. It was produced by Edison Manufacturing Company and distributed by General Film Company. Cast *Miriam Nesbitt - Captain Nell of the Salvation Army * Charles Ogle - Mr. R ...

'' (1911)*short *''

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'' (1911)*short *''

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'' (1911)*short *'' A Lesson Learned'' (1911)*short *'' His Misjudgment'' (1911)*short *'' The Price of a Man'' (1911)*short *''The Minute Man'' (1911)*short *'' The New Church Carpet'' (1911)*short *'' Bob and Rowdy'' (1911)*short *'' The Unfinished Letter'' (1911)*short *''

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'' (1911)(short) *'' The Winds of Fate'' (1911)*short *'' Captain Barnacle's Baby'' (1911)*short *'' The Question Mark'' (1911)*short *'' Then You'll Remember Me'' (1911)*short *'' Betty's Buttons'' (1911)*short *'' The Declaration of Independence'' (1911)*short *'' The Three Musketeers: Part 1'' (1911)*short *'' The Three Musketeers: Part 2'' (1911)*short *'' Mary's Masquerade'' (1911)*short *'' How Mrs. Murray Saved the American Army'' (1911)*short *''

An Old Sweetheart of Mine ''An Old Sweetheart of Mine'' is a 1923 American silent film, silent drama film directed by Harry Garson and starring Elliott Dexter, Helen Jerome Eddy, and Lloyd Whitlock. Cast * Elliott Dexter as John Craig * Helen Jerome Eddy as Mary Ellen A ...

'' (1911)*short *'' An Island Comedy'' (1911)*short *''

The Reform Candidate ''The Reform Candidate'' is a surviving 1915 American drama silent film directed by Frank Lloyd and written by Julia Crawford Ivers. The film stars Macklyn Arbuckle, Forrest Stanley, Myrtle Stedman, Malcolm Blevins, Charlie Ruggles and Mary Ruby. ...

'' (1911)*short *'' The Girl and the Motor Boat'' (1911)*short *'' The Ghost's Warning'' (1911)*short *'' The Story of the Indian Ledge'' (1911)*short *''

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'' (1911) *'' A Man for All That'' (1911)*short *'' The Awakening of John Bond'' (1911)*short *'' Eleanore Cuyler'' (1912)*short *'' Jack, the Giant Killer'' (1912)*short *'' The Little Organist'' (1912)*short *''

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'' (1912)*short *'' Mother and Daughters'' (1912)*short *''

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'' (1912)*short *'' Children Who Labor'' (1912)*short *'' My Double and How He Undid Me'' (1912)*short *'' The Heir Apparent'' (1912)*short *'' Her Face'' (1912)*short *'' The Boss of Lumber Camp Number Four'' (1912)*short *'' The Guilty Party'' (1912)*short *'' The Bank President's Son'' (1912)*short *'' A Romance of the Ice Fields'' (1912)*short *'' The Artist and the Brain Specialist'' (1912)*short *'' The Sunset Gun'' (1912)*short *'' Jim's Wife'' (1912)*short *''

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'' (1912)*short *''

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'' (1912)*short *'' A Man in the Making'' (1912)*short *'' The Passer-By'' (1912)*short *'' The Close of the American Revolution'' (1912)*short *'' Nerves and the Man'' (1912)*short *'' The Little Artist of the Market'' (1912)*short *''

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'' (1912)*short *'' The Lord and the Peasant'' (1912)*short *'' Helping John'' (1912)*short *'' The Boy and the Girl'' (1912)*short *'' The Foundling'' (1912)*short *'' A Suffragette in Spite of Himself'' (1912)*short *'' A Letter to the Princess'' (1912)*short *'' The New Squire'' (1912)*short *''

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'' (1912)*short *'' Lady Clare'' (1912)*short *'' A Clue to Her Parentage'' (1912)*short *'' He Swore Off Smoking'' (1912)*short *'' The Coast Guard's Sister'' (1913)*short *''

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'' (1913)*short *''

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'' (1913)*short *'' Keepers of the Flock'' (1913)*short *'' The Desperate Condition of Mr. Boggs'' (1913)*short *'' The Stroke of the Phoebus Eight'' (1913)*short *'' A Daughter of Romany'' (1913)*short *'' The Foreman's Treachery'' (1913)*short *'' The Doctor's Duty'' (1913)*short *''

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'' (1913)*short *'' The Antique Brooch'' (1914)*short *'' Stanton's Last Fling'' (1914)*short *'' The Necklace of Rameses'' (1914)*short *''

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'' (1914) *'' Sophia's Imaginary Visitors'' (1914)*short *'' The Drama of Heyville'' (1914)*short *'' The Price of the Necklace'' (1914)*short *'' The Man Who Disappeared'' (1914)*short *''

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'' (1914)*short *'' A Question of Hats and Gowns'' (1914)*short *'' A Hunted Animal'' (1914)*short *'' When East Met West in Boston'' (1914)*short *''

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'' (1914)*short *'' The Coward and the Man'' (1914)*short *'' The Light on the Wall'' (1914)*short *'' With His Hands'' (1914)*short *'' The Tango in Tuckerville'' (1914)*short *''

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'' (1914)*short *'' Face to Face'' (1914)*short *'' A Matter of Minutes'' (1914)*short *'' The Living Dead'' (1914)*short *'' The Adventures of the Pickpocket'' (1914)*short *'' By the Aid of a Film'' (1914)*short *'' The Long Way'' (1914)*short *'' On the Isle of Sarne'' (1914)*short *'' The Pines of Lorey'' (1914) *'' The King's Move in the City'' (1914)*short *'' The Colonel of the Red Hussars'' (1914)*short *'' The Premature Compromise'' (1914)*short *''

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'' (1915)*short *'' Oh! Where Is My Wandering Boy Tonight'' (1915)*short *''

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'' (1915)*short *'' The Portrait in the Attic'' (1915)*short *'' The Master Mummer'' (1915)*short *'' A Theft in the Dark'' (1915)*short *'' Killed Against Orders'' (1915)*short *'' A Woman's Revenge'' (1915) *'' Her Proper Place'' (1915)*short *'' Sally Castleton, Southerner'' (1915)*short *'' Was It Her Duty?'' (1915)*short *'' The Way Back'' (1915) *'' Life's Pitfalls'' (1915)*short *'' The Catspaw'' (1916) *'' The Last Sentence'' (1917) *''Infidelity (1917 film), Infidelity'' (1917) *''Builders of Castles'' (1917)

References

External links

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photograph of Miriam Nesbitt
New York Public Library Digital Gallery
portrait gallery
University of Washington Digital Collections
photograph of Miriam Nesbitt (third from left) with friends, 1908
from her personal collection {{DEFAULTSORT:Nesbitt, Miriam 1873 births 1954 deaths American silent film actresses 19th-century American actresses American stage actresses 20th-century American actresses