Pauline Starke (January 10, 1901Some sources say she was born in 1900. – February 3, 1977) was an American

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actress.

Early years

Pauline Starke was born on January 10, 1901, in

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, the daughter of George W. Starke and Edythe Edna Starke (née Bruce). Starke left school after completing the 5th grade. She accompanied her mother to Los Angeles and caught the attention of D. W. Griffith while her mother was working as an extra.

Career

Selected as one of the

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in 1922, Starke starred in a number of films from 1916 to 1935. She made her acting debut as an extra in ''

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'' (1915) and appeared as a dance extra in ''

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'' (1916). She continued to play bit parts until director

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started casting her in leading roles, beginning in 1917. She scored several lead roles in films, establishing her as a prominent silent-film actress during the 1920s. On Broadway, Starke portrayed Sylvia Clayton in ''Zombie'' (1932).

Personal life and death

Starke married producer/director

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on September 4, 1927, and they divorced in 1931. In 1932, she married actor George Sherwood. Starke died from the aftermath of a stroke on February 3, 1977, in

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Recognition

Starke has a star on the

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, at 6125 Hollywood Blvd, for her contributions to Motion Pictures.

Selected filmography

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'' (1916) - Favorite of the Harem (uncredited) *''

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'' (1916, Short) - Columbine *''The Rummy'' (1916) - The Girl *''

The Wharf Rat ''The Wharf Rat'' is a 1916 American silent comedy drama film directed by Chester Withey and starring Mae Marsh, Robert Harron, and Spottiswoode Aitken Frank Spottiswoode Aitken (16 April 1868 – 26 February 1933) was a Scottish-American ac ...

'' (1916) - Flo *''

Cheerful Givers ''Cheerful Givers'' is a 1917 American silent comedy-drama film produced by the Fine Arts Film Company and distributed by Triangle Film Corporation. The film stars Bessie Love and Kenneth Harlan. The film is presumed lost Lost may refer to g ...

'' (1917) - Abigail Deady * ''

Madame Bo-Peep ''Madame Bo-Peep'' is a 1917 American silent comedy film directed by Chester Withey and starring Seena Owen, Allan Sears, and F.A. Turner. It is based on the short story "Madame Bo-Peep of the Ranches" by O. Henry William Sydney Porter (Se ...

'' (1917) - Juanita *''

The Regenerates ''The Regenerates'' is a surviving 1917 silent film drama directed by E. Mason Hopper and starring Alma Rubens. It was produced and distributed by the Triangle Film Corporation. Cast *Alma Rubens - Catherine Ten Eyck *Walt Whitman - Mynderse Van D ...

'' (1917) - Nora Duffy *''Until They Get Me'' (1917) - Margy *''The Argument'' (1918) - Wyllis Hyde *'' The Shoes That Danced'' (1918) - Rhoda Regan *''Innocent's Progress'' (1918) - Tessa Fayne *''The Man Who Woke Up'' (1918) - Edith Oglesby * ''

Alias Mary Brown ''Alias Mary Brown'' is a 1918 American silent crime film directed by Henri D'Elba and starring Pauline Starke, Casson Ferguson and Arthur Millett.Wlaschin p.11 Cast * Pauline Starke as Betty * Casson Ferguson as Dick Browning, aka Mary Brown ...

'' (1918) - Betty *''

Daughter Angele ''Daughter Angele'' is a 1918 American silent comedy-drama film, directed by William C. Dowlan. Plot Cast *Pauline Starke as Angele *Walt Whitman as Anthony Brenton * Eugene Burr as Frank Chumnige (as Gene Burr) * Myrtle Rishell *Philo McCullo ...

'' (1918) - Angele *''

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'' (1918) - Jenny *''Irish Eyes'' (1918) - Pegeen O'Barry *''

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'' (1919) - Julie *''

The Life Line ''The Life Line'' is a 1919 American silent drama film directed by Maurice Tourneur and starring Jack Holt, Wallace Beery and Lew Cody. The picture was based on the play ''The Romany Rye'' by the British playwright George R. Sims. The film is ...

'' (1919) - Ruth Heckett *''

Eyes of Youth ''Eyes of Youth'' is a 1919 American silent drama film directed by Albert Parker and starring Clara Kimball Young. The film was based on the stage play ''Eyes of Youth'', performed on Broadway in 1917-18 and starred Marjorie Rambeau. This fil ...

'' (1919) - Rita Ashling *'' The Broken Butterfly'' (1919) - Marcene Elliot *'' Soldiers of Fortune'' (1919) - Hope Langham *'' The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come'' (1920, Lost film) - Melissa *''Dangerous Days'' (1920) - Delight Haverford *''

The Courage of Marge O'Doone ''The Courage of Marge O'Doone'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by David Smith and featuring Pauline Starke, Billie Bennett, Niles Welch and Boris Karloff (as Buck Tavish, a mountain man). It was written by Robert N. Bradbury, ba ...

'' (1920, Lost film) - Marge O'Doone *''

Seeds of Vengeance ''Seeds of Vengeance'' is an American film released in 1920. It was directed by Ollie Sellers. It was an adaptation of Margaret Prescott's ''The Sowing of Alderson Cree''. The film starred Bernard Durning. It was a C. R. Macauley Photoplay. It ...

'' (1920) - Ellen Daw *'' The Untamed'' (1920) - Kate Cumberland *''

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court ''A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court'' is an 1889 novel by American humorist and writer Mark Twain. The book was originally titled ''A Yankee in King Arthur's Court''. Some early editions are titled ''A Yankee at the Court of King Arth ...

'' (1921, Incomplete, only reels 2, 4, and 7 exist) - Sandy *''Snowblind'' (1921) - The Girl *'' Salvation Nell'' (1921) - Nell Sanders *''

The Forgotten Woman ''The Forgotten Woman'' is a 2008 Canadian documentary film directed by Dilip Mehta and written by Deepa Mehta. The film is about widows in India and was inspired by Deepa Mehta's 2005 Academy Award-nominated film on the same subject, ''Water''. ...

'' (1921) - Dixie LaRose *''

Wife Against Wife ''Wife Against Wife'' is a 1921 American Drama (film and television), drama film directed by Whitman Bennett and written by Dorothy Farnum. It is based on the 1911 play ''The Price'' by George Broadhurst. The film stars Pauline Starke, Percy Mar ...

'' (1921) - Gabrielle Gautier *''

Flower of the North ''Flower of the North'' is a surviving 1921 American silent northwoods drama film directed by David Smith and produced and distributed by the Vitagraph Company of America. It starred Henry B. Walthall and Pauline Starke and is based upon the no ...

'' (1921) - Jeanne D'Arcambal *''

My Wild Irish Rose ''My Wild Irish Rose'' is a 1947 film directed by David Butler. It stars Dennis Morgan and Arlene Dahl (in her debut film). It was nominated for an Academy Award in 1948. Plot A fictionalized biopic of Chauncey Olcott, the movie traces the rise ...

'' (1922, Lost film) - Moya *'' If You Believe It, It's So'' (1922, Lost film) - Alvah Morley *''

The Kingdom Within ''The Kingdom Within'' is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by Victor Schertzinger and starring Russell Simpson, Z. Wall Covington, and Gaston Glass.Parish & Pitts p. 336. Plot As described in a film magazine, Caleb Deming (Simpson) ...

'' (1922) - Emily Preston *''

Lost and Found on a South Sea Island ''Lost and Found on a South Sea Island'' is a 1923 American drama film directed by Raoul Walsh and produced by Samuel Goldwyn. It was filmed on location in Tahiti and includes a nude scene involving a young woman bathing. Plot Captain Blackbird ...

'' (1923) - Lorna *''

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'' (1923) - Hetty Burrows * ''

The Little Girl Next Door ''The Little Girl Next Door'' is a 1912 American silent short drama directed by Lucius Henderson and written by Philip Lonergan. The film starred William Garwood and Marguerite Snow in the lead roles. Prints of the film are in the Library of ...

'' (1923) - Mary Slocum *''

His Last Race ''His Last Race'' is a 1923 American film starring Australian actor Reginald Leslie "Snowy" Baker. It was billed as a "thrill-o-drama" with a story written around action scenes. Plot A horse is about to take its last race. Gangsters try to ensu ...

'' (1923) - Denny's Wife *''

In the Palace of the King ''In the Palace of the King'' is a 1923 American silent historical romantic drama film based on the novel of the same name by F. Marion Crawford. Directed by Emmett J. Flynn, the film stars Blanche Sweet, Pauline Starke, and Edmund Lowe. A pre ...

'' (1923) - Inez Mendoza *'' Eyes of the Forest'' (1923) - Ruth Melier *''

Arizona Express ''Arizona Express'' is a 1924 American silent crime drama film directed by Tom Buckingham and starring Pauline Starke and Evelyn Brent. Plot As described in a film magazine review, David Keith, although engaged to a young woman of the town, ...

'' (1924) - Katherine Keith * '' Missing Daughters'' (1924) - Pauine Hinton *''

Dante's Inferno ''Inferno'' (; Italian for "Hell") is the first part of Italian writer Dante Alighieri's 14th-century epic poem ''Divine Comedy''. It is followed by ''Purgatorio'' and '' Paradiso''. The ''Inferno'' describes Dante's journey through Hell, gui ...

'' (1924) - The Nurse - Marjorie Vernon *'' Hearts of Oak'' (1924, Lost film) - Chrystal *'' Forbidden Paradise'' (1924) - Anna *''

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'' (1925, Lost film) - Joan Lackland *'' The Devil's Cargo'' (1925) - Far Sampson *''

The Man Without a Country "The Man Without a Country" is a short story by American writer Edward Everett Hale, first published in ''The Atlantic'' in December 1863. It is the story of American Army lieutenant Philip Nolan, who renounces his country during a trial for t ...

'' (1925) - Anne Bissell *'' Sun-Up'' (1925) - Emmy *'' Bright Lights'' (1925, Lost, only the trailer exists) - Patsy Delaney *'' War Paint'' (1926, Lost, only the trailer exists) - Polly Hopkins *''

Love's Blindness ''Love's Blindness'' is a 1926 silent film directed by John Francis Dillon. The film stars Pauline Starke, Antonio Moreno, and Lilyan Tashman. Written by Elinor Glyn, the film was produced under the direct supervision of the author. The film ...

'' (1926, Lost, only a fragment exists) - Vanessa Levy *'' Camille'' (1926, Short) - Nan *'' Honesty – The Best Policy'' (1926) - Mary Kay *'' Captain Salvation'' (1927) - Bess Morgan *''

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'' (1927) - Johala Chandler *''

Streets of Shanghai ''Streets of Shanghai'' is a 1927 American silent drama film directed by Louis J. Gasnier and written by Harry Braxton and Jack Natteford. The film, starring Pauline Starke, Kenneth Harlan, and Eddie Gribbon, was released by Tiffany-Stahl Produc ...

'' (1927) - Mary Sanger *''

The Perfect Sap ''The Perfect Sap'' is a 1927 American silent comedy film directed by Howard Higgin. It is based on the 1926 play ''Not Herbert'' by Howard Irving Young. The film stars Ben Lyon, Pauline Starke, Virginia Lee Corbin, Lloyd Whitlock, Diana Kane ...

'' (1927) as Polly Stoddard *'' The Viking'' (1928) - Helga Nilsson *'' Man, Woman and Wife'' (1929) - Julia / Rita *''

The Mysterious Island ''The Mysterious Island'' (french: L'Île mystérieuse) is a novel by Jules Verne, published in 1875. The original edition, published by Hetzel, contains a number of illustrations by Jules Férat. The novel is a crossover sequel to Verne's fam ...

'' (1929) *'' A Royal Romance'' (1930) - Countess von Baden *''

What Men Want ''What Men Want'' is a 2019 American romantic comedy film directed by Adam Shankman and starring Taraji P. Henson, Aldis Hodge, Josh Brener, Erykah Badu, Richard Roundtree and Tracy Morgan. The film is a loose remake of the 2000 film ''What Wome ...

'' (1930) - Lee Joyce *'' $20 a Week'' (1935) - Sally Blair *'' She Knew All the Answers'' (1941) - Prim Woman (uncredited) *'' Lost Angel'' (1943) - Bobby's Mother (uncredited) (final film role)

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References

External links

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