Pearl Sindelar (born Pearl Evelyn Tinker; February 5, 1881 – July 9, 1958) was an American

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actress.

Early life and education

Pearl Evelyn Tinker was from

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, the daughter of William Wallace Tinker and Mollie McCarty Tinker. Her father was a miner. Her mother, who used the stage name "Mae Evelynne", was the daughter of lawyer and adventurer John Templeton McCarty. Pearl Tinker was raised by her mother after her parents divorced in 1885. She briefly attended Snell Seminary in Oakland, California, but soon joined her mother on the

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stage, at first in child roles, as "Pearl Evelynne".

Career

Pearl Sindelar starred on stage in the musical ''

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'' (1910) before she started in silent films. She also appeared in ''

Potash and Perlmutter ''Potash and Perlmutter'' is a 1923 American silent comedy film directed by Clarence G. Badger. The film is based on an ethnic Jewish comedy with characters created by Montague Glass and Charles Klein for a 1913 Broadway play of the same name ...

'' (1914), and ''Hospitality'' (1922). She was active in union organizing in the New York theatre professions, and participated in the

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strike of 1919. She also wrote an unpublished memoir of the strike. After her stage and film career ended, Sindelar became interested in spirituality, especially the "I AM" movement of self-proclaimed prophet

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and his wife, Edna Anne Wheeler Ballard. She and her husband joined Ballard's congregation in Los Angeles, and taught classes on "divine ascension" and other topics. She gave the eulogy at the funeral of film director

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. When the church's activities were investigated, Pearl and Charles Sindelar were charged with

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, along with other church leaders. They were acquitted in January 1941, and resigned their church positions soon after.

Personal life

Pearl Tinker married actor and artist Charles Sindelar in 1902. She was widowed when Charles died in 1947. She died in

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in 1958.Pearl Sindelar at allmovie.com; bio by Hans Wollstein
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Filmography

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'' (1912) *'' The Wrong Bottle'' (1913)*short *''Innocence'' (1913)*short *''The Italian Bride'' (1913)*short *''The Crooked Bankers'' (1913)*short *''Puttin' It Over on Papa'' (1913)*short *''The Governor's Double'' (1913)*short *''When a Woman Wastes'' (1913)*short *''The Turning Point'' (1913)*short *''The Depth of Hate'' (1913)*short *''Two Mothers'' (1913)*short *''A Scandinavian Scandal''(1913)*short *''The Resurrection'' (1914)*short *''Broken Lives'' (1914)*short *''The Second Generation'' (1914)*short *''The Wasted Years'' (1914)*short *''A Leech of the Industry'' (1914)*short *''Detective Craig's Coup'' (1914) *''Jolts of Jealousy'' (1914)*short *'' The Glimpses of the Moon'' (1923) *''

Pied Piper Malone ''Pied Piper Malone'' is a 1924 American silent comedy drama film directed by Alfred E. Green and starring Thomas Meighan. The Famous Players-Lasky produced the film and Paramount Pictures distributed. Plot As described in a film magazine review ...

'' (1923) *''Peter Stuyvesant'' (1924)*short *''A Made-to-Order Hero'' (1927)*short *'' The Four-Footed Ranger'' (1928)

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