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Thelma Parr (born Thelma Sill, October 19, 1906 – February 13, 2000) was an American actress. She is best remembered for her roles in
Mack Sennett Mack Sennett (born Michael Sinnott; January 17, 1880 – November 5, 1960) was a Canadian-American film actor, director, and producer, and studio head, known as the 'King of Comedy'. Born in Danville, Quebec, in 1880, he started in films in th ...
comedies as one of the Sennett Bathing Beauties, appearing in numerous films for
Mack Sennett Mack Sennett (born Michael Sinnott; January 17, 1880 – November 5, 1960) was a Canadian-American film actor, director, and producer, and studio head, known as the 'King of Comedy'. Born in Danville, Quebec, in 1880, he started in films in th ...
. Parr, reportedly a descendant of
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, was considered by film critics to be one of the most beautiful brunettes in
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films.


Life and career

She was married to
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player, William E. Goman, in
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on May 21, 1925. Parr obtained a divorce decree from Goman in April 1930. Parr's film career was ended by a car accident in which she received facial injuries in March 1928 on
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. Her mouth was badly mutilated when she was thrown against a windshield of an auto in which she was a passenger; Parr received a compensatory sum of $7,112 from the driver of the vehicle, Kenneth Sanderson.


Death

Thelma Parr died in
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in 2000, aged 93.


Filmography


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* American film actresses American silent film actresses Actresses from Grants Pass, Oregon 1906 births 2000 deaths 20th-century American actresses {{US-film-actor-1900s-stub