Violet Horner (1892 – 1970) was an American silent film actress. She had several starring roles including in one of the Lena Rivers films (based on the Mary Jane Holmes novel) released in 1914 and a series of films made with Billy Quirk for Gem Motion Picture Company including '' Billy's Adventure''. Her father was an engineer and she spent some of her youth living with him in Brazil. She began her career in theater.https://books.google.com/books?id=5jAXAQAAMAAJ&pg=RA2-PA125&dq=%22violet+horner%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiN1JqOuuvnAhVBmeAKHXTyBrAQ6AEIUTAF#v=onepage&q=%22violet%20horner%22&f=false pages 144, 150, and 166 She worked for IMP and

Fox Film The Fox Film Corporation (also known as Fox Studios) was an American Independent film production studio formed by William Fox (1879–1952) in 1915, by combining his earlier Greater New York Film Rental Company and Box Office Attractions Film C ...

studios.

Filmography

*''How Ned Got the Raise'' (1912), an extant film *''

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'' (1912) *''The Bald Headed Club'' (1912) *''

A Cave Man Wooing ''A Cave Man Wooing'' is a 1912 American silent comedy short film starring King Baggot and directed by Otis Turner. It was produced by Independent Moving Pictures (IMP). As of 2012, a print of this film survives, with Dutch intertitles, in the ho ...

'' (1912) *''The Castaway (1912 film)'' *''

The Bridal Room ''The Bridal Room'' is a 1912 silent short film drama directed by William Robert Daly and some sources credit King Baggot both of whom have roles in the film. It was produced by Carl Laemmle of IMP, a forerunner of Universal Pictures. This film i ...

'' (1912), as Mary Carter *''Damages in Full'' (1913) *'' Billy's Adventure'' (1913), one in a series of films made by actors Billy Quirk and Violet Horner for the Gem Motion Picture Company *''

Bob's Baby ''Bob's Baby'' is a 1913 American comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black c ...

'' (1913), as Mrs. Robert Waring *''A Modern Romance'' (1913) *''She Slept Through It All'' (1913) *''

Lena Rivers (1914 Whitman film) ''Lena Rivers'' is a 1914 silent feature film produced by Whitman Features Company and starring Violet Horner. It is an early production based on the novel by Mary J. Holmes. It was the second of two features released in 1914 with this title. It ...

'' *'' The Ring and the Man'' (1914), as Eleanor *'' Shore Acres'' (1914) *''

The Garden of Lies ''The Garden of Lies'' is a lost 1915 silent film drama directed by Jack Pratt and starring in her debut stage actress Jane Cowl. It was based on a novel by Justus Miles Forman who perished on the '' Lusitania'' that same year. The Universal Film M ...

(1915), as Jessica Mannering *''The Stolen Voice'' (1915), an extant film *''Tillie the Terrible Typist'' (1915) *''The Girl from Alaska'' (1915) *''The Marble Heart (film)'' (1916) *''

A Daughter of the Gods ''A Daughter of the Gods'' was a 1916 American silent fantasy drama film written and directed by Herbert Brenon. The film was controversial because of the sequences of what was regarded as superfluous nudity by the character Anitia, played by A ...

'' (1916), as Zarrah *''The Fighting Chance'' (1916) *'' Enlighten Thy Daughter'' (1917), as Mrs. Laurence

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Horner, Violet 20th-century American actresses 1892 births 1970 deaths