Violet Graham (9 November 1890 – 1967) was an

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national ide ...

stage Stage or stages may refer to: Acting * Stage (theatre), a space for the performance of theatrical productions * Theatre, a branch of the performing arts, often referred to as "the stage" * ''The Stage'', a weekly British theatre newspaper * Sta ...

and

film actress An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), lite ...

. Graham played leading roles in several films of the

silent era A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) or key lines of dialogue may, wh ...

, often appearing in those of the director

Sidney Morgan Sidney Morgan (2 August 1874 – 11 June 1946) was an English film director, screenwriter, producer and actor. He directed 45 films between 1914 and 1937. As an actor, he appeared in the Alfred Hitchcock film '' Juno and the Paycock''. ...

such as '' Auld Lang Syne''.Low p.278 Graham was in the original cast of the 1909 musical '' The Arcadians''.

Selected filmography

* '' Jobson's Luck'' (1913) * '' The Charlatan'' (1916) * ''

On the Banks of Allan Water ''On the Banks of Allan Water'' is a 1916 British silent film directed by Wilfred Noy.Low p.297 Cast * Basil Gill as Richard Warden * J. Hastings Batson as Sir John Warden * Roy Byford Roy Byford (12 January 1873 – 31 January 1939) was ...

'' (1916) * '' Auld Lang Syne'' (1917) * ''

A Bid for Fortune ''A Bid for Fortune'' is a 1917 British silent crime film directed by Sidney Morgan Sidney Morgan (2 August 1874 – 11 June 1946) was an English film director, screenwriter, producer and actor. He directed 45 films between 1914 and ...

'' (1917) * ''

The Lackey and the Lady ''The Lackey and the Lady'' is a 1919 British silent drama film directed by Thomas Bentley and starring Leslie Howard, A. E. Matthews and Roy Travers. It was based on a novel by Tom Gallon. The film was the subject of a court case after its d ...

'' (1919) * '' A Man's Shadow'' (1920) * '' The Mystery of Thor Bridge'' (1923) * ''

Trainer and Temptress ''Trainer and Temptress'' is a 1925 British silent sports film directed by Walter West. Cast * Juliette Compton as Lady Maurice * James Knight as Peter Todd * Stephanie Stephens as Stella Jordan * Cecil Morton York as Sir Blundell Mauric ...

'' (1925) * ''

Lily of Laguna "Lily of Laguna" is a British coon song written in eye dialect. It was written in 1898 by English composer Leslie Stuart. It was a music hall favourite, performed notably by blackface performers such as Eugene Stratton and G. H. Elliott. In th ...

'' (1938)

References

Bibliography

* Low, Rachael. ''The History of the British Film 1914 - 1918''. George Allen & Unwin, 1950.

External links

* 1890 births 1967 deaths English stage actresses English film actresses English silent film actresses 20th-century English actresses {{UK-film-actor-stub