Marjorie Daw (born Marguerite E. House; January 19, 1902 – March 18, 1979) was an American film actress of the silent film era. She appeared in more than 70 films between 1914 and 1929.
Career Born in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Daw was the daughter of John H. House. She took her stage name from Marjorie Daw, a short story by Thomas Bailey Aldrich. Daw began acting as a teen to support her younger brother and herself after the death of their parents. She made her film debut in 1914 and worked steadily during the 1920s. She retired from acting after the advent of sound film.
Personal life and death Daw married director Alfred Edward Sutherland on April 20, 1923, in Beverly Hills; They had no children, and they divorced in 1925. On January 23, 1929, Daw married Myron Selznick in New York City. They had a daughter, Joan, and were divorced on April 3, 1942.
Daw died on March 18, 1979, in Huntington Beach, California, aged 77.
Filmography YearTitleRoleNotes1914The Love Victorious Youth Lost film1915The UnafraidIrenyaAlternative title: The UnexpectedThe Captive Peasant Girl HypocritesTeenage GirlThe ArabVillage GirlThe Puppet CrownCountess Elsa Lost filmThe Secret OrchardNanetteLost filmOut of the DarknessJennie SandsThe Chorus LadyNora O'Brian Lost film1916The House with the Golden WindowsA FairyAlternative title: The House of the Golden Windows Lost filmJoan the WomanKatherine1917The Jaguar's ClawsNancy Jordan Lost filmRebecca of Sunnybrook FarmEmma Jane PerkinsConscienceMadgeLost filmA Modern MusketeerElsie Dodge1918Headin' South Unknown role Lost filmMr. Fix-ItMarjorie ThreadwellHe Comes Up SmilingBillie Bartlett Say! Young FellowThe Girl Lost film The Sunset PrincessBeauty Lost film Arizona Bonita Lost film1919The Knickerbocker BuckarooRita Allison Lost filmHis Majesty, the AmericanFelice, Countess of Montenac1920Don't Ever MarryDorothy Whynn Lost filmDintyRuth WhitelyThe Great Redeemer The Girl Lost filmThe River's EndMary Josephine Lost film1921The Butterfly GirlEdith Folsom Lost film Bob Hampton of PlacerThe Kid Lost film ExperienceLoveLost film A Motion to Adjourn Sally Bleeker Lost filmCheated HeartsMuriel Bekkman Lost film Fifty CandlesMary-Will Tellfair Lost film Patsy Margaret Vincent1922The Lone HandSue De Muidde Lost filmLove Is an Awful ThingHelen Griggs Lost filmA Fool There WasNell WinthropLost film The Long ChanceKate Corbaly Lost film PenrodMargaret Lost filmThe Sagebrush TrailMary GrayLost film The Lying Truth Sue De Muidde Lost filmThe Pride of PalomarKay Parker1923Rupert of HentzauRosa Holf Lost filmThe Call of the CanyonFlo HunterThe Barefoot BoyMary Truesdale Incomplete film Wandering DaughtersGeraldine Horton Lost film The Dangerous Maid Cecelie Winslow Going Up Grace Douglas Lost filmMary of the MoviesHerselfIncomplete film1924Human DesiresJoan Thayer Lost filmGambling WivesAnn Forrest Lost film Virginian Outcast Madonna WebsterGreater Than MarriageJoan Thursday Lost filmThe Passionate AdventureVickyNotch Number OneDorothy MooreRevelationMademoiselle Brevoort1925One Way StreetElizabeth StuartLost filmEast LynneBarbara Hare His Master's Voice Mary BlakeFear-BoundFalfi Tumble Lost film1926 The HighbindersHope MastersonIn Borrowed PlumesMildred Grantley / Countess D'Autreval Lost filmRedheads PreferredAngela Morgan Lost film1927Outlaws of Red RiverMary Torrence Lost filmTopsy and EvaMarietta Home MadeThe Girl Lost filmWhy Girls Say NoBecky Short filmBuffalo Bill's Last Fight Short filmSpoilers of the WestMiss BentonLost film1928The Heart of General Robert E. LeeVirginia Hale Short filmThe SkywaymanNancy Feldmore Short film1929The Air DerbyShort filmThe Cloud Patrol Short film
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External links
Marjorie Daw on the cover of MOVIE WEEKLY magazine, August 29, 1925 (archived)
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