Ollie Kirkby (September 26, 1886 – October 7, 1964) (sometimes spelled Kirby) was an American stage, screen, and vaudeville actress.
Biography She was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1886 and died in 1964 at Glendale, California.Who Was Who on the Screen by Evelyn Mack Truitt 3rd Edit., p. 404 c.1983; (source has date of death as October 7, 1965)Silent Film Necrology 2nd Edit., p. 288 c.2001; (source has date of death as October 7, 1964) Her entire career, from 1914 to 1925, was dedicated to making short films or film serials. She was known for the dimple on her shoulder and often photographed showing that distinguishing feature."Ollie Kirkby" The Green Book Magazine (July 1916): 99. Kirkby began working in films with Kalem in 1912. After two years there, she worked for Favorite Players Company for a year and then returned to Kalem.
She married actor George Larkin in 1918. He died in 1946.
In addition to her acting career, she also wrote scripts with her husband, including Bulldog Courage (1922) and The Pell Street Mystery (1924). She had a sister, Nona Thomas, who was also a silent film actor with producer and director Thomas Ince.
Selected filmography
The Parasite (1912) The Girl and the Gangster (1913) – short The Wiles of a Siren (1914) – short The Potter and the Clay (1914) – short The Key to Yesterday (1914) The Last Chapter (1914) The Girl Detective (1915) – episodes 16 & 17 The Trap Door (1915) – short The Voice from the Taxi (1915) – short The Tattooed Hand (1915) – short The Clairvoyant Swindlers (1915) – short Scotty Weed's Alibi (1915) – short The Closed Door (1915) – short The Figure in Black (1915) – short The Money Leeches (1915) – short The Vanishing Vases (1915) – short The Accomplice (1915) – short The Frame-Up (1915) – short The Straight and Narrow Path (1915) – short The Strangler's Cord (1915) – short Mysteries of the Grand Hotel (1915) – short The Disappearing Necklace (1915) – short The Secret Code (1915) – short The Riddle of the Rings (1915) – short The Substituted Jewel (1915) – short The Barnstormers (1915) – short The False Clue (1915) – short The Wolf's Prey (1915) – short The Man on Watch (1915) – short The Man in Irons (1915) – short Stingaree (1915) The Social Pirates (1916) Black Magic (1916) – short The Code Letter (1916) – short The Missing Heiress (1916) – short The Pencil Clue (1916) – short Grant, Police Reporter (1916) – short The Man from Yukon (1916) – short The Rogue's Pawn (1916) – short The House of Three Deuces (1916) – short The Tango Cavalier (1923) The Apache Dancer (1923) as Babette Stop at Nothing (1924 film) as Slick Sadie alias Ted Norton Deeds of Daring (1924) Yankee Madness (1924) The Right Man (1925) Getting 'Em Right (1925) Never Too Late (1925)
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External links
article Ollie Kirkby: The Home Girl Feb. 1917 by Cecelia Mount - Motion Picture Magazine page 41