Rosemary Theby
Biography
From Wikipedia
Rosemary Theby (April 8, 1892 – November 10, 1973) was an American film actress. She appeared in some 250 films between 1911 and 1940.
Born Rosemary Theresa Theby in St. Louis, Missouri, Theby studied at Sargent's School in New York. A contemporary newspaper account described her as being of "medium-height, well proportioned, with regular features and dark hair".
Her first film experience came in the Vitagraph production of The Wager. By 1915, she was a star for the Universal film company. During World War I Theby took care of a refugee from Lithuania. After being educated and cared for by Theby, the young woman became her maid during an acute shortage of maids in Hollywood, in 1920.
As Miss Corintee in The Great Love (1918), Theby played the part of a German spy with great skill. The film was written and directed by D.W. Griffith. This was a vamp role which she began to play frequently after depicting characters in slapstick comedies. Theby played a Chinese vampire in Clung, a Fox Film production directed by Emmett Flynn. Later she began to portray more serious women.
Theby was solely a film actress. She declined an offer to accompany Chauncey Olcott to appear on stage for $85 per week. At the time she was earning $125 weekly in movies. She later regretted her decision because of the experience she would have gained.
Theby was married to fellow actor and director Harry Myers. After Meyers' death in 1938, she married Truitt Hughes to whom she remained married until her death. She lived for years at 1907 Wilcox Avenue in Los Angeles.
Theby supported Calvin Coolidge in the 1924 presidential election. Theby enjoyed playing golf, wearing her hair in a Bob cut, and possessed a preoccupation with personal cleanliness. On screen she appeared tall and willowy, entering a scene, according to one review in the Los Angeles Times, with a "sensuous glide".
Theby died of circulatory shock on November 10, 1973, at the age of 81.
Personal info
Gender
Female
Birthday
1892-04-07
Place of birth
Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
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Cast
As Man Desires
1925
3.00
The Hushed Hour
1919
0.00
The Midnight Patrol
1918
0.00
Rio Grande
1920
0.00
The Last Trail
1921
0.00
Yellow Men and Gold
1922
0.00
I Am the Law
1922
0.00
Shame
1921
0.00
Mary of the Movies
1923
0.00
In Search of a Thrill
1923
0.00
The Fatal Glass of Beer
1933
5.88
The Illumination
1912
0.00
The Chinatown Mystery
1928
0.00
The Drunkard
1935
0.00
When a Woman Strikes
1919
0.00
The Geranium
1911
0.00
A Juvenile Love Affair
1912
0.00
The Toymaker
1912
0.00
A Splendid Hazard
1920
0.00
A Fortune in a Teacup
1912
0.00
The Godmother
1912
0.00
Father's Hot Toddy
1912
0.00
The Awakening of Bianca
1912
0.00
The Reincarnation of Karma
1912
0.00
Betty's Baby
1913
0.00
The Little Minister
1913
0.00
An Eventful Elopement
1912
0.00
The Two Battles
1912
0.00
The Sacrifice
1911
10.00
Irene's Infatuation
1912
0.00
His Father's Son
1912
0.00
Love in the Ghetto
1912
0.00
Rock of Ages
1912
10.00
Wanted, a Sister
1912
0.00
The Light of St. Bernard
1912
0.00
Written in the Sand
1912
0.00
The Web
1913
0.00
Cupid Through a Keyhole
1913
0.00
Undercover Doctor
1939
5.50
The Devil Is Driving
1937
5.00
Our Relations
1936
7.00
His Brother's Wife
1936
5.60
San Francisco
1936
6.50
One Rainy Afternoon
1936
4.80
Neighborhood House
1936
0.00
Man on the Flying Trapeze
1935
6.06
Wings in the Dark
1935
6.40
Doctor's Orders
1932
0.00
Taxi Troubles
1931
0.00
Who's Who in the Zoo
1931
0.00
Midnight Daddies
1930
0.00
He Trumped Her Ace
1930
0.00
Sugar Plum Papa
1930
0.00
Scotch
1930
0.00
Montmartre Rose
1929
0.00
The Dream Melody
1929
0.00
Girls Who Dare
1929
0.00
The Silent Mystery
1918
0.00
Unexpected Places
1918
0.00
The Red Lily
1924
6.08
Boston Blackie's Little Pal
1918
6.00
The Port of Missing Girls
1928
0.00
Unseen Forces
1920
5.20
Vogues of 1938
1937
5.36
The Mystery Of 13
1919
5.00
One Year to Live
1925
0.00
Terror Island
1920
4.90
You Can't Take It with You
1938
7.50
The Chalk Line
1916
0.00
The Second 100 Years
1927
6.21
Yours for the Asking
1936
3.50
The Great Love
1918
0.00
Married to Order
1920
5.20
So Big
1924
0.00
Kismet
1920
6.50
Mr. Bolter's Infatuation
1912
4.00
The Classmate's Frolic
1913
5.00
As You Like It
1912
1.00
The Master Painter
1913
5.00
Ten Nights in a Bar-room
1931
4.30
Make Way for Tomorrow
1937
7.51
Secrets of the Night
1924
6.00
One Million B.C.
1940
5.81
The Hand Bag
1912
4.00
The Mills of the Gods
1912
5.00
Fightin' Mad
1921
0.00
The Eternal Flame
1922
0.00
A Model Husband
1916
5.00
Upstairs and Down
1919
0.00
Bright and Early
1918
4.60
Trial Marriage
1929
0.00
Bulls and Bears
1930
0.00
Long Live the King
1923
0.00
The Winged Mystery
1917
0.00
Fifth Avenue Models
1925
0.00
The Girl of the Golden West
1923
0.00
A Son of the Sahara
1924
5.00
Tea- With a Kick!
1923
0.00
The Peacock Fan
1929
0.00
His Strenuous Visit
1916
0.00
Riding to Fame
1927
0.00
The Butterfly Man
1920
0.00
The Man of Shame
1915
0.00
Across the Divide
1921
0.00
Slander the Woman
1923
0.00
The Re-Creation of Brian Kent
1925
0.00
Yvonne from Paris
1919
0.00
The Amateur Adventuress
1919
0.00
The Eagle's Feather
1923
0.00
More to Be Pitied Than Scorned
1922
0.00
Your Friend and Mine
1923
0.00
Partners of Fate
1921
0.00
Rich Men's Wives
1922
0.00
Wreckage
1925
0.00
The Little Grey Mouse
1920
0.00
Good Women
1921
0.00
Whispering Devils
1920
0.00
Pagan Passions
1924
0.00
Faith
1919
0.00
Peggy Does Her Darndest
1919
0.00
Dice of Destiny
1920
0.00