Mabel Taliaferro

Mabel Taliaferro
Born Maybelle Evelyn Taliaferro
(1887-05-21)May 21, 1887
New York City, New York, U.S.
Died January 24, 1979(1979-01-24) (aged 91)
Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
Other names Nell
Occupation Actress
Years active 1899–1956
Spouse(s)
  • 1. Frederick W. Thompson (1906-1911)[1][2]
    * 2. Thomas Carrigan (1913-1919) (1 child) [3]
    * 3. Joseph O'Brien (1920-1929)[4]
    * 4. Robert Ober
Children Bill Taliaferro (b. 1924)[5]
The Dawn of Love (1916)

Mabel "Nell" Taliaferro (May 21, 1887 – January 24, 1979) was an American stage and silent-screen actress, known as the Sweetheart of American Movies. Taliaferro was descended on her father's side from one of the early families who settled in Virginia in the 17th century, the Taliaferros, whose roots are from a northern Italian immigrant to England in the 16th century.

Born as Maybelle Evelyn Taliaferro in New York City and raised in Richmond, Virginia, in 1912 her career began with the Selig Studios film version of Cinderella co-starring her then husband Thomas Carrigan.[6] She continued performing in films through her retirement in 1921. In 1940, she appeared in her final picture, My Love Came Back. Taliaferro was a sister of film and stage actress Edith Taliaferro and the cousin of actress Bessie Barriscale. Her first husband was amusement park designer and manager Frederic Thompson.[7]

Suffrage Activism

Mabel Taliaferro frequently participated in meetings organized to promote women's suffrage. In 1914 she participated in a suffrage gathering that drew 1,500 people to honor the work of Anna Howard Shaw.[8]

Filmography

Stageplay

TV

References

  1. ↑ New York Times FRED THOMPSON MARRIES.;Head of Thompson & Dundy Weds Miss Mabel Taliaferro ...Saturday December 1, 1906
  2. ↑ New York Times MABEL TALIAFERRO SUES.;Charges Her Husband, Fred Thompson, with Cruelty in Divorce Action
  3. ↑ New York Times MABEL TALIAFERRO A BRIDE.;Actress Married to Tom Carrigan, Her Leading Man ...Thursday July 10, 1913
  4. ↑ New York Times ACTRESS'S BABY WANDERS.; Mabel Taliaferro's Child is Found in a Wood ... Thursday January 6, 1921
  5. ↑ https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1499&dat=19480326&id=tzAaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ICUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3382,5058927&hl=en
  6. ↑ Pictorial History of the Silent Screen by Daniel Blum c. 1953 page 25
  7. ↑ New York Star (October 3, 1908) Vol.1 No.1
  8. ↑ "Starts Draw 1,500 to Suffrage Fete". New York Times. February 17, 1914.
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