Martha Mansfield

Martha Mansfield

From Wikipedia Martha Mansfield (July 14, 1899 – November 30, 1923) was an American actress in silent films and vaudeville stage plays. She was born Martha Ehrlich in New York City to Maurice and Harriett Gibson Ehrlich. She had a younger sister, Edith, born in 1905. Although many biographies state that Martha was born in Mansfield, Ohio, her birth record and death certificate both have New York City as her place of birth. Her mother, Harriet, was from Mansfield, Ohio, having emigrated there from Ireland in 1885. Martha later adopted the name of the town as her stage name. Her first Hollywood movie was Civilian Clothes (1920) directed by Hugh Ford. She gained prominence as Millicent Carew in the film adaptation of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, which starred John Barrymore. She then signed with Selznick Pictures where she was cast with Eugene O'Brien in The Perfect Lover (1919). In 1921, Mansfield returned to the stage in a vaudeville tour. She appeared in two independent films the following year: Queen of the Moulin Rouge and Till We Meet Again. She spent the remainder of the year touring the vaudeville circuit. In 1923, Mansfield completed her contract for Selznick and signed with Fox Film Corporation. Her first film for Fox was The Silent Command, starring Edmund Lowe and Béla Lugosi. The final completed features in her short film career were Potash and Permutter and The Leavenworth Case, both from 1923. On November 29, 1923, while working on location in San Antonio, Texas on the film The Warrens of Virginia, Mansfield was severely burned when a tossed match ignited her Civil War costume of hoop skirts and flimsy ruffles. Mansfield was playing the role of Agatha Warren and had just finished her scenes and retired to a car when her clothing burst into flames. Her neck and face were saved when leading man Wilfred Lytell threw his heavy overcoat over her. The chauffeur of Mansfield's car was burned badly on his hands while trying to remove the burning clothing from the actress. The fire was put out, but she sustained substantial burns to her body. She was rushed to a hospital where she died less than twenty-four hours later of "burns of all extremities, general toxemia and suppression of urine". Mansfield was 24 years old. Accompanied by actor Phillip Shorey, Mansfield's body was transported back to her home in New York City. She was interred at the Woodlawn Cemetery in The Bronx.

  • Názov: Martha Mansfield
  • Popularita: 1.683
  • Známy pre: Acting
  • Narodeniny: 1899-07-13
  • Miesto narodenia: New York City, New York, USA
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  • Taktiež známy ako: Martha Ehrlich, Martha Early
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  • 1920
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    Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

    Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

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  • 1920
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    Mothers of Men

    Mothers of Men

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  • 1921
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    Society Snobs

    Society Snobs

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  • 1917
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    Max in a Taxi

    Max in a Taxi

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    Max Wants a Divorce

    Max Wants a Divorce

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    Potash and Perlmutter

    Potash and Perlmutter

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    The Wonderful Chance

    The Wonderful Chance

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    The Silent Command

    The Silent Command

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    His Brother's Keeper

    His Brother's Keeper

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    Queen of the Moulin Rouge

    Queen of the Moulin Rouge

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    Fog Bound

    Fog Bound

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    The Last Door

    The Last Door

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    Is Money Everything?

    Is Money Everything?

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  • 1917
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    Max Comes Across

    Max Comes Across

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  • 1924
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    The Warrens of Virginia

    The Warrens of Virginia

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    Civilian Clothes

    Civilian Clothes

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  • 1918
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    Broadway Bill

    Broadway Bill

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    The Spoiled Girl

    The Spoiled Girl

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    The Perfect Lover

    The Perfect Lover

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    Should a Husband Forgive?

    Should a Husband Forgive?

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    Women Men Love

    Women Men Love

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    Gilded Lies

    Gilded Lies

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    A Man of Stone

    A Man of Stone

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    Till We Meet Again

    Till We Meet Again

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    The Woman in Chains

    The Woman in Chains

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    Youthful Cheaters

    Youthful Cheaters

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    The Little Red Schoolhouse

    The Little Red Schoolhouse

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    The Leavenworth Case

    The Leavenworth Case

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    The Hand Invisible

    The Hand Invisible

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