
Mary Thurman
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Mary Thurman (née Christiansen, April 27, 1895 – December 22, 1925) was an American actress of the silent film era. Thurman's film career began with roles in the comedies of Mack Sennett, as one of the Sennett Bathing Beauties, and featured appearances in Bombs! (1916) and The Fool (1925). Her greatest success came when she was started working with director Allan Dwan. They collaborated on several critically acclaimed films including The Sin of Martha Queed (1921) and A Broken Doll (1921). In Dwan's still extant 1923 film Zaza, Thurman is the actress Gloria Swanson fights with. She appeared in nearly sixty Hollywood films from 1915 up until her death in 1925, frequently in those made by Pathé Studios. In 1924, while working on the movie Down Upon The Suwanee River in Florida, Thurman came down with a serious case of pneumonia. She suffered from the illness and was hospitalized for nearly a year. She died, the result of pneumonia, in New York City in 1925.
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- 1925 ·A Little Girl in a Big Cityas Mrs. Howard Young
- 1925 ·The Necessary Evilas Hattie
- 1924 ·Greater Than Marriageas Venetia
- 1924 ·For Another Womanas
- 1924 ·Those Who Judgeas Katty Drexel
- 1924 ·Trouping with Ellenas Lil
- 1924 ·Love of Womenas Veerah Vale
- 1924 ·Leap Yearas Nurse Phyllis Brown
- 1923 ·A Bride for a Knightas Jean Hawthorne
- 1923 ·Zazaas Florianne
- 1923 ·Does It Pay?as Marion
- 1923 ·Wife in Name Onlyas Philippa L'Estrange
- 1923 ·The Bond Boyas Ollie Chase
- 1922 ·The Green Temptationas Dolly Dunton
- 1921 ·The Sin of Martha Queedas Martha Queed
- 1921 ·The Lady from Longacreas Princess Isabel / Molly Moncke
- 1921 ·The Primal Lawas Janice Webb
- 1921 ·A Broken Dollas Harriet Bundy
- 1920 ·In the Heart of a Foolas Laura Nesbit
- 1920 ·The Scofferas Margaret Haddon
- 1920 ·Sandas Margaret Young
- 1919 ·The Prince and Bettyas Betty Keith
- 1917 ·That Nightas Birdie Nightingale - a Chorus Girl
- 1917 ·A Bedroom Blunderas Mrs. Whale - a Wife Above Average
- 1917 ·The Late Lamentedas The Girl (unconfirmed)
- 1917 ·A Dog Catcher's Loveas Owner of Stolen Dog
- 1917 ·Maggie's First False Stepas
- 1916 ·Bombs!as Miss O'Doherty - the Mayor's Daughter
- 1916 ·A Scoundrel's Tollas Betty - the Railway President's Daughter
- 1915 ·Double Troubleas Flirt (uncredited)