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Martha Mansfield(1899-1923)

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Martha Mansfield
Stunning silent screen actress Martha Mansfield was a musical comedy star in New York City by the time she entered films in 1916 for Max Linder. Before long she advanced to second leads in features, including the role of Millicent Carew in the John Barrymore starrer Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1920), which to this day remains her best known. The promising beauty was signed by Fox Studios in 1923 and began work on a new picture The Warrens of Virginia (1924). Nearing the completion of the film, Martha had just finished a scene and was returning to her automobile when her dress caught fire from a carelessly strewn match. Engulfed in flames, co-star Wilfred Lytell managed to throw his coat around her and extinguish the fire, but it was too late. She died the next day of severe burns at age 24.
BornJuly 14, 1899
DiedNovember 30, 1923(24)
BornJuly 14, 1899
DiedNovember 30, 1923(24)
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Known for

John Barrymore and Nita Naldi in Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1920)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
6.9
  • Millicent Carewe
  • 1920
Thomas Meighan in Civilian Clothes (1920)
Civilian Clothes
  • Florence Lanham
  • 1920
Martha Mansfield in Queen of the Moulin Rouge (1922)
Queen of the Moulin Rouge
  • Rosalie Anjou
  • 1922
Harold Lockwood in Broadway Bill (1918)
Broadway Bill
  • Muriel Latham
  • 1918

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  • The Warrens of Virginia (1924)
    The Warrens of Virginia
    7.6
    • Agatha Warren
    • 1924
  • Wilfred Lytell, Martha Mansfield, and Seena Owen in The Leavenworth Case (1923)
    The Leavenworth Case
    • Mary Leavenworth
    • 1923
  • Barney Bernard, Vera Gordon, and Martha Mansfield in Potash and Perlmutter (1923)
    Potash and Perlmutter
    • The Head Model
    • 1923
  • Is Money Everything? (1923)
    Is Money Everything?
    5.5
    • Mrs. Justine Pelham
    • 1923
  • The Silent Command (1923)
    The Silent Command
    5.9
    • Peg Williams, the vamp
    • 1923
  • Dorothy Dalton in Fog Bound (1923)
    Fog Bound
    • Mildred Van Buren
    • 1923
  • Glenn Hunter in Youthful Cheaters (1923)
    Youthful Cheaters
    • Lois Brooke
    • 1923
  • Little Red School House
    • Mercy Brent
    • 1923
  • The Woman in Chains
    • Claudia Marvelle
    • 1923
  • Till We Meet Again (1922)
    Till We Meet Again
    • Henrietta Carter
    • 1922
  • Martha Mansfield in Queen of the Moulin Rouge (1922)
    Queen of the Moulin Rouge
    • Rosalie Anjou
    • 1922
  • Conway Tearle in A Man of Stone (1921)
    A Man of Stone
    • Lady Fortescue
    • 1921
  • The Last Door (1921)
    The Last Door
    • Helen Rogers
    • 1921
  • Eugene O'Brien in Gilded Lies (1921)
    Gilded Lies
    • Hester Thorpe
    • 1921
  • Conway Tearle in Society Snobs (1921)
    Society Snobs
    • Vivian Forrester
    • 1921

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Martha Early
  • Height
    • 5′ 4″ (1.63 m)
  • Born
    • July 14, 1899
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • November 30, 1923
    • San Antonio, Texas, USA(burns)
  • Spouse
    • Kasper G. SchmidtMay 1, 1918 - 1920 (divorced)
  • Other works
    Stage: Appeared in "Nine O'Clock Revue", 1919
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Print Biography
    • 13 Articles

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    Died in 1923, at the age of 24, when the dress she was wearing during the filming of The Warrens of Virginia (1924) caught fire on the set.

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