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Born on April 25, 1902, Mary Miles Minter was from Shreveport, Louisiana, United States. Mary Miles Minter was a stage actor and film actor. Death is recorded on August 4, 1984, at the age of 82. Listed accolades include star on Hollywood Walk of Fame.
My Take
Mary Miles Minter is one of early Hollywood's most poignant figures to me. Born in 1902 Louisiana, she made 53 silent films and helped invent the very star system that later defined the industry, with a star on the Walk of Fame to show for it. Then came 1922 and the unsolved murder of director William Desmond Taylor, a scandal that effectively ended her screen life before she was even twenty-two. I find it haunting that someone so gifted was undone by circumstance and rumor rather than talent. Her long silence until 1984 reads, to me, as one of cinema's quietest tragedies.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Mary Miles Minter
- Name (Japanese)
- メアリー・マイルズ・ミンター
- Reading
- めありー・まいるず・みんたー
- Born
- April 25, 1902 – August 4, 1984
- Origin
- Shreveport, Louisiana, United States
- Occupation
- actor / stage actor / film actor
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Tiger
2. Background
Awards & achievements
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
3. Links
4. About this entry
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Frequently asked questions
When was Mary Miles Minter born?
Born April 25, 1902.
When did Mary Miles Minter die?
Died August 4, 1984, aged 82.
Where was Mary Miles Minter from?
Mary Miles Minter was from Shreveport, Louisiana, United States.
What did Mary Miles Minter do?
Mary Miles Minter worked as actor, stage actor, film actor.
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