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My Take
I find Norma Talmadge fascinating precisely because she's a name most people no longer recognize, yet she was one of the biggest box-office draws of the silent era. For over a decade she ranked among the most popular idols on the American screen, specializing in melodrama, and she didn't just act, she produced too. What strikes me is how completely fame can fade once a medium dies. Her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame is one of the few things that still anchors her name in public memory. Born in Jersey City in 1894, she feels like a reminder that stardom is always tied to its era.
Overview
Norma Marie Talmadge (May 2, 1894 – December 24, 1957) was an American actress and film producer of the silent era. A major box-office draw for more than a decade, her career reached a peak in the early 1920s, when she ranked among the most popular idols of the American screen. Talmadge specialized in melodrama.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Norma Talmadge
- Name (Japanese)
- ノーマ・タルマッジ
- Reading
- のーま・たるまっじ
- Born
- May 2, 1894 – December 24, 1957
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Horse
- Origin
- Jersey City, New Jersey, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / film producer / film actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Erasmus Hall High School
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.