Norma Talmadge
About
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Birth Place
Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
Born
May 26, 1893
Died
December 24, 1957
Filmography
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Du Barry, Woman of Passion
(1930)
Jeannette Vaubernier
New York Nights
(1929)
Jill Deverne
Show People
(1928)
Herself
The Woman Disputed
(1928)
Mary Ann Wagner
The Dove
(1927)
Dolores
Camille
(1927)
Marguerite Gautier [Camille]
Family & Companions
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Joseph Schenck
Husband
Producer. Married 1917; divorced 1934.
George Jessel
Husband
Actor, singer, songwriter. Married April 23, 1934; divorced 1937.
Carvel James
Husband
Doctor. Married 1946.
Notes
"Making pictures is a colossal game. To me it is life. It gives me what I want." --Norma Talmadge, quoted in unidentified fan magazine, c. 1920
Biography
Filmography
Cast (Feature Film)
Du Barry, Woman of Passion
(1930)
Jeannette Vaubernier
New York Nights
(1929)
Jill Deverne
Show People
(1928)
Herself
The Woman Disputed
(1928)
Mary Ann Wagner
The Dove
(1927)
Dolores
Camille
(1927)
Marguerite Gautier [Camille]
Kiki
(1926)
Kiki
The Lady
(1925)
Polly Pearl
Graustark
(1925)
Princess Yetive
In Hollywood With Potash and Perlmutter
(1924)
Secrets
(1924)
Mary Carlton
Secrets
(1924)
Mary Marlowe
The Only Woman
(1924)
Helen Brinsley
Ashes of Vengeance
(1923)
Yolande de Breux
Within the Law
(1923)
Mary Turner
The Voice from the Minaret
(1923)
Lady Adrienne Carlyle
The Song of Love
(1923)
Noorma-hal
The Eternal Flame
(1922)
Duchesse de Langeais
Smilin' Through
(1922)
Kathleen/Moonyeen
The Wonderful Thing
(1921)
Jacqueline Laurentine Boggs
The Sign on the Door
(1921)
Ann Hunniwell/Mrs. "Lafe" Regan
The Passion Flower
(1921)
Acacia, The Passion Flower
Love's Redemption
(1921)
Jennie Dobson, known as Ginger
She Loves and Lies
(1920)
Marie Callender, also known as Marie Max and June Dayne
Yes or No
(1920)
Margaret Vane/Minnie Berry
A Daughter of Two Worlds
(1920)
Jennie Malone
The Woman Gives
(1920)
Inga Sonderson
The Branded Woman
(1920)
Ruth Sawyer
The Way of a Woman
(1919)
Nancy Lee
The Isle of Conquest
(1919)
Ethel Harmon
The New Moon
(1919)
Princess Marie Pavlovna
The Probation Wife
(1919)
Josephine Mowbray, known as Jo
The Heart of Wetona
(1919)
Wetona
The Safety Curtain
(1918)
Puck
By Right of Purchase
(1918)
Margot Hughes
De Luxe Annie
(1918)
Julie Kendal, De Luxe Annie II
Her Only Way
(1918)
Lucille Westbrook
The Forbidden City
(1918)
San San/Toy, San San's daughter
The Ghosts of Yesterday
(1918)
Ruth Grahame/Jeanne La Fleur
Panthea
(1917)
Panthea Romoff
The Secret of the Storm Country
(1917)
Tess Skinner
The Moth
(1917)
Lucy Gillam
The Law of Compensation
(1917)
Flora Graham/Ruth Graham
Poppy
(1917)
Poppy Destinn
The Missing Links
(1916)
Myra Holburn
The Crown Prince's Double
(1916)
Shirley Rives
The Devil's Needle
(1916)
Rene, his model
The Social Secretary
(1916)
Mayme
The Children in the House
(1916)
Cora
Going Straight
(1916)
Grace Remington
Fifty-Fifty
(1916)
Naomi
Martha's Vindication
(1916)
Martha
The Battle Cry of Peace
(1915)
Virginia Vandergriff
Captivating Mary Carstairs
(1915)
Mary Carstairs
A Dixie Mother
(1910)
The Love of Chrysanthemum
(1910)
In Neighboring Kingdoms
(1910)
Life Events
1910
Film debut with Vitagraph, "A Four-Footed Pest"
1915
First starring role, "The Battle Cry of Peace"
1916
Moved from Vitagraph to Triangle/Fine Arts
1919
Formed Norma Talmadge Film Company, releasing through First National
1927
Was third star to put her footprints in front of Grauman's Chinese Theater
1930
Made only two talkies, "New York Nights" and "Dubarry, Woman of Passion"
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Family
Fred Talmadge
Father
Advertising salesman. Died 1925.
Peg Talmadge
Mother
Died 1934.
Natalie Talmadge
Sister
Actor. Born 1899, died June 19, 1969; married to Buster Keaton 1921-32.
Constance Talmadge
Sister
Actor. Born March 4, 1898, died November 23, 1973; married married and divorced three times; with fourth husband until his death in 1964.
Companions
Joseph Schenck
Husband
Producer. Married 1917; divorced 1934.
George Jessel
Husband
Actor, singer, songwriter. Married April 23, 1934; divorced 1937.
Carvel James
Husband
Doctor. Married 1946.
Bibliography
Notes
"Making pictures is a colossal game. To me it is life. It gives me what I want." --Norma Talmadge, quoted in unidentified fan magazine, c. 1920
