Marjorie Daw (actress)

Marjorie Daw (born Marguerite E. House;[1] January 19, 1902 – March 18, 1979) was an American film actress of the silent film era. She appeared in 76 films between 1914 and 1929.

Marjorie Daw
Daw, 1924
Born	Marguerite E. House January 19, 1902 Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S.
Died	March 18, 1979 (aged 77) Huntington Beach, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1914–1929
Spouse(s)	A. Edward Sutherland ​ ​ (m. 1923; div. 1925)​ Myron Selznick ​ ​ (m. 1929; div. 1942)​
Children	1

Career

Born in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Daw was the daughter of John H. House. She took her stage name from Marjorie Daw, a short story by Thomas Bailey Aldrich.[2] Daw began acting as a teen to support her younger brother and herself after the death of their parents. She made her film debut in 1914 and worked steadily during the 1920s. She retired from acting after the advent of sound film.[3]

Daw in 1920

Personal life

Daw married director Alfred Edward Sutherland on April 20, 1923, in Beverly Hills;[1] they had no children, and they divorced in 1925. On January 23, 1929, Daw married Myron Selznick in New York City. They had a daughter, Joan, and were divorced on April 3, 1942.[4][3]

Daw died on March 18, 1979 in Huntington Beach, California, aged 77.[5]

Partial filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1914	The Love Victorious
1915	The Unafraid	Irenya	Alternative title: The Unexpected
	The Captive
1916	The House with the Golden Windows	A Fairy	Alternative title: The House of the Golden Windows
1917	Joan the Woman	Katherine
	Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm	Emma Jane Perkins
	A Modern Musketeer	Elsie Dodge
1918	Headin' South
	Mr. Fix-It	Marjorie Threadwell
	He Comes Up Smiling	Billie Bartlett
1919	The Knickerbocker Buckaroo	Rita Allison
	His Majesty, the American	Felice, Countess of Montenac
1920	Don't Ever Marry	Dorothy Whynn
	Dinty	Ruth Whitely
1921	The Butterfly Girl	Edith Folsom
	Cheated Hearts	Muriel Bekkman
	Patsy	Margaret Vincent
1922	The Lone Hand	Sue De Muidde
	Love Is an Awful Thing	Helen Griggs
	The Pride of Palomar	Kay Parker
1923	Rupert of Hentzau	Rosa Holf
	The Call of the Canyon	Flo Hunter
	Mary of the Movies	herself
1924	Human Desires	Joan Thayer
	Virginian Outcast	Madonna Webster
	The Passionate Adventure	Vicky
	Notch Number One	Dorothy Moore
1925	One Way Street	Elizabeth Stuart
	East Lynne	Barbara Hare
1926	The Highbinders	Hope Masterson
	Redheads Preferred	Angela Morgan
1927	Why Girls Say No	Becky
	Outlaws of Red River	Mary Torrence
	Topsy and Eva	Marietta
	Home Made	The Girl
	Buffalo Bill's Last Fight
	Spoilers of the West	Miss Benton
1928	The Heart of General Robert E. Lee	Virginia Hale
	The Skywayman	Nancy Feldmore
1929	The Air Derby
	The Cloud Patrol

References

1. "Marjorie Daw marries". The New York Times. April 22, 1923. p. 5. Retrieved January 2, 2021 – via ProQuest.
2. "Marjorie Daw Marries: Film Actress Wed to Myron Selznick in Municipal Chapel". The New York Times. January 24, 1929. p. 34. Retrieved January 2, 2021 – via ProQuest.
3. Lowe, Denise (2004). An Encyclopedic Dictionary of Women in Early American Films, 1895–1930. Haworth Press. pp. 164. ISBN 0-7890-1843-8.
4. "Marjorie Daw Gets a Divoroe". The New York Times. Associated Press. April 4, 1942. p. 18. Retrieved January 2, 2021 – via ProQuest.
5. Katchmer, George A.; Cary, Diana Serra (2002). A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses. McFarland. p. 87. ISBN 0-7864-0763-8.

External links

• Marjorie Daw at IMDb
• Marjorie Daw on the cover of MOVIE WEEKLY magazine, August 29, 1925 (archived)
• Marjorie Daw at Find a Grave