Thelma Parr

Thelma Parr (born Thelma Sill, October 19, 1906 – February 13, 2000) was an American actress. She is best remembered for her roles in Mack Sennett comedies as one of the Sennett Bathing Beauties, appearing in numerous films for Mack Sennett.[1] Parr, reportedly a descendant of Thomas Paine, was considered by film critics to be one of the most beautiful brunettes in Hollywood films.

Thelma Parr
Born	Thelma Sill October 19, 1906 Grants Pass, Oregon, U.S.
Died	February 13, 2000 (aged 93) San Clement, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1925–1930
Spouse(s)	William E. Goman (m.1925–div.1930)

Life and career

She was married to banjo player, William E. Goman, in Santa Ana, California on May 21, 1925. Parr obtained a divorce decree from Goman in April 1930. Parr's film career was ended by a car accident in which she received facial injuries in March 1928 on Sunset Boulevard.[2] Her mouth was badly mutilated when she was thrown against a windshield of an auto in which she was a passenger; Parr received a compensatory sum of $7,112 from the driver of the vehicle, Kenneth Sanderson.[3]

Death

Thelma Parr died in San Clemente, California in 2000, aged 93.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
1925	His Marriage Wow	Wedding Guest		[4]
1925	The Raspberry Romance	Mrs. Arthur Fish
1925	Bashful Jim	Actress in Film The Power		[4]
1925	Breaking the Ice	Gloria Morgan		[4]
1925	The Lion's Whiskers			[5]
1925	Skinners in Silk	The Promoter's Wife
1925	Tee for Two	Lucille van Huff
1925	Hurry, Doctor!	Helen Waring		[6]
1925	Good Morning, Madam	Thelma Meadows
1925	Take Your Time	Thelma Lovejoy
1925	The Window Dummy	Thelma Brooks		[7]
1925	From Rags to Britches	Bathing Beauty		[8]
1926	The Gosh-Darn Mortgage	Tessie Spruder		[9]
1926	Wide Open Faces	Thelma Lee		[5]
1926	Whispering Whiskers	Train Passenger	Also known as: We Want Whiskers	[10]
1926	The Funnymooners	Thelma		[5]
1926	Meet My Girl	Thelma Lane
1926	Hooked at the Altar	Thelma Stetson		[11]
1926	Hubby's Quiet Little Game	Thelma Stone		[12]
1926	When a Man's Prince	Party Girl		[13]
1926	Her Actor Friend	Mrs. Charlie Dingle		[13]
1926	Smith's Landlord	Mrs. Crabtree
1926	The Perils of Petersboro	Thelma Knight		[14]
1926	Masked Mamas	Thelma Denton		[15]
1926	The Divorce Dodger	Betty Brent		[16]
1926	A Blonde's Revenge	Banker's Wife		[16]
1927	Should Sleepwalkers Marry?	Mrs. George Stevens		[17]
1927	A Hollywood Hero			[17]
1927	The Scorcher
1927	Peaches and Plumbers	The Maid		[18]
1927	A Small Town Princess
1927	Catalina, Here I Come	Swimmer		[19]
1927	His First Flame	Girl Who Drops Handkerchief Outside Firehouse
1928	The Devil's Tower	Doris Stilwell
1930	My Harem

References

1. Walker 2013, p. 150.
2. "Crash May End Film Career of Bathing Beauty". Los Angeles Times. March 29, 1928. p. A11 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Actress' Lips Are Estimated At $7,112 Value". Statesman Journal. Salem, Oregon. January 12, 1929. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Walker 2013, p. 392.
5. Walker 2013, p. 400.
6. Sherk 1998, p. 111.
7. Walker 2013, p. 399.
8. Sherk 1998, p. 66.
9. Walker 2013, pp. 399–400.
10. Walker 2013, p. 152.
11. Walker 2013, p. 402.
12. Walker 2013, p. 404.
13. Walker 2013, p. 405.
14. Walker 2013, p. 407.
15. Sherk 1998, p. 138.
16. Walker 2013, p. 409.
17. Walker 2013, p. 410.
18. Walker 2013, p. 411.
19. Walker 2013, p. 414.

Sources

• Sherk, Warren M. (1998). The Films of Mack Sennett: Credit Documentation from the Mack Sennett Collection at the Margaret Herrick Library. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-810-83443-9.
• Walker, Brent E. (2013). Mack Sennett's Fun Factory: A History and Filmography of His Studio and His Keystone and Mack Sennett Comedies, with Biographies of Players and Personnel. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. ISBN 978-0-786-47711-1.

External links

• Thelma Parr at IMDb