Acting
Phyllis Haver
From Wikipedia Phyllis Haver (January 6, 1899 – November 19, 1960) was an American actress of the silent film era. Haver auditioned for comedy producer Mack Sennett on a whim. Sennett hired her as one of his original Sennett Bathing Beauties. Within a few years, she appeared as a leading lady in two-reelers for Sennett Studios. Later, while signed with DeMille-Pathé, Haver played the part of Roxie Hart in the first film adaptation of Chicago in 1927, opposite Hungarian film actor Victor Varconi. One reviewer called her performance "astoundingly fine," and added that Haver "makes this combination of tragedy and comedy a most entertaining piece of work." She performed in the comedy film The Battle of the Sexes (1928), directed by D. W. Griffith, and appeared with Lon Chaney in his last silent film, Thunder (1929). Haver retired from the industry with two 'sound' films to her credit. In 1929, she married millionaire William Seeman with a service performed by New York Mayor James J. Walker at the home of Rube Goldberg, the cartoonist. The couple divorced in 1945. Haver retired in Sharon, Connecticut. She died at age 61 from an overdose of barbiturates in 1960, a suspected suicide. Haver left no survivors.
Filmography
Down Memory Lane
Film · 1949
Happy Times and Jolly Moments
Film · 1943
A Small Town Idol
Film · 1939
She Couldn't Say No
Film · 1930
Thunder
Film · 1929
The Office Scandal
Film · 1929
Tenth Avenue
Film · 1928
The Battle of the Sexes
Film · 1928
Sal of Singapore
Film · 1928
The Shady Lady
Film · 1928
Nobody's Widow
Film · 1927
The Little Adventuress
Film · 1927
The Fighting Eagle
Film · 1927
The Wise Wife
Film · 1927
Chicago
Film · 1927
The Way of All Flesh
Film · 1927
No Control
Film · 1927
The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary
Film · 1927
Your Wife and Mine
Film · 1927
What Price Glory
Film · 1926
Fig Leaves
Film · 1926
Other Women's Husbands
Film · 1926
The Nervous Wreck
Film · 1926
Hard Boiled
Film · 1926
3 Bad Men
Film · 1926
Up in Mabel's Room
Film · 1926
The Cave Man
Film · 1926
Don Juan
Film · 1926
Rugged Water
Film · 1925
The Golden Princess
Film · 1925
New Brooms
Film · 1925
After Business Hours
Film · 1925
I Want My Man
Film · 1925
A Fight to the Finish
Film · 1925
Her Husband's Secret
Film · 1925
The Hollywood Kid
Film · 1924
So Big
Film · 1924
The Perfect Flapper
Film · 1924
The Snob
Film · 1924
The Midnight Express
Film · 1924
The Fighting Coward
Film · 1924
Singer Jim Mckee
Film · 1924
The Foolish Virgin
Film · 1924
One Glorious Night
Film · 1924
Lilies of the Field
Film · 1924
Single Wives
Film · 1924
The Breath of Scandal
Film · 1924
The Temple of Venus
Film · 1923
The Christian
Film · 1923
The Balloonatic
Film · 1923
The Common Law
Film · 1923
The Bolted Door
Film · 1923
Step Forward
Film · 1922
Bright Eyes
Film · 1921
Love and Doughnuts
Film · 1921
A Small Town Idol
Film · 1921
Down on the Farm
Film · 1920
Love, Honor and Behave
Film · 1920
Married Life
Film · 1920
Hearts and Flowers
Film · 1919
Yankee Doodle in Berlin
Film · 1919
Why Beaches Are Popular
Film · 1919
It Pays to Exercise
Film · 1918
'49 – '17
Film · 1917
The Sultan's Wife
Film · 1917
Sunshine
Film · 1916