Acting
Rosemary Theby
From Wikipedia Rosemary Theby (April 8, 1892 – November 10, 1973) was an American film actress. She appeared in some 250 films between 1911 and 1940. Born Rosemary Theresa Theby in St. Louis, Missouri, Theby studied at Sargent's School in New York. A contemporary newspaper account described her as being of "medium-height, well proportioned, with regular features and dark hair". Her first film experience came in the Vitagraph production of The Wager. By 1915, she was a star for the Universal film company. During World War I Theby took care of a refugee from Lithuania. After being educated and cared for by Theby, the young woman became her maid during an acute shortage of maids in Hollywood, in 1920. As Miss Corintee in The Great Love (1918), Theby played the part of a German spy with great skill. The film was written and directed by D.W. Griffith. This was a vamp role which she began to play frequently after depicting characters in slapstick comedies. Theby played a Chinese vampire in Clung, a Fox Film production directed by Emmett Flynn. Later she began to portray more serious women. Theby was solely a film actress. She declined an offer to accompany Chauncey Olcott to appear on stage for $85 per week. At the time she was earning $125 weekly in movies. She later regretted her decision because of the experience she would have gained. Theby was married to fellow actor and director Harry Myers. After Meyers' death in 1938, she married Truitt Hughes to whom she remained married until her death. She lived for years at 1907 Wilcox Avenue in Los Angeles. Theby supported Calvin Coolidge in the 1924 presidential election. Theby enjoyed playing golf, wearing her hair in a Bob cut, and possessed a preoccupation with personal cleanliness. On screen she appeared tall and willowy, entering a scene, according to one review in the Los Angeles Times, with a "sensuous glide". Theby died of circulatory shock on November 10, 1973, at the age of 81.
Filmography
One Million B.C.
Film · 1940
Undercover Doctor
Film · 1939
You Can't Take It with You
Film · 1938
The Devil Is Driving
Film · 1937
Walter Wanger's Vogues of 1938
Film · 1937
Make Way for Tomorrow
Film · 1937
His Brother's Wife
Film · 1936
San Francisco
Film · 1936
Our Relations
Film · 1936
Neighborhood House
Film · 1936
One Rainy Afternoon
Film · 1936
Yours for the Asking
Film · 1936
The Drunkard
Film · 1935
Man on the Flying Trapeze
Film · 1935
Wings in the Dark
Film · 1935
The Fatal Glass of Beer
Film · 1933
Doctor's Orders
Film · 1932
Who's Who in the Zoo
Film · 1931
Taxi Troubles
Film · 1931
Ten Nights in a Bar-room
Film · 1931
He Trumped Her Ace
Film · 1930
Sugar Plum Papa
Film · 1930
Midnight Daddies
Film · 1930
Scotch
Film · 1930
Bulls and Bears
Film · 1930
Montmartre Rose
Film · 1929
The Dream Melody
Film · 1929
Girls Who Dare
Film · 1929
Trial Marriage
Film · 1929
The Peacock Fan
Film · 1929
The Chinatown Mystery
Film · 1928
The Port of Missing Girls
Film · 1928
A Woman Against the World
Film · 1928
The Second 100 Years
Film · 1927
Riding to Fame
Film · 1927
A Bowery Cinderella
Film · 1927
The Truthful Sex
Film · 1926
As Man Desires
Film · 1925
One Year to Live
Film · 1925
Fifth Avenue Models
Film · 1925
The Re-Creation of Brian Kent
Film · 1925
Wreckage
Film · 1925
The Red Lily
Film · 1924
So Big
Film · 1924
Secrets of the Night
Film · 1924
A Son of the Sahara
Film · 1924
Pagan Passions
Film · 1924
Mary of the Movies
Film · 1923
In Search of a Thrill
Film · 1923
Lost and Found on a South Sea Island
Film · 1923
Long Live the King
Film · 1923
The Girl of the Golden West
Film · 1923
Tea- With a Kick!
Film · 1923
Slander the Woman
Film · 1923
The Eagle's Feather
Film · 1923
Your Friend and Mine
Film · 1923
Yellow Men and Gold
Film · 1922
I Am the Law
Film · 1922
The Eternal Flame
Film · 1922
More to Be Pitied Than Scorned
Film · 1922
Rich Men's Wives
Film · 1922
The Last Trail
Film · 1921
Shame
Film · 1921
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
Film · 1921
Fightin' Mad
Film · 1921
Across the Divide
Film · 1921
Partners of Fate
Film · 1921
Good Women
Film · 1921
Rio Grande
Film · 1920
A Splendid Hazard
Film · 1920
Unseen Forces
Film · 1920
Terror Island
Film · 1920
Married to Order
Film · 1920
Kismet
Film · 1920
The Butterfly Man
Film · 1920
The Little Grey Mouse
Film · 1920
Whispering Devils
Film · 1920
Dice of Destiny
Film · 1920
The Hushed Hour
Film · 1919
When a Woman Strikes
Film · 1919
The Mystery Of 13
Film · 1919
Upstairs and Down
Film · 1919
Yvonne from Paris
Film · 1919
The Amateur Adventuress
Film · 1919
Faith
Film · 1919
Peggy Does Her Darndest
Film · 1919
The Midnight Patrol
Film · 1918
The Silent Mystery
Film · 1918
Unexpected Places
Film · 1918
Boston Blackie's Little Pal
Film · 1918
The Great Love
Film · 1918
Bright and Early
Film · 1918
The Winged Mystery
Film · 1917
The Chalk Line
Film · 1916
A Model Husband
Film · 1916
His Strenuous Visit
Film · 1916
The Man of Shame
Film · 1915
Cocaine Traffic; Or, The Drug Terror
Film · 1914
The Adventure of the Ambassador's Disappearance
Film · 1913
Betty's Baby
Film · 1913
The Little Minister
Film · 1913
Cupid Through a Keyhole
Film · 1913
The Web
Film · 1913
The Bachelor's Baby, or How It All Happened
Film · 1913
The Classmate's Frolic
Film · 1913
The Master Painter
Film · 1913
A Red Cross Martyr; or, on the Firing Lines of Tripoli
Film · 1912
The Illumination
Film · 1912
A Juvenile Love Affair
Film · 1912
The Toymaker
Film · 1912
A Fortune in a Teacup
Film · 1912
Father's Hot Toddy
Film · 1912
The Godmother
Film · 1912
The Awakening of Bianca
Film · 1912
The Reincarnation of Karma
Film · 1912
An Eventful Elopement
Film · 1912
The Two Battles
Film · 1912
Irene's Infatuation
Film · 1912
The Light of St. Bernard
Film · 1912
Wanted, a Sister
Film · 1912
His Father's Son
Film · 1912
Love in the Ghetto
Film · 1912
Rock of Ages
Film · 1912
Written in the Sand
Film · 1912
Mr. Bolter's Infatuation
Film · 1912
As You Like It
Film · 1912
The Hand Bag
Film · 1912
The Mills of the Gods
Film · 1912
The Geranium
Film · 1911
The Sacrifice
Film · 1911
His Wedding Promise
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