Myrtle Stedman

Biography

From Wikipedia Myrtle Stedman (March 3, 1883 – January 8, 1938) was a leading lady and later character actress in motion pictures beginning in silent films in 1910. She was born in Chicago, Illinois and educated at a private finishing school there. Miss Stedman performed in light opera and musical comedies there. Her voice was cultivated in France. Her tutor was Marchesi, who was known as one of the finest instructors of voice culture in his country. Myrtle did not enter the field of light opera because of her preference for light opera. She starred for a number of seasons in Isle of Spice and The Chocolate Soldier. She performed for a year at the Whitney Theater in Chicago and was a prima donna of the Chicago Grand Opera Company. Her first appearances in movies were in Selig studio western and action short films. Among her feature films are Flaming Youth, The Valley of the Moon, The Dangerous Age, and The Famous Mrs. Fair. In 1936, she was signed by Warner Brothers to play bit and extra roles. Her last release was Accidents Will Happen, in 1938. Myrtle Stedman died of a heart attack in Hollywood, California in 1938 at the age of 54. Interment at Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood California. Her husband Marshall Stedman was a drama school conductor. They were divorced by 1920. Their son Lincoln Stedman was a prolific silent film character actor.

Filmografi

Pasquale1916 · Banker's wifeMartin Eden1914 · Wine1924 · Mrs. WarrinerThe Chechako1914 · Joy GastellChickie1925 · JaninaTheir Hour1928 · Peggy's MotherThe Widow in Scarlet1932 · Alice Lawton-BondWestern Hearts1911 · Mrs. LongThe Range Riders1910 · Sowing the Wind1921 · Baby BrabantThe Go-Getter1937 · Hospital Nurse with Bill (uncredited)Tessie1925 · Mrs. WellsSex1920 · Mrs. OvermanHappiness of Three Women1917 · Constance BarrLilies of the Field1924 · MazieA Slight Case of Murder1938 · Nurse (uncredited)School for Girls1934 · Mrs. WintersThe American Beauty1916 · Ruth Cleave / Mrs. EllsworthNancy from Nowhere1922 · Mrs. HallidayThe World Apart1917 · Beth HooverPeer Gynt1915 · SolveigThe Breath of Scandal1924 · Helen HaleRich Men's Wives1922 · Mrs. DavenportThe Valley of the Moon1914 · Saxon