Edna Mayo

Edna Mayo, actually Edna Lane, ( born March 23, 1895 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, † May 5, 1970 in San Francisco, California, USA) was an American stage actress and film actress during the silent film era.

Life

Her career lasted essentially from 1914 to 1918, as they are one of the leading actresses in Essanay was temporary, that it ended before the advent of the talkies. Mayo was specialized in romantic confusion tragedies such as in "The Misleading Lady" by 1916. In an interview with the Boonville Standard for publicity, she announced that she had but actually asked for the scene in which she was kidnapped with her ​​car, her own automobile available. "Miss Mayo -declared smilingly did if she were to be stolen away by a man who loved her she would rather it be done in her own car. " From today's perspective, the film is interesting because of the many screwball comedies of the 1930s and 1940s acting Edward Arnold made ​​his first appearance here.

Her performance in "Woman Hater " was probably a one-off return to the film business, where she had to play only the scorned bride of a misanthrope, played by Henry B. Walthall.

Movies

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