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Rosemary Theby

Born
April 7, 1892
Died
November 10, 1973
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.
Known For
San Francisco
(1936)
Earthquake Survivor (uncredited)
You Can't Take It with You
(1938)
Woman (uncredited)
Make Way for Tomorrow
(1937)
Minor Role (uncredited)
Our Relations
(1936)
Pirate's Club Customer (uncredited)
One Million B.C.
(1940)
Shell Person
Full Filmography
Acting
The Sacrifice
(1911)
The Geranium
(1911)
Ethel Tunison
A Fortune in a Teacup
(1912)
Sybil
Rock of Ages
(1912)
His Father's Son
(1912)
Dick's Sweetheart
Wanted, a Sister
(1912)
Father's Hot Toddy
(1912)
Second Daughter
A Red Cross Martyr; or, on the Firing Lines of Tripoli
(1912)
The Toymaker
(1912)
Nell Avery
The Godmother
(1912)
Third Girl
The Two Battles
(1912)
Gladys Mayford
A Juvenile Love Affair
(1912)
Jane's Mother
Love in the Ghetto
(1912)
Rebecca Barish - the Daughter
Irene's Infatuation
(1912)
Helen - Irene's Friend
The Illumination
(1912)
Ruth, Giuseppe's Fiancé
The Reincarnation of Karma
(1912)
Quinetrea
Written in the Sand
(1912)
Norma Gyntsen
An Eventful Elopement
(1912)
Mabel Wright - Daughter of Pronubial Couple
Mr. Bolter's Infatuation
(1912)
The Awakening of Bianca
(1912)
The Light of St. Bernard
(1912)
Marie
The Hand Bag
(1912)
Tom's Sweetheart
As You Like It
(1912)
Celia
The Mills of the Gods
(1912)
Giulia
The Master Painter
(1913)
Eleanor - Marshall's Niece
Betty's Baby
(1913)
Betty
The Classmate's Frolic
(1913)
Classmate
Cupid Through a Keyhole
(1913)
Lila Lane - Harry's Sweetheart
The Bachelor's Baby, or How It All Happened
(1913)
Ethel Wynne
The Adventure of the Ambassador's Disappearance
(1913)
The Nurse
The Web
(1913)
Beatrice Esmond
The Little Minister
(1913)
Cocaine Traffic; Or, The Drug Terror
(1914)
May
The Man of Shame
(1915)
His Strenuous Visit
(1916)
The Chalk Line
(1916)
Mrs. Love
A Model Husband
(1916)
Mrs Cherub
The Winged Mystery
(1917)
Shirley Wayne
Boston Blackie's Little Pal
(1918)
Mrs. Wilmerding
Bright and Early
(1918)
His Daughter
Unexpected Places
(1918)
Cherie
The Great Love
(1918)
Miss Corintee
The Silent Mystery
(1918)
Priestess Kah
The Midnight Patrol
(1918)
Patsy O'Connell
Upstairs and Down
(1919)
Betty Chesterton
The Mystery Of 13
(1919)
Marian Green
When a Woman Strikes
(1919)
The Hushed Hour
(1919)
Daisy Appleton
Kismet
(1920)
Kut-al-Kulub
Married to Order
(1920)
Rose
Terror Island
(1920)
Stella Mourdant
Unseen Forces
(1920)
Winifred
The Butterfly Man
(1920)
Mrs. Fielding
A Splendid Hazard
(1920)
Hedda Gobert
Rio Grande
(1920)
Maria Inez
Fightin' Mad
(1921)
Nita de Garma
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
(1921)
Queen Morgan le Fay
The Last Trail
(1921)
Chiquita
Shame
(1921)
The Weaver of Dreams
Across the Divide
(1921)
Rosa [O'Flynn]
The Eternal Flame
(1922)
Madame de Serizy
I Am the Law
(1922)
Mrs. Georges Mordeaux
Yellow Men and Gold
(1922)
Carmen
Mary of the Movies
(1923)
Rosemary Theby (uncredited)
In Search of a Thrill
(1923)
Jeanne
Tea- With a Kick!
(1923)
Aunt Pearl
Long Live the King
(1923)
Countess Olga
The Girl of the Golden West
(1923)
Lost and Found on a South Sea Island
(1923)
Madge
A Son of the Sahara
(1924)
So Big
(1924)
Paula Storm
The Red Lily
(1924)
Nana
Secrets of the Night
(1924)
Margaret Knowles
As Man Desires
(1925)
Evelyn Beaudine
Fifth Avenue Models
(1925)
Mrs. Van Groot
One Year to Live
(1925)
Riding to Fame
(1927)
Marge
The Second Hundred Years
(1927)
Dinner Guest (uncredited)
The Chinatown Mystery
(1928)
The Port of Missing Girls
(1928)
School Matron
The Peacock Fan
(1929)
Mrs. Rossmore
Trial Marriage
(1929)
Mrs. Geoorge Bannister, 4th
Montmartre Rose
(1929)
The Dream Melody
(1929)
Alicia Harrison
Girls Who Dare
(1929)
'Alabam' Kenyon
He Trumped Her Ace
(1930)
Mrs. Daly
Bulls and Bears
(1930)
Eleanor Crenshaw
Sugar Plum Papa
(1930)
Princess Olga
Midnight Daddies
(1930)
Mrs. Wilbur Louder
Scotch
(1930)
Aunt Rose
Ten Nights in a Bar-room
(1931)
Sarah Morgan
Taxi Troubles
(1931)
Mrs. Andy Martin
Who's Who in the Zoo
(1931)
Mother
Doctor's Orders
(1932)
The Fatal Glass of Beer
(1933)
Ma Snavely
The Drunkard
(1935)
Mrs. Jackson
Wings in the Dark
(1935)
Rockwell's Secretary (uncredited)
Man on the Flying Trapeze
(1935)
Helpful Passerby (uncredited)
Yours for the Asking
(1936)
Woman
Neighborhood House
(1936)
(uncredited)
San Francisco
(1936)
Earthquake Survivor (uncredited)
His Brother's Wife
(1936)
Minor Role (uncredited)
One Rainy Afternoon
(1936)
Bit Role (uncredited)
Our Relations
(1936)
Pirate's Club Customer (uncredited)
Hollywood Boulevard
(1936)
Rosemary Theby (scenes deleted)
Make Way for Tomorrow
(1937)
Minor Role (uncredited)
Vogues of 1938
(1937)
Wife
The Devil Is Driving
(1937)
Matron (uncredited)
You Can't Take It with You
(1938)
Woman (uncredited)
Undercover Doctor
(1939)
Guest (uncredited)
One Million B.C.
(1940)
Shell Person
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