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