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'''Edith Yorke''' (born '''Edith Murgatroyd''', 23 December 1867 &ndash; 28 July 1934) was an English actress.<ref name="BFI">{{Cite web|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba34b7176 |title=Edith Yorke |accessdate=31 December 2017 |work=British Film Institute}}</ref> She appeared in 65 films between 1919 and 1933.
'''Edith Yorke''' (born '''Edith Murgatroyd'''; 23 December 1867 &ndash; 28 July 1934) was an English actress.<ref name="BFI">{{Cite web|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba34b7176 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171231212153/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba34b7176 |url-status=dead |archive-date=31 December 2017 |title=Edith Yorke |access-date=31 December 2017 |work=British Film Institute}}</ref> She appeared in more than 60 films from 1919 to 1933.


==Biography==
==Biography==
Yorke was born in [[Derby]]; her family later moved to [[Croydon]], [[Surrey]]. Edith returned to Derby, where she taught destitute children in a local [[workhouse]].
Yorke was born in [[Derby]]; her family later moved to [[Croydon]]. Edith returned to Derby, where she taught destitute children in a local [[workhouse]]. She married Robert Byard and emigrated with him and their children to the United States in 1902, becoming a film actress in her 50s, mainly in supporting roles. Her daughter was a film actress also, and her son became a violinist with a symphony orchestra. Yorke died in Southgate, California, aged 66.

She married Robert Byard and emigrated with him and their children to the United States in 1902, becoming a film actress in her 50s, mainly in supporting roles. Her daughter was a film actress also, and her son became a [[violin]]ist with a [[symphony orchestra]]. Yorke died in [[Southgate, California]], aged 66.


==Selected filmography==
==Selected filmography==
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* ''[[The False Road]]'' ([[1920 in film|1920]])
* ''[[The False Road]]'' (1920)
* ''[[Below the Surface (1920 film)|Below the Surface]]'' (1920)
* ''[[Below the Surface (1920 film)|Below the Surface]]'' (1920)
* ''[[The Jailbird]]'' (1920)
* ''[[The Jailbird]]'' (1920)
* ''[[Love (1920 film)|Love]]'' (1920)
* ''[[Love (1920 film)|Love]]'' (1920)
* ''[[One Clear Call (film)|One Clear Call]]'' (1922)
* ''[[One Clear Call (film)|One Clear Call]]'' (1922)
* ''[[Step on It! (film)|Step on It!]]'' ([[1922 in film|1922]])
* ''[[Step on It! (film)|Step on It!]]'' (1922)
* ''[[Souls for Sale]]'' ([[1923 in film|1923]])
* ''[[Souls for Sale]]'' ([[1923 in film|1923]])
* ''[[Slippy McGee]]'' (1923)
* ''[[Slippy McGee (1923 film)|Slippy McGee]]'' (1923)
* ''[[Merry-Go-Round (1923 film)|Merry-Go-Round]]'' (1923)
* ''[[Merry-Go-Round (1923 film)|Merry-Go-Round]]'' (1923)
* ''[[The Age of Desire]]'' (1923)
* ''[[The Age of Desire]]'' (1923)
* ''[[Burning Words]]'' (1923)
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* ''[[The Beauty Prize (film)|The Beauty Prize]]'' ([[1924 in film|1924]])
*''[[The Fourth Musketeer]]'' (1923)
* ''[[The Miracle Makers]]'' (1923)
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* ''[[The Beauty Prize (film)|The Beauty Prize]]'' (1924)
* ''[[Happiness (1924 film)|Happiness]]'' (1924)
* ''[[Happiness (1924 film)|Happiness]]'' (1924)
* ''[[Riders Up]]'' (1924)
* ''[[The Tenth Woman]]'' (1924)
* ''[[The Tenth Woman]]'' (1924)
* ''[[The Other Kind of Love]]'' (1924)
* ''[[The Other Kind of Love]]'' (1924)
* ''[[Capital Punishment (film)|Capital Punishment]]'' (1925)
* ''[[Capital Punishment (film)|Capital Punishment]]'' (1925)
* ''[[Excuse Me (1925 film)|Excuse Me]]'' ([[1925 in film|1925]])
* ''[[Excuse Me (1925 film)|Excuse Me]]'' (1925)
* ''[[Silent Sanderson]]'' (1925)
* ''[[Silent Sanderson]]'' (1925)
* ''[[Wild Horse Mesa (1925 film)|Wild Horse Mesa]]'' (1925)
* ''[[Wild Horse Mesa (1925 film)|Wild Horse Mesa]]'' (1925)
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* ''[[Seven Keys to Baldpate (1925 film)|Seven Keys to Baldpate]]'' (1925)
* ''[[Seven Keys to Baldpate (1925 film)|Seven Keys to Baldpate]]'' (1925)
* ''[[Red Dice]]'' (1926)
* ''[[Red Dice]]'' (1926)
* ''[[His New York Wife]]'' (1926)
* ''[[Volcano! (1926 film)|Volcano!]]'' (1926)
* ''[[Volcano! (1926 film)|Volcano!]]'' (1926)
* ''[[The Belle of Broadway]]'' (1926)
* ''[[The Belle of Broadway]]'' (1926)
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* ''[[Rustlers' Ranch]]'' (1926)
* ''[[Rustlers' Ranch]]'' (1926)
* ''[[Rustling for Cupid]]'' (1926)
* ''[[Rustling for Cupid]]'' (1926)
* ''[[The Silent Flyer]]'' ([[1926 in film|1926]])
* ''[[The Silent Flyer]]'' (1926)
* ''[[The Bachelor's Baby]]'' (1927)
* ''[[The Bachelor's Baby]]'' (1927)
* ''[[Sensation Seekers]]'' (1927)
* ''[[Sensation Seekers]]'' (1927)
* ''[[The Port of Missing Girls]]'' (1928)
* ''[[The Port of Missing Girls]]'' (1928)
* ''[[The Valiant (1929 film)|The Valiant]]'' ([[1929 in film|1929]])
* ''[[The Valiant (1929 film)|The Valiant]]'' (1929)
* ''[[The Love Racket]]'' (1929)
* ''[[The Love Racket]]'' (1929)
* ''[[Fugitives (1929 film)|Fugitives]]'' (1929)
* ''[[Fugitives (1929 film)|Fugitives]]'' (1929)
* ''[[Seven Keys to Baldpate (1929 film)|Seven Keys to Baldpate]]'' (1929)
* ''[[Seven Keys to Baldpate (1929 film)|Seven Keys to Baldpate]]'' (1929)
* ''[[City Girl (1930 film)|City Girl]]'' ([[1930 in film|1930]])
* ''[[City Girl (1930 film)|City Girl]]'' (1930)
* ''[[If I Had a Million]]'' (1932) (*uncredited)
* ''[[If I Had a Million]]'' (1932, uncredited)
* ''[[Luxury Liner (1933 film)|Luxury Liner]]'' (1933)
* ''[[Luxury Liner (1933 film)|Luxury Liner]]'' (1933)
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Latest revision as of 16:48, 26 December 2023

Edith Yorke
Yorke in Homespun Folks (1920)
Born
Edith Murgatroyd

(1867-12-23)23 December 1867
Derby, England, UK
Died28 July 1934(1934-07-28) (aged 66)
Southgate, California, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active1919–1933
SpouseRobert Byard
Children2

Edith Yorke (born Edith Murgatroyd; 23 December 1867 – 28 July 1934) was an English actress.[1] She appeared in more than 60 films from 1919 to 1933.

Biography[edit]

Yorke was born in Derby; her family later moved to Croydon. Edith returned to Derby, where she taught destitute children in a local workhouse. She married Robert Byard and emigrated with him and their children to the United States in 1902, becoming a film actress in her 50s, mainly in supporting roles. Her daughter was a film actress also, and her son became a violinist with a symphony orchestra. Yorke died in Southgate, California, aged 66.

Selected filmography[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Edith Yorke". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 31 December 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2017.

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