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Revision as of 23:19, 19 March 2015
Edith Yorke | |
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Born | Edith Murgatroyd 23 December 1867 Derby, England, UK |
Died | 28 July 1934 Southgate, California, U.S. | (aged 66)
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1919–1933 |
Edith Yorke (23 December 1867 – 28 July 1934) was an English actress. She appeared in 65 films between 1919 and 1933.
Biography
Yorke was born in Derby as Edith Murgatroyd; her family later moved to Croydon, Surrey. 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
- The False Road (1920)
- Below the Surface (1920)
- The Jailbird (1920)
- Love (1920)
- Step on It! (1922)
- Souls for Sale (1923)
- Slippy McGee (1923)
- Merry-Go-Round (1923)
- The Beauty Prize (1924)
- Happiness (1924)
- Excuse Me (1925)
- Silent Sanderson (1925)
- Wild Horse Mesa (1925)
- Seven Keys to Baldpate (1925)
- Volcano! (1926)
- The Belle of Broadway (1926)
- The Silent Flyer (1926)
- The Bachelor's Baby (1927)
- Sensation Seekers (1927)
- The Port of Missing Girls (1928)
- The Valiant (1929)
- The Love Racket (1929)
- Fugitives (1929)
- Seven Keys to Baldpate (1929)
- City Girl (1930)
- Luxury Liner (1933)
External links
- Edith Yorke at IMDb