Enid Markey
Enid Virginia Markey (born February 22, 1894 in Dillon , USA ; † November 15, 1981 in Bay Shore ) was an American actress with an intense silent film career in the 1910s, also the first film "Jane" in the history of Tarzan Films .
Live and act
The actress from the US state Colorado received her artistic training at the Egan Dramatic School and at the Goodman Theater in Chicago . At the age of 17, Enid Markey was discovered and signed by producer and director Thomas H. Ince . Enid Markey has had supporting and leading roles in East Coast productions since the beginning of her film career, but it was only her engagement for the part of Jane in the first Tarzan film in cinema history at the end of 1917 that made the dark-haired artist with the expressive googly eyes known. A little later, Enid Markey, a New Yorker by choice, found hardly any worthwhile offers from film, and she went to Broadway at the end of 1918.
There she made her debut on January 15, 1919 at the Eltinge Theater in the play " Up in Mabel's Room ". Markey remained loyal to theatrical work for over half a century. She was seen in the comedy " The Exciters " (1922), the farce " Barnum Was Right " (1923), in the musical farce " The Blonde Sinner " (1926), the comedy " Sisters of Chorus " (1930) , the operetta “The Two Bouquets” (1938), the play “ Beverly Hills ” (1940), the comedy “ Ah, Wilderness! "(1941), the drama" Snafu "(1944/45), in whose film adaptation Markey also participated, the comedy" Happy Birthday "(1946-48), the comedy fantasy " Mrs. McThing "(1952-53), the drama " Mrs. Patterson " (1954–55), “ Only in America ” (1959), the drama “ The Ballad of the Sad Café ” (1963–64) and the comedy “ What Did We Wrong? "(1967).
In addition, Enid Markey also worked in one or the other television production, especially in individual episodes of well-known series from the 1950s. In the cinema, the artist was only seen in tiny character roles, primarily in the second half of the 1940s. In 1968, Markey stood in front of a camera for the last time in a tiny role. After Enid Markey broke her hip in 1973, the artist withdrew completely into private life. She died of a heart attack in a Bay Shore hospital.
Filmography
- 1911: The Fortunes of War (short film)
- 1912: The Restoration (short film)
- 1912: When Lee Surrenders (short film)
- 1913: The Buried Past
- 1913: The Battle of Gettysburg ( The Battle of Gettysburg )
- 1914: In the Cow Country
- 1914: The Silver Bell
- 1914: The Friend
- 1914: The Thunderbolt
- 1915: The Cup of Life
- 1915: The Spirit of the Bell
- 1915: The Darkening Trail
- 1915: The Mating
- 1915: Between Men
- 1916: The Phantom
- 1916: Civilization
- 1916: The Captive God
- 1916: The Devil's Double
- 1916: The Female of the Species
- 1917: The Yankee Way
- 1017: The Curse of Eve
- 1917: The Zeppelin's Last Raid
- 1917: Tarzan of the Apes ( Tarzan of the Apes )
- 1918: Six Shooter Andy
- 1918: The Romance of Tarzan
- 1919: She's Everywhere
- 1920: Sink or Swim
- 1945: Snafu
- 1948: City without a mask ( The Naked City )
- 1948: Stage Door (TV movie)
- 1949: Take One False Step
- 1951: The Dagmar Story (TV movie)
- 1956: Alfred Hitchcock Presents : The Legacy
- 1960–61: Bringing Up Buddy (TV series)
- 1963: Camera Three (TV series)
- 1968: The Boston Strangler ( The Boston Strangler )
literature
- Kay Less : The film's great personal dictionary . The actors, directors, cameramen, producers, composers, screenwriters, film architects, outfitters, costume designers, editors, sound engineers, make-up artists and special effects designers of the 20th century. Volume 5: L - N. Rudolf Lettinger - Lloyd Nolan. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-89602-340-3 , p. 280.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Schwäbische Zeitung of November 17, 1981, p. 5
Web links
- Enid Markey in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Enid Markey in the Internet Broadway Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Markey, Enid |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Markey, Enid Virginia (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-american actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 22, 1894 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dillon , USA |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 15, 1981 |
| Place of death | Bay Shore , New York, United States |