Phyllis Haver

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Phyllis Haver (born January 6, 1899 in Douglass , Kansas , † November 19, 1960 in Sharon , Connecticut ) was an American silent film star of the 1920s.

Phyllis Haver in 1922

Life

Phyllis Haver came to the cinema straight from high school and began her artistic career as a piano accompanist for silent films. At the age of 17, the tall blonde from a small town in Kansas first received small roles in short films from the producer of slapstick comedy and Chaplin discoverer Mack Sennett .

A little later, Phyllis Haver became a popular silent film actress. Her subject was that of the sinful seductress, the vicious vamp and the seedy femme fatale . Her film partners included u. a. Emil Jannings , John Barrymore and Lon Chaney senior . In 1928 she even worked with DW Griffith on the film Comedy One Love . Phyllis Haver ended her acting career at the age of 30, in the transition from silent to talkies , and married a wealthy New York businessman. In 1960 she took her own life, completely forgotten by the film world, with an overdose of barbiturates.

Filmography

  • 1916: Sunshine (short film)
  • 1917: The Pullman Bride (short film)
  • 1917: All at Sea (short film)
  • 1918: Ladies First (short film)
  • 1918: Those Athletic Girls (short film)
  • 1919: Among Those Present (short film)
  • 1919: Hearts and Flowers (short film)
  • 1919: Yankee Doodle in Berlin (short film)
  • 1920: Married Life
  • 1921: A Small Town Idol
  • 1921: Home Talent
  • 1922: The Temple of Venus
  • 1923: Martyrdom of Love (The Christian)
  • 1923: The Common Law
  • 1924: Lilies of the Fields
  • 1924: The Man Without Character (The Snob)
  • 1924: single wives
  • 1924: Singer Jim McKee
  • 1924: One Glorious Night
  • 1925: You Boy (So ​​Big)
  • 1925: After Business Hours
  • 1925: Rugged Water
  • 1925: The Golden Princess
  • 1925: New Brooms
  • 1926: Wild West Romanticism (Hard Boiled)
  • 1926: Don Juan, the great lover (Don Juan)
  • 1926: Three Bad Men
  • 1926: Rivals (What Price Glory)
  • 1926: A girl from the circus (No Control)
  • 1927: The Way of All Flesh (The Way of All Flesh)
  • 1927: The adventures of Brigadier Gerard among Napoleon's eagles (The Fighting Eagle)
  • 1927: Chicago (Chicago)
  • 1928: Herzbub (Tenth Avenue)
  • 1928: Comedy of a Love (The Battle of the Sexes)
  • 1928: The Whore of Singapore (Sal of Singapore)
  • 1929: The Shady Lady
  • 1929: Locomotive 2329 (Thunder)

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 3: F - H. Barry Fitzgerald - Ernst Hofbauer. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-89602-340-3 , p. 580.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Obituary in The New York Times, November 21, 1960

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personal data
SURNAME Haver, Phyllis
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American silent film actress
DATE OF BIRTH January 6, 1899
PLACE OF BIRTH Douglass (Kansas) , United States
DATE OF DEATH November 19, 1960
Place of death Sharon (Connecticut) , USA