Marguerite De La Motte

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Born: 22 June 1902 Died: 10 March 1950

Country of origin: United States

Height: 5' 2"

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The Beauty of Silence (500 items)
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Silent Actresses (507 items)
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Published 12 years, 5 months ago

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Ladies Born In Minnesota (91 items)
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Published 10 years, 3 months ago

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Hollywood Walk of Fame - D (118 items)
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Published 9 years, 8 months ago

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Description: Marguerite de la Motte was trained as a dancer, reputedly by the great ballerina Anna Pavlova, and entered films in 1918. She played opposite Douglas Fairbanks in many of his productions. Like many performers of the silent era, however, she was not able to sustain her career with the coming of talkies, and was soon relegated to smaller roles in minor productions. Trivia When she was 16 her parents were killed in a car crash. Producer J.L. Frothingham, for whom she was working at the time, assumed guardianship of both Marguerite and her younger brother. She was best friends with actress and dancer Barbara La Marr who die ... (more)

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