Mary Thurman

Mary Thurman

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Mary Thurman (née Christiansen, April 27, 1895 – December 22, 1925) was an American actress of the silent film era. Thurman's film career began with roles in the comedies of Mack Sennett, as one of the Sennett Bathing Beauties, and featured appearances in Bombs! (1916) and The Fool (1925). Her greatest success came when she was started working with director Allan Dwan. They collaborated on several critically acclaimed films including The Sin of Martha Queed (1921) and A Broken Doll (1921). In Dwan's still extant 1923 film Zaza, Thurman is the actress Gloria Swanson fights with. She appeared in nearly sixty Hollywood films from 1915 up until her death in 1925, frequently in those made by Pathé Studios. In 1924, while working on the movie Down Upon The Suwanee River in Florida, Thurman came down with a serious case of pneumonia. She suffered from the illness and was hospitalized for nearly a year. She died, the result of pneumonia, in New York City in 1925.

  • Title: Mary Thurman
  • Popularity: 1.49
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1895-04-27
  • Place of Birth: Richfield, Utah, USA
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  • Also Known As: Mary Christiansen
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Mary Thurman Movies

  • 1923
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    A Bride for a Knight

    A Bride for a Knight

    1 1923 HD

    While having dental work done, Jimmy inhales too much gas and begins believing that he is a detective. He sets out to capture a gang of thieves who...

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  • 1919
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    The Prince and Betty

    The Prince and Betty

    7.5 1919 HD

    Young American John Maude is forced to find a job when he falls in love with society girl Betty Keith. He accepts a sudden offer to go to Mervo, a...

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  • 1925
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    The Necessary Evil

    The Necessary Evil

    1 1925 HD

    Ben Lyon and Viola Dana co-star in this heavy society drama

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  • 1917
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    Maggie's First False Step

    Maggie's First False Step

    1 1917 HD

    Maggie's First False Step

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  • 1917
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    That Night

    That Night

    1 1917 HD

    There is harmony in The Café until it is accidentally discovered that lovely Mary has had a fortune left her, whereupon Beery, the proprietor,...

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  • 1917
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    A Dog Catcher's Love

    A Dog Catcher's Love

    1 1917 HD

    The dog catcher of the title is arrow-narrow Slim , and his "love" is pert Peggy. Alas, his rival is handsome bow-wow fancier E.R. Ketchum, whose...

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  • 1924
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    Trouping with Ellen

    Trouping with Ellen

    1 1924 HD

    Ellen Llewellyn is a chorus girl who is loved by orchestra leader Andy Owens, a genuinely nice guy. When Ellen meets the aristocratic Tony...

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  • 1920
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    In the Heart of a Fool

    In the Heart of a Fool

    1 1920 HD

    Laura Nesbit, daughter of old Dr. Nesbit and belle of the younger social set in the town of Harvey, plans to marry Grant Adams, the editor of the...

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  • 1917
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    The Late Lamented

    The Late Lamented

    1 1917 HD

    The Late Lamented is a 1917 Comedy short.

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  • 1923
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    The Bond Boy

    The Bond Boy

    1 1923 HD

    For the sake of his impoverished mother, Joe Newbolt bonds himself to harsh Isom Chase. Ollie Chase tires of the difficult life her husband has...

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  • 1924
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    Leap Year

    Leap Year

    4.8 1924 HD

    A young man, heir to his misogynistic and millionaire uncle, and in love with a nurse, gets in trouble when he gives advice on marriage to his...

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  • 1915
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    Double Trouble

    Double Trouble

    5.5 1915 HD

    Double Trouble is a 1915 American silent romantic comedy film written and directed by Christy Cabanne and stars Douglas Fairbanks in his third motion...

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  • 1925
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    A Little Girl in a Big City

    A Little Girl in a Big City

    1 1925 HD

    Small-town girl Mary Barry wins a beauty contest and goes to New York to meet D. V. Cortelyou, the magazine's publisher. Greatly taken by young girl,...

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  • 1917
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    A Bedroom Blunder

    A Bedroom Blunder

    5 1917 HD

    A henpecked husband and his wife vacation at a seaside resort. While he's enjoying the view of the local bathing beauties, he has to be careful not...

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  • 1923
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    Zaza

    Zaza

    6.1 1923 HD

    Zaza is an actress and the favorite at an open-air theater in a small French town. When diplomat Bernard Dufresne comes to the village, he stays away...

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  • 1920
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    Sand

    Sand

    5 1920 HD

    Railroad station agent Dan Kurrie is fired from his job by his rival in love, Joseph Garber. Believed false by the girl he loves, Margaret , Kurrie...

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  • 1922
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    The Green Temptation

    The Green Temptation

    1 1922 HD

    Genelle and Gaspard operate an itinerant Parisian theatre in which the greatest profits are realized by picking the pockets of the audience and...

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  • 1921
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    The Sin of Martha Queed

    The Sin of Martha Queed

    1 1921 HD

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  • 1916
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    A Scoundrel's Toll

    A Scoundrel's Toll

    5 1916 HD

    Slapstick comedy about a poor and unlucky life of a inventor.

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  • 1920
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    The Scoffer

    The Scoffer

    1 1920 HD

    Dr. Stannard Wayne -- like all "good" men of the times -- is a God-fearing soul. He marries the former mistress of his friend, Dr. Arthur Richards,...

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  • 1924
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    Greater Than Marriage

    Greater Than Marriage

    1 1924 HD

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  • 1921
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    A Broken Doll

    A Broken Doll

    1 1921 HD

    Ranch hand Tommy Dawes has a special bond with little Rosemary, the crippled daughter of his boss Bill Nyall. When Tommy accidentally breaks...

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  • 1921
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    The Primal Law

    The Primal Law

    1 1921 HD

    silent cowboy western starring Dustin Farnum as a rancher whose partner is killed by rustlers. He takes in his partner's young son, and begins to...

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  • 1916
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    Bombs!

    Bombs!

    5 1916 HD

    A World War 1 slapstick comedy from Keystone.

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  • 1923
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    Wife in Name Only

    Wife in Name Only

    1 1923 HD

    Wealthy orphan Philippa L'Estrange loves handsome Norman Arleigh and is confident of marrying him until he discloses that he has only brotherly...

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  • 1924
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    For Another Woman

    For Another Woman

    1 1924 HD

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  • 1924
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    Those Who Judge

    Those Who Judge

    1 1924 HD

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  • 1921
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    The Lady from Longacre

    The Lady from Longacre

    1 1921 HD

    To escape a loathsome marriage to the king of a neighboring principality, Princess Isabel flees her kingdom for England, where she is rescued by Lord...

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