- Mabel Julienne Scott
Infobox actor
name = Mabel Julienne Scott
birthname = Mabel Julienne Scott
birthdate =2 November 1892
birthplace =Minneapolis ,USA
deathdate =1 October 1976
deathplace =Los Angeles, USA
occupation = ActressMabel Julienne Scott (
November 2 ,1892 -October 1 ,1976 ) was a stage andsilent movie actress fromMinneapolis, Minnesota . She had a French mother and a Norwegian father.She came to
New York City at the age of 17. When she failed to land the job she wanted, Scott played for a time with a stock company inOmaha, Nebraska . Scott made herBroadway (Manhattan) stage debut as ahalf-breed in "The Barrier" byRex Beach .In 1926 she played the role of the mother in "The Lullaby", performed at the
Pasadena Playhouse . One critic commented that Scott was uniquely suited to play the part for which she was cast."Her voice has all of the soft cadences of a woman loved and the shrill shriekings of a woman scorned." Other theatrical appearances of note are roles in "Painted Faces", with comedianJoe E. Brown and "The Copperhead", playing oppositeJohn Barrymore .Scott preferred acting in motion pictures to her work on the stage. In "Behold My Wife" (1920) she played the leading feminine role as "Lali", an American Indian maiden. The film was produced by
Famous Players .She believed youth was a necessity to succeed in films. As the camera is more stringent than the eye, youth is not as essential in theater. Scott told an interviewer that the majority of successful stage actresses aremiddle-age and have a number of years of experience.
Scott was paired with
Roscoe Arbuckle in theParamount Pictures release, "The Round Up" (1920). She was contracted to George Medford Productions but made motion pictures for both Famous Players andtheSamuel Goldwyn Company .An outdoor enthusiast, Scott was a frequent visitor to the
Los Angeles, California Gun Club. She purchased a "Thoroughbred" sport model of theLexington (automobile) in 1920.She married a prominent
New York physician. She shared an apartment for a time with her brother, Billie, inHollywood .Mabel Julienne Scott died in Los Angeles in 1976.
External links
*imdb name|id=0779530|name=Mabel Julienne Scott
References
*Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette, "Youth Has Greater Chances In Movies Than On The Stage", Sunday Morning, November 7, 1920, Section Four, Page 8.
*Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette, "Strand Photoplay Attractions", March 6, 1921, Page 60.
*Los Angeles Times , "Suitable Car For Out-Of-Door Girl", June 6, 1920, Page V19.
*Los Angeles Times, "Regular Girl Is Mabel Scott", March 20, 1921, Page III1.
*Los Angeles Times, "Stirring Drama To Have Premiere Tomorrow", April 11, 1926, Page C19.
*Los Angeles Times, "Mabel Julienne Scott's Lead", September 4, 1929, Page A14.
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