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Marie Walcamp Born July 27, 1894
Dennison, Ohio, U.S.Died November 17, 1936 (aged 42)Occupation Actress Years active 1913 - 1927 Marie Walcamp (July 27, 1894 – November 17, 1936) was an American actress of the silent film era.
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Biography
Born in Dennison, Ohio, Walcamp headed to the East Coast in search of acting jobs on the stage after she finished her formal education. After landing various roles in New York, she eventually landed a role in 1913's The Werewolf when she was 19 years old. Walcamp would not appear in another picture until Coral in 1915.
The following year would be the busiest of her film career when she appeared in four productions including a role in Liberty (1916). By the mid 1920s, Walcamp appeared in only five features, her final film being In a Moment of Temptation in 1927. She had appeared in 107 films between 1913 and 1927.
On November 17, 1936, Walcamp committed suicide from an overdose of medication.[1] She was 42 years old.
Selected filmography
- The Werewolf (1913)
- Liberty (1916)
- The Red Ace (1917)
- The Lion's Claws (1918)
- The Red Glove (1919)
- The Dragon's Net (1920)
- The Blot (1921)
References
- ^ Wollstein, Hans J.. "Marie Walcamp". Allmovie. http://www.allmovie.com/artist/marie-walcamp-74149. Retrieved 22 May 2009.
External links
Categories:- 1894 births
- 1936 deaths
- Actors from Ohio
- Actors who committed suicide
- Drug-related suicides in the United States
- American film actors
- American silent film actors
- American film actor, 1890s birth stubs
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