Mary Thurman
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A Mack Sennett "Bathing Beauty" destined, they said, for better things, red-headed Mary Thurman (née Christiansen) instead became one of the silent era's most tragic personalities. A former schoolteacher from Utah, Thurman had skyrocketed to fame at the Sennett comedy asylum in the late 1910s and was establishing herself as a tragedienne when contracting malaria while filming Down Upon the Suwannee River (1925) opposite the equally tragic Charles Emmett Mack in Florida. Failing to fulfill her various contracts due to the illness, Thurman, according to gossip columnist Adela Rogers St. Johns, spent the remainder of her life in the care of fellow "Bathing Beauty" Juanita Hansen, herself a true Hollywood hard-luck girl who was battling drug addiction. Thurman succumbed to pneumonia on December 22, 1925, her death a shock to the entire industry. ~ Hans J. Wollstein, RoviWikipedia on Answers.com:
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| Born | Mary Christiansen April 27, 1895 Richfield, Utah, U.S. |
| Died | December 22, 1925 (aged 30) New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1915–1925 |
Mary Thurman (April 27, 1895 – December 22, 1925) was an American actress of the silent film era.
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Career
Born Mary Christiansen in Richfield, Utah, 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). She appeared in nearly sixty Hollywood films from 1915 up until her death in 1925, frequently in those made by Pathé Studios.
Thurman was married to Victor E. Thurman, son of Utah Supreme Court justice S.R. Thurman, until their divorce in 1919.
Death
Thurman died of pneumonia in New York, New York in 1925 in Flower Hospital. She had been ill for approximately one year after making a motion picture in Florida. She was buried in Richfield, Utah.
References
- New York Times, "Mary Thurman Dead", December 24, 1925, Page 13.
- Oakland, California Tribune, "From Film Fun To Film Drama", September 19, 1920, Page 53.
- Oakland Tribune, "Cupid Captures Mary Thurman", Tuesday Evening, December 26, 1922, Page 8.
External links
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