Edith Storey

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Edith Storey (March 18, 1892 – October 9, 1967) was an American actress during the silent film era.[1]

Early life

Storey was born on March 18, 1892, in New York City to William Chase Storey and Minnie Storey (née Thorn). Her younger brother, Richard, also had a brief but celebrated acting career.[2][3][4]Template:Efn

Storey began acting when she was a child. Her film career began with the film Francesca di Rimini (1908), also called The Two Brothers. She would have two film roles in 1908, and a total of seventy-five by 1913. Many of these films were Westerns, as Storey was reportedly an excellent horseback rider and could perform her own stunts.[5] Nicknamed Billy at the Star Film Ranch in Texas, she earned the good will of the seasoned cowboys in the Méliès film company for her ability to "ride anything with hair on it".[6]

Career

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Storey in a still for When the Tables Turned, 1911
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Storey (right) in Bobby and His Pal (1911), shot in San Antonio, Texas, and rediscovered in New Zealand in 2010. It is one of only five surviving films from the Star Film Ranch.[7]

Storey worked for New York-based Vitagraph Studios for most of her career except from 1910 to 1911, when she was under contract with Star Film Company in San Antonio, Texas.[1][8] She appeared in nearly 150 films between 1908 and 1921, including The Immortal Alamo (1911), A Florida Enchantment (1914), and The Christian (1914), the latter film based on the Hall Caine novel of the same name,[9] first made in 1911[10] and later remade in 1915 and 1923.[9] In 1918, Storey signed with Metro; The Eyes of Mystery (1918) was her debut film for that studio.[11]

She also continued to act on stage, appearing at least once alongside her younger brother in a 1916 revival of Anne Crawford Flexner's adaptation of Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch.[12]

Storey was noted for taking on male impersonation roles, such as Lillian/Lawrence in A Florida Enchantment (1914), and was compared to Vesta Tilley. She also referred to herself as 'Billy'.[13]

Later life

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The Shop Girl, 1916
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The Tarantula, 1916

She would appear in another seventy-one films from 1913 to 1921, almost all of which were what are considered film shorts. In 1921, aged 29, she retired. She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her work in the film industry at 1523 Vine Street.[1]

Following her retirement from acting, Storey served as village clerk of Asharoken, Long Island for almost 30 years.[14]

She was residing in neighboring Northport at the time of her death on October 9, 1967, aged 75. She was cremated at Fresh Pond Crematory D.B.A. U.S. Columbarium co. on October 13, 1967.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".


Selected filmography

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Storey (above two images) in The Christian, 1914

Notes

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References

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  2. ↑ Pickford, Mary (June 30, 1916). "Personalities I have Met: Frank Keenan". The Cincinnati Enquirer. p. 5. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
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  4. ↑ Quimby, Harriet (November 15, 1906). "Hundreds of Child Actors on the Stage". Leslie's Weekly. p.466. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
  5. ↑ The First One Hundred Noted Men and Women of the Screen, 1920, pg. 174.
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  8. ↑ Thompson, Frank. The Star Film Ranch: Texas' First Picture Show. Republic of Texas Press, 1996.
  9. ↑ a b Goble, Alan (1999). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. East Grinstead, West Sussex: Bowker-Saur. p. 67. Template:ISBN.
  10. ↑ "Amusements: The Glacarium". The Sydney Morning Herald. 25 November 1911. p. 19. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
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  12. ↑ Catalogue of Plays, 1916. Sanger & Jordan. 1916. p. 124.
  13. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  14. ↑ Stern, Seth (June 27, 1999). "Sleepy Suburb or Celebrity Central?". Newsday. p. G19. Retrieved June 29, 2023.

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