Alma Taylor
Encyclopedia
Life
Taylor was born in London. She made her first screen appearance as a child actorChild actor
The term child actor or child actress is generally applied to a child acting in motion pictures or television, but also to an adult who began his or her acting career as a child; to avoid confusion, the latter is also called a former child actor...
in the 1907 film His Daughter's Voice. She went on to appear in more than 150 film roles, appearing in a number of larger-budget films such as Shadow of Egypt
Shadow of Egypt
Shadow of Egypt is a 1924 British silent adventure film directed by Sidney Morgan and starring Carlyle Blackwell, Alma Taylor and Milton Rosmer. A European adventurer tries to steal from an ancient Egyptian tomb, only to become afflicted by a myserious curse.The film was shot on location around...
which was shot on location in Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
in 1924. Taylor was one of the major British stars of the 1910s and early 1920s. In 1915 she was voted the most popular British performer by readers of Pictures and the Picturegoers, comfortably beating Charlie Chaplin
Charlie Chaplin
Sir Charles Spencer "Charlie" Chaplin, KBE was an English comic actor, film director and composer best known for his work during the silent film era. He became the most famous film star in the world before the end of World War I...
into second place.
She acted only occasionally after 1932, appearing in films such as Lilacs in the Spring, Blue Murder at St Trinian's
Blue Murder at St Trinian's
Blue Murder at St Trinian's is British comedy film set in the fictional St Trinian's School. Directed by Frank Launder and written by him and Sidney Gilliat, it was the second of the series of five films and stars Terry-Thomas, George Cole, Joyce Grenfell, Lionel Jeffries and Richard...
and A Night to Remember during the 1950s. She died in London at the age of 79.
Selected filmography
- David CopperfieldDavid Copperfield (1913 film)David Copperfield is a 1913 British black-and-white silent film based on the novel David Copperfield by Charles Dickens. It is the second-oldest known film adaptation of the novel....
(1913) - The Baby on the BargeThe Baby on the BargeThe Baby on the Barge is a 1915 British silent film drama directed by Cecil Hepworth and starring Alma Taylor and Stewart Rome. No print of the film is known to survive and it is presumed lost.-Plot:...
(1915) - Trelawny of the WellsTrelawny of the Wells (film)Trelawny of the Wells is a 1916 British silent romance film directed by Cecil Hepworth and starring Alma Taylor, Stewart Rome and Violet Hopson. It is an adaptation of the 1898 play Trelawny of the Wells by Arthur Wing Pinero...
(1916) - Annie LaurieAnnie Laurie (1916 film)Annie Laurie is a 1916 British silent romance film directed by Cecil Hepworth and starring Alma Taylor, Stewart Rome and Lionelle Howard . It is loosely based on the poem Annie Laurie.-Cast:* Alma Taylor ... Annie Laurie...
(1916) - The Forest on the HillThe Forest on the HillThe Forest on the Hill is a 1919 British silent crime film directed by Cecil Hepworth and starring Alma Taylor, James Carew and Gerald Ames. It was based on a novel by Eden Philpotts.-Cast:* Alma Taylor - Drusilla Whyddon* James Carew - Timothy Snow...
(1919) - Broken in the WarsBroken in the WarsBroken in the Wars is a 1919 British silent drama film directed by Cecil Hepworth and starring Henry Edwards, Chrissie White and Alma Taylor. The Pensions Minister John Hodge appeared in the film to promote the King's Fund, which supported recently demobalised ex-servicemen...
(1919) - Helen of Four GatesHelen of Four GatesHelen of Four Gates is a British silent film melodrama, directed by cinema pioneer Cecil Hepworth and starring Alma Taylor , James Carew and Gerald Ames.-Production background:...
(1920) - The Narrow ValleyThe Narrow ValleyThe Narrow Valley is a 1921 British silent drama film directed by Cecil Hepworth. As of August 2010, the film is missing from the BFI National Archive, and is listed as one of the British Film Institute's "75 Most Wanted" lost films.-Cast:...
(1921) - TansyTansy (film)Tansy is a 1921 British silent drama film directed by Cecil Hepworth and starring Alma Taylor, Gerald Ames and James Carew. The film was based on a popular rural novel of the time by Tickner Edwardes, and was filmed largely on location on the Sussex Downs....
(1921) - Comin' Thro the RyeComin' Thro the Rye (1923 film)Comin' Thro the Rye is a 1923 British silent drama film directed by Cecil Hepworth and starring Alma Taylor and Ralph Forbes. A woman is prevented from marrying the man she loves by the interference of another woman. It was based on a novel of the same name by Helen Mathers...
(1923) - Mist in the ValleyMist in the ValleyMist in the Valley is a 1923 British silent crime film directed by Cecil Hepworth and starring Alma Taylor, G.H. Mulcaster and James Carew. It was based on a novel by Dorin Craig.-Cast:* Alma Taylor - Margaret Yeoland* G.H. Mulcaster - Denis Marlow...
(1923) - Shadow of EgyptShadow of EgyptShadow of Egypt is a 1924 British silent adventure film directed by Sidney Morgan and starring Carlyle Blackwell, Alma Taylor and Milton Rosmer. A European adventurer tries to steal from an ancient Egyptian tomb, only to become afflicted by a myserious curse.The film was shot on location around...
(1924) - The House of MarneyThe House of MarneyThe House of Marney is a 1926 British silent crime film directed by Cecil Hepworth and starring Alma Taylor, John Longden and James Carew. It was based on a novel by John Goodwin.-Cast:* Alma Taylor - Beatrice Maxon* John Longden - Richard...
(1926) - Two Little Drummer BoysTwo Little Drummer BoysTwo Little Drummer Boys is a 1928 British silent comedy film directed by G.B. Samuelson and starring Georgie Wood, Derrick De Marney and Alma Taylor. The film was based on the 1899 play Two Little Drummer Boys by Walter Howard and was shot at Southall Studios...
(1928) - Everybody DanceEverybody Dance (film)Everybody Dance is a 1936 British musical film directed by Charles Reisner and starring Cicely Courtneidge, Ernest Truex, Percy Parsons and Alma Taylor.-Cast:* Cicely Courtneidge - Katharine 'Lady Kate' Levering* Ernest Truex - Wilbur Spurgeon...
(1936) - A Night to RememberA Night to RememberA Night to Remember is a 1955 non-fiction book by Walter Lord about the sinking of the ocean liner R.M.S. Titanic in 1912. The book was very successful, and is still considered a definitive resource about the R.M.S. Titanic. Lord authored a follow-up book, The Night Lives On, in 1986.A film...
(1958)