Stella LeSaint
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Stella LeSaint was an American
silent film
actress.
LeSaint started as an actress on the stage with the Florence Roberts company in San Francisco. She then moved on to vaudeville in New York City
and formed the "Stella Razeto and Company" group. Due to illness, she left the stage, eventually joining the Majestic Company where she played with Mabel Trunnelle
and Herbert Prior
for several months. She then moved to the Selig Polyscope Company where she met and worked with her future husband, Edward LeSaint
. She starred with William Garwood
in films such as Lord John in New York
.
She married Edward LeSaint
on December 25, 1913, and remained with him until his death on September 10, 1940.
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silent film
Silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...
actress.
LeSaint started as an actress on the stage with the Florence Roberts company in San Francisco. She then moved on to vaudeville in New York City
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and formed the "Stella Razeto and Company" group. Due to illness, she left the stage, eventually joining the Majestic Company where she played with Mabel Trunnelle
Mabel Trunnelle
Mabel Trunnelle was an American actress, who appeared in 194 films between 1908 and 1923....
and Herbert Prior
Herbert Prior
Herbert Prior was an English silent film actor. He appeared in 268 films between 1908 and 1934.He was born in Oxford, and died in Los Angeles, California.-Selected filmography:* After Many Years...
for several months. She then moved to the Selig Polyscope Company where she met and worked with her future husband, Edward LeSaint
Edward LeSaint
Edward LeSaint was an American silent film actor and director who acted in over 300 films and directed over 90.-Personal life and death:...
. She starred with William Garwood
William Garwood
William Garwood was an American stage and film actor and director of the early silent era in the 1910s....
in films such as Lord John in New York
Lord John in New York
Lord John in New York is a 1915 American silent short mystery directed by Edward J. Le Saint based on a story by A.M. Williamson. Starring William Garwood in the lead role.-Cast:*William Garwood .... Lord John...
.
She married Edward LeSaint
Edward LeSaint
Edward LeSaint was an American silent film actor and director who acted in over 300 films and directed over 90.-Personal life and death:...
on December 25, 1913, and remained with him until his death on September 10, 1940.
Partial filmography
- The Jackals of a Great CityThe Jackals of a Great CityThe Jackals of a Great City is a 1916 silent drama film featuring Harry Carey.-Cast:* Harry Carey* Stella LeSaint - * Jean Hathaway* Hayward Mack...
(19161916 in filmThe year 1916 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* October 17 - release of A Daughter of the Gods, the first US production with a million dollar budget, with the first nude scene by a major star....
) - The Three GodfathersThe Three GodfathersThe Three Godfathers is a 1916 silent film featuring Harry Carey. The film was remade in 1919 as Marked Men, which also starred Carey.-Cast:* Stella LeSaint - Ruby Merrill, 'The Mojave Lily' * Harry Carey - Bob Sangster...
(19161916 in filmThe year 1916 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* October 17 - release of A Daughter of the Gods, the first US production with a million dollar budget, with the first nude scene by a major star....
) - The League of the FutureThe League of the FutureThe League of the Future is a 1916 American silent short directed by Edward J. Le Saint. Starring William Garwood in the lead role. It is the fifth in the five series Lord John's Journal.-Cast:*William Garwood as Lord John...
(1916) - Three Fingered JennyThree Fingered JennyThree Fingered Jenny is a 1916 American silent short mystery directed by Edward LeSaint written by Harvey Gates. Starring William Garwood in the lead role, it was the third film in the five film series of Lord John's Journal.-Cast:...
(1916) - The Grey SisterhoodThe Grey SisterhoodThe Grey Sisterhood is a 1916 American silent short mystery directed by Edward LeSaint. Starring William Garwood in the lead role it was the second film in the five film series of the Lord John's Journal.-Cast:*William Garwood as Lord John...
(1916) - Lord John in New YorkLord John in New YorkLord John in New York is a 1915 American silent short mystery directed by Edward J. Le Saint based on a story by A.M. Williamson. Starring William Garwood in the lead role.-Cast:*William Garwood .... Lord John...
(19151915 in filmThe year 1915 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* February 8 : D.W Griffith's The Birth of a Nation premieres at Clune's Auditorium Los Angeles and breaks box office and film length records, running at a total length of 3 hrs 10 minutes.* June 18 : The Motion Picture Directors...
) - Lord John's JournalLord John's JournalLord John's Journal is a 1915 American silent mystery film directed by Edward J. Le Saint based on a story by Harvey Gates. Starring William Garwood in the lead role.-Cast:...
(1915) - His Father's RifleHis Father's RifleHis Father's Rifle is a 1914 American silent short drama directed by Edward LeSaint and written by Joseph F. Poland. The film starred Earle Foxe and Bertram Grassby in the main roles.-Cast:*Earle Foxe*Bertram Grassby*William Howard*Stella LeSaint...
(19141914 in filmThe year 1914 in film involved some significant events, including the debut of Cecil B. DeMille as a director.-Events:*The 3,300-seat Mark Strand Theatre opens in New York City....
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