Edith Yorke

Edith Yorke (born Edith Murgatroyd, 23 December 1867 – 28 July 1934) was an English actress.[1] She appeared in 65 films between 1919 and 1933.

Edith Yorke
Yorke in Homespun Folks (1920)
Born	Edith Murgatroyd 23 December 1867 Derby, England, UK
Died	28 July 1934 (aged 66) Southgate, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1919–1933

Biography

Yorke was born in Derby; her family later moved to Croydon, Surrey. Edith returned to Derby, where she taught destitute children in a local workhouse.

She married Robert Byard and emigrated with him and their children to the United States in 1902, becoming a film actress in her 50s, mainly in supporting roles. Her daughter was a film actress also, and her son became a violinist with a symphony orchestra. Yorke died in Southgate, California, aged 66.

Selected filmography

• The False Road (1920)
• Below the Surface (1920)
• The Jailbird (1920)
• Love (1920)
• One Clear Call (1922)
• Step on It! (1922)
• Souls for Sale (1923)
• Slippy McGee (1923)
• Merry-Go-Round (1923)
• The Age of Desire (1923)
• The Beauty Prize (1924)
• Happiness (1924)
• The Tenth Woman (1924)
• The Other Kind of Love (1924)
• Capital Punishment (1925)
• Excuse Me (1925)
• Silent Sanderson (1925)
• Wild Horse Mesa (1925)
• Souls for Sables (1925)
• Below the Line (1925)
• Seven Keys to Baldpate (1925)
• Red Dice (1926)
• Volcano! (1926)
• The Belle of Broadway (1926)
• Oh! What a Nurse! (1926)
• Rustlers' Ranch (1926)
• Rustling for Cupid (1926)
• The Silent Flyer (1926)
• The Bachelor's Baby (1927)
• Sensation Seekers (1927)
• The Port of Missing Girls (1928)
• The Valiant (1929)
• The Love Racket (1929)
• Fugitives (1929)
• Seven Keys to Baldpate (1929)
• City Girl (1930)
• If I Had a Million (1932) (*uncredited)
• Luxury Liner (1933)

References

1. "Edith Yorke". British Film Institute. Retrieved 31 December 2017.

External links

• Edith Yorke at IMDb