Pauline Starke

Pauline Starke (January 10, 1901[1][note 1] – February 3, 1977) was an American silent-film actress.

Pauline Starke
Starke in 1927
Born(1901-01-10)January 10, 1901
Joplin, Missouri, U.S.
DiedFebruary 3, 1977(1977-02-03) (aged 76)
Santa Monica, California, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active1916–1935
Spouse(s)
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(m. 1927; div. 1931)​

George Sherwood
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(m. 1932)​

Early years

Born in Joplin, Missouri, Starke accompanied her mother to Los Angeles and caught the attention of D. W. Griffith while her mother was working as an extra.[2]

Career

Selected as one of the WAMPAS Baby Stars in 1922, Starke starred in a number of films from 1916 to 1935.

She made her acting debut as an extra in The Birth of a Nation (1915)[2] and appeared as a dance extra in Intolerance (1916). She continued to play bit parts until director Frank Borzage started casting her in leading roles, beginning in 1917. She scored several lead roles in films, establishing her as a prominent silent-film actress during the 1920s.

On Broadway, Starke portrayed Sylvia Clayton in Zombie (1932).[1]

Personal life and death

Starke married married producer/director Jack White on September 4, 1927,[3] and they divorced in 1931. In 1932, she married actor George Sherwood.[2]

Starke died from the aftermath of a stroke on February 3, 1977 in Santa Monica, California.

Recognition

Starke has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, at 6125 Hollywood Blvd, for her contributions to Motion Pictures.[4]

Selected filmography

Notes
  1. Some sources say she was born in 1900.

References
  1. "Pauline Starke". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Retrieved February 22, 2020.
  2. Slide, Anthony. Silent Players: A Biographical and Autobiographical Study of 100 Silent Film Actors and Actresses. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 978-0-8131-2708-8. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  3. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21089727/pauline-starke-marries-jack-white/
  4. "Pauline Starke". Hollywood Walk of Fame. Archived from the original on February 22, 2020. Retrieved February 22, 2020.
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