Edythe Chapman

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Edythe Chapman
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Chapman c. 1904
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Rochester, New York U.S.
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Glendale, California U.S.
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Bonaventure Cemetery
OccupationTemplate:Pluralize from textActress
Years active1898–1930
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SpouseTemplate:Pluralize from textJames Neill (m.1897–1931; his death)Template:Pluralize from text
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Edythe Chapman (October 8, 1863 – October 15, 1948) was an American stage and silent film actress.

Career

Born in Rochester, New York, Chapman began her stage career as early as 1898 when she appeared in New York City in The Charity Ball.[1]Template:R/superscript[2]

Chapman played maternal roles in numerous silent motion pictures and became known in the 1920s as Hollywood's Mother.[3]Template:R/superscript She played Ma Jones in the film version of Lightnin' (1925), a screen production that featured Will Rogers. Edythe was Grandmother Janeway in Man Crazy (1927). The film starred Dorothy Mackaill and Jack Mulhall.

Chapman in The Ten Commandments (1923)

Chapman came to Hollywood around 1909 with her husband, screen and stage actor James Neill. The two met in Cincinnati when Chapman was working in Neill's stock company.[3]Template:R/superscript[1]Template:R/superscript The couple got married in 1897[3]Template:R/superscript and soon began making movies with Cecil B. DeMille and other noteworthy directors and producers. They had leading roles in The Ten Commandments (1923), Manslaughter (1922), The Little American (1917), and other silent motion pictures. Neill died in 1931.[1]Template:R/superscript The final movie in which Edythe appeared was Double Crossroads in 1930. Prior to this, she had a large role in Navy Blues (1929).[1]Template:R/superscript

Death

Chapman Neill died in Glendale, California after a brief illness, a week past her 85th birthday.[1]Template:R/superscript She was interred alongside her husband at Bonaventure Cemetery.[4]

Partial filmography

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  1. ^ a b c d e Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Edythe Chapman, 85, Stage, Film Actress". The New York Times. October 16, 1948. p. 15. Retrieved August 30, 2018.
  2. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.The Capital. California: Capital Publishing Company. 1902.
  3. ^ a b c Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."James Neill Dead; Actor For 47 Years". The New York Times. March 16, 1931. p. 19. Retrieved August 30, 2018.
  4. ^ Wilson, Scott. Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed.: 2 (Kindle Locations 25047-25048). McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. Kindle Edition.

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