
Edythe Chapman
Biography
From Wikipedia Edythe Chapman (October 8, 1863 - October 15, 1948), was an American stage and silent film actress from Rochester, New York. As early as 1898 she appeared in New York, New York in the Charity Ball. Edythe performed at the Shubert Theater in Brooklyn, New York in a production of The Light Eternal in 1907. Mrs. Chapman played maternal roles in numerous silent motion pictures and became known in the 1920s as Hollywood's Mother. She played Ma Jones in the film version of Lightnin' (1925), a screen production which featured Will Rogers. Edythe was Grandmother Janeway in Man Crazy (1927). Miss Chapman came to Hollywood around 1909 with her husband, screen and stage actor, James Neill. The couple met in Cincinnati, Ohio when Miss Chapman was working in Mr. Neill's stock company. They were married in 1897. The two 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. Mr. Neill died in 1931. The final movie in which Edythe appeared was Double Crossroads in 1930. Prior to this, she had a large role in Navy Blues (1929). Edythe Chapman Neill died in Glendale, California in 1948 after a brief illness.
Personal Info
Gender
Female
Birthday
1863-10-07
Place of Birth
Rochester, New York, USA
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Take the Heir
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The Ten Commandments
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Bunty Pulls the Strings
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Hollywood
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Borrowed Clothes
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North of the Rio Grande
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Bits of Life
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A Mormon Maid
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In the Name of Love
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Broken Barriers
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Huck and Tom
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Alias Ladyfingers
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A Tailor-Made Man
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The Countess Charming
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The Selfish Woman
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The Evil Eye
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Alias Mike Moran
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A Modern Musketeer
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The Whispering Chorus
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Love Hungry
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Manslaughter
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One Minute to Play
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The Pretty Sister of Jose
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The Pride of the Force
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The Idle Rich
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Navy Blues
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The Boob
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Three Faces East
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Flame of the Desert
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The Runaway
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Unexpected Places
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The Spirit of '17
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Saturday Night
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Pinto
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The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg
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The Winning Girl
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Man Trouble
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Lazybones
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Her Husband’s Trademark
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Synthetic Sin
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Lightnin'
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The County Fair
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Daughters of Pleasure
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Beyond the Rocks
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Chastity
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Huckleberry Finn
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The Golden Chance
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Rose o' Paradise
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Double Cross Roads
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Twin Beds
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Old Wives for New
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One Wild Week
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The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come
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Voices of the City
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Havoc
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Three Week Ends
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A Double-Dyed Deceiver
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Learning to Love
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The Little American
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A Little Princess
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Naughty But Nice
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Say! Young Fellow
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Bound in Morocco
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The Knickerbocker Buckaroo
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Tom Sawyer
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Oliver Twist
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Heart Trouble
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My American Wife
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Richelieu
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Experimental Marriage
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American Beauty
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Secret Service
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The Crystal Cup
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Up the River
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The Only Road
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The Girl at Home
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Happiness Ahead
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Everywoman
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The Shepherd of the Hills
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Dangerous Curve Ahead
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The Girl I Loved
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The Shadow of the East
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The Breaking Point
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Fires of Faith
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The Little Yellow House
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On the Level
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The Crystal Gazer
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A School for Husbands
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Faithful Wives
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The Gypsy Trail
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Peg o' My Heart
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