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Myrtle Stedman
Actor
Born March 3, 1883Died January 8, 1938 (54 years)
From Wikipedia
Myrtle Stedman (March 3, 1883 – January 8, 1938) was a leading lady and later character actress in motion pictures beginning in silent films in 1910. She was born in Chicago, Illinois and educated at a private finishing school there. Miss Stedman performed in light opera and musical comedies there. Her voice was cultivated in France. Her tutor was Marchesi, who was known as one of the finest instructors of voice culture in his country. Myrtle did not enter the field of light opera because of her preference for light opera. She starred for a number of seasons in Isle of Spice and The Chocolate Soldier. She performed for a year at the Whitney Theater in Chicago and was a prima donna of the Chicago Grand Opera Company.
Her first appearances in movies were in Selig studio western and action short films. Among her feature films are Flaming Youth, The Valley of the Moon, The Dangerous Age, and The Famous Mrs. Fair. In 1936, she was signed by Warner Brothers to play bit and extra roles. Her last release was Accidents Will Happen, in 1938.
Myrtle Stedman died of a heart attack in Hollywood, California in 1938 at the age of 54. Interment at Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood California. Her husband Marshall Stedman was a drama school conductor. They were divorced by 1920. Their son Lincoln Stedman was a prolific silent film character actor.
Myrtle Stedman (March 3, 1883 – January 8, 1938) was a leading lady and later character actress in motion pictures beginning in silent films in 1910. She was born in Chicago, Illinois and educated at a private finishing school there. Miss Stedman performed in light opera and musical comedies there. Her voice was cultivated in France. Her tutor was Marchesi, who was known as one of the finest instructors of voice culture in his country. Myrtle did not enter the field of light opera because of her preference for light opera. She starred for a number of seasons in Isle of Spice and The Chocolate Soldier. She performed for a year at the Whitney Theater in Chicago and was a prima donna of the Chicago Grand Opera Company.
Her first appearances in movies were in Selig studio western and action short films. Among her feature films are Flaming Youth, The Valley of the Moon, The Dangerous Age, and The Famous Mrs. Fair. In 1936, she was signed by Warner Brothers to play bit and extra roles. Her last release was Accidents Will Happen, in 1938.
Myrtle Stedman died of a heart attack in Hollywood, California in 1938 at the age of 54. Interment at Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood California. Her husband Marshall Stedman was a drama school conductor. They were divorced by 1920. Their son Lincoln Stedman was a prolific silent film character actor.
Filmography
| 1938 | Accidents Will Happen · as Professional Witness #2 (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Love, Honor and Behave · as Hotel Maid |
| 1938 | A Slight Case of Murder · as Nurse (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Penrod and His Twin Brother · as Mother |
| 1937 | She Loved a Fireman · as Mrs. Brown |
| 1937 | Missing Witnesses · as Minor Role (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Expensive Husbands · as Nurse |
| 1937 | Alcatraz Island · as Party Guest (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Over the Goal · as Marshall's Secretary |
| 1937 | Back in Circulation · as Arlene's Maid (uncredited) |
| 1937 | That Certain Woman · as Mrs. Ransom - Rogers' Secretary |
| 1937 | Confession · as Nurse Maid |
| 1937 | The Go Getter · as Hospital Nurse With Bill (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Draegerman Courage · as Nurse (uncredited) |
| 1937 | That Man's Here Again · as Hospital Nurse |
| 1937 | Ready, Willing and Able · as Junior's Mother |
| 1937 | Green Light · as A Nurse |
| 1937 | The Great O'Malley · as Nurse (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Gold Diggers of 1937 · as Nurse |
| 1936 | Polo Joe · as Spectator |
| 1936 | San Francisco · as Earthquake Survivor |
| 1936 | Song of the Saddle · as Mrs. Coburn |
| 1934 | Beggars in Ermine · as Nurse |
| 1933 | One Year Later · as Mrs. Hunt |
| 1932 | Klondike · as Miss Fielding |
| 1932 | Alias Mary Smith · as Mrs. Hayes |
| 1932 | Forbidden Company · as Mrs. Henrietta Grant |
| 1931 | Beau Ideal · as Mrs. Frank Madison |
| 1930 | The Truth About Youth · as Mrs. Ericson |
| 1927 | No Place to Go · as Mrs. Montgomery |
| 1927 | The Irresistible Lover · as Hortense Brown |
| 1925 | The Mad Whirl · as Gladys Herrington |
| 1924 | Lilies of the Field · as Mazie |
| 1923 | Flaming Youth · as Mona Fentriss |
| 1921 | The Whistle · as Mrs. Chapple |
| 1920 | |
| 1920 | Sex · as Mrs. Overman |
| 1918 | In the Hollow of Her Hand · as Sara Wrandell |
| 1916 | The Call of the Cumberlands · as Adrienne Lescott |
| 1915 | Hypocrites · as The Woman (as Miss Myrtle Stedman) |
| 1914 | By Unseen Hand · as Margaret Warrington |
| 1913 | Buster's Little Game · as Helen Blake |
| 1913 | |
| 1913 | Cupid in the Cow Camp · as Katie Manners |
| 1913 | Dishwash Dick's Counterfeit · as Caroline Snyder |
| 1913 | The Cattle Thief's Escape · as Rose Craig |
| 1913 | The Capture of Bad Brown · as Marie Brown |
| 1913 | Howlin' Jones · as Sallie Thorpe |
| 1913 | How Betty Made Good · as Blithesome Betty |
| 1913 | The Good Indian · as The Wife |
| 1913 | The Galloping Romeo · as Bessie Scarem |
| 1913 | An Embarrassed Bridegroom · as Rose Shaw - Tom's Sweetheart |
| 1913 | Religion and Gun Practice · as Winona Judell |
| 1913 | The Deputy's Sweetheart · as The Deputy's Sweetheart |
| 1913 | Bill's Birthday Present · as Lottie |
| 1913 | How It Happened · as Grace Daniels |
| 1913 | A Canine Matchmaker; or, Leave It to a Dog · as Mabel Ellison |
| 1913 | The Gunfighter's Son · as Sue Chase - Mrs. Jeff Scott - Sam's Foster Sister |
| 1912 | A Rough Ride with Nitroglycerine · as Daisy Hart |
| 1912 | Roderick's Ride · as Mrs. Mc Kenzie - The Mother |
| 1912 | The Ranger and His Horse · as Dolly Stare |