Rosemary Theby
From Wikipedia Rosemary Theby (April 8, 1892 – November 10, 1973) was an American film actress. She appeared in some 250 films between 1911 and 1940. Born Rosemary Theresa Theby in St. Louis, Missouri, Theby studied at Sargent's School in New York. A contemporary newspaper account described her as being of "medium-height, well proportioned, with regular features and dark hair". Her first film experience came in the Vitagraph production of The Wager. By 1915, she was a star for the Universal film company. During World War I Theby took care of a refugee from Lithuania. After being educated and cared for by Theby, the young woman became her maid during an acute shortage of maids in Hollywood, in 1920. As Miss Corintee in The Great Love (1918), Theby played the part of a German spy with great skill. The film was written and directed by D.W. Griffith. This was a vamp role which she began to play frequently after depicting characters in slapstick comedies. Theby played a Chinese vampire in Clung, a Fox Film production directed by Emmett Flynn. Later she began to portray more serious women. Theby was solely a film actress. She declined an offer to accompany Chauncey Olcott to appear on stage for $85 per week. At the time she was earning $125 weekly in movies. She later regretted her decision because of the experience she would have gained. Theby was married to fellow actor and director Harry Myers. After Meyers' death in 1938, she married Truitt Hughes to whom she remained married until her death. She lived for years at 1907 Wilcox Avenue in Los Angeles. Theby supported Calvin Coolidge in the 1924 presidential election. Theby enjoyed playing golf, wearing her hair in a Bob cut, and possessed a preoccupation with personal cleanliness. On screen she appeared tall and willowy, entering a scene, according to one review in the Los Angeles Times, with a "sensuous glide". Theby died of circulatory shock on November 10, 1973, at the age of 81.
Known For
Credits
- 1940 · One Million B.C. as Shell Person
- 1939 · Undercover Doctor as Guest (uncredited)
- 1938 · You Can't Take It with You as Woman (uncredited)
- 1937 · Vogues of 1938 as Wife
- 1937 · The Devil Is Driving as Matron (uncredited)
- 1937 · Make Way for Tomorrow as Minor Role (uncredited)
- 1936 · Our Relations as Pirate's Club Customer (uncredited)
- 1936 · His Brother's Wife as Minor Role (uncredited)
- 1936 · Yours for the Asking as Woman
- 1936 · San Francisco as Earthquake Survivor (uncredited)
- 1936 · One Rainy Afternoon as Bit Role (uncredited)
- 1936 · Neighborhood House as (uncredited)
- 1935 · Man on the Flying Trapeze as Helpful Passerby (uncredited)
- 1935 · The Drunkard as Mrs. Jackson
- 1935 · Wings in the Dark as Rockwell's Secretary (uncredited)
- 1933 · The Fatal Glass of Beer as Ma Snavely
- 1932 · Doctor's Orders as
- 1931 · Taxi Troubles as Mrs. Andy Martin
- 1931 · Who's Who in the Zoo as Mother
- 1931 · Ten Nights in a Bar-room as Sarah Morgan
- 1930 · Midnight Daddies as Mrs. Wilbur Louder
- 1930 · He Trumped Her Ace as Mrs. Daly
- 1930 · Bulls and Bears as Eleanor Crenshaw
- 1930 · Sugar Plum Papa as Princess Olga
- 1930 · Scotch as Aunt Rose
- 1929 · The Peacock Fan as Mrs. Rossmore
- 1929 · Montmartre Rose as
- 1929 · Trial Marriage as Mrs. Geoorge Bannister, 4th
- 1929 · The Dream Melody as Alicia Harrison
- 1929 · Girls Who Dare as 'Alabam' Kenyon
- 1928 · The Chinatown Mystery as
- 1928 · The Port of Missing Girls as School Matron
- 1927 · The Second Hundred Years as Dinner Guest (uncredited)
- 1927 · Riding to Fame as Marge
- 1925 · Fifth Avenue Models as Mrs. Van Groot
- 1925 · One Year to Live as Lolette
- 1925 · As Man Desires as Evelyn Beaudine
- 1924 · So Big as Paula Storm
- 1924 · Secrets of the Night as Margaret Knowles
- 1924 · The Red Lily as Nana
- 1924 · A Son of the Sahara as Rayma
- 1923 · Long Live the King as Countess Olga
- 1923 · In Search of a Thrill as Jeanne
- 1923 · Tea- With a Kick! as Aunt Pearl
- 1923 · Mary of the Movies as Rosemary Theby (uncredited)
- 1923 · The Girl of the Golden West as Nina Micheltorena
- 1923 · Lost and Found on a South Sea Island as Madge
- 1922 · The Eternal Flame as Madame de Serizy
- 1922 · I Am the Law as Mrs. Georges Mordeaux
- 1922 · Yellow Men and Gold as Carmen
- 1921 · Fightin' Mad as Nita de Garma
- 1921 · The Last Trail as Chiquita
- 1921 · Across the Divide as Rosa [O'Flynn]
- 1921 · Shame as The Weaver of Dreams
- 1921 · A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court as Queen Morgan le Fay
- 1920 · Unseen Forces as Winifred
- 1920 · Kismet as Kut-al-Kulub
- 1920 · Married to Order as Rose
- 1920 · A Splendid Hazard as Hedda Gobert
- 1920 · Rio Grande as Maria Inez
- 1920 · The Butterfly Man as Mrs. Fielding
- 1920 · Terror Island as Stella Mourdant
- 1919 · The Mystery Of 13 as Marian Green
- 1919 · Upstairs and Down as Betty Chesterton
- 1919 · The Hushed Hour as Daisy Appleton
- 1919 · When a Woman Strikes as
- 1918 · The Silent Mystery as Priestess Kah
- 1918 · The Midnight Patrol as Patsy O'Connell
- 1918 · Unexpected Places as Cherie
- 1918 · Boston Blackie's Little Pal as Mrs. Wilmerding
- 1918 · The Great Love as Miss Corintee
- 1918 · Bright and Early as His Daughter
- 1917 · The Winged Mystery as Shirley Wayne
- 1916 · His Strenuous Visit as
- 1916 · The Chalk Line as Mrs. Love
- 1916 · A Model Husband as Mrs Cherub
- 1915 · The Man of Shame as
- 1914 · Cocaine Traffic; Or, The Drug Terror as May
- 1913 · The Master Painter as Eleanor - Marshall's Niece
- 1913 · The Bachelor's Baby, or How It All Happened as Ethel Wynne
- 1913 · Cupid Through a Keyhole as Lila Lane - Harry's Sweetheart
- 1913 · The Web as Beatrice Esmond
- 1913 · The Classmate's Frolic as Classmate
- 1913 · Betty's Baby as Betty
- 1913 · The Little Minister as
- 1913 · The Adventure of the Ambassador's Disappearance as The Nurse
- 1912 · The Reincarnation of Karma as Quinetrea
- 1912 · The Awakening of Bianca as
- 1912 · The Hand Bag as Tom's Sweetheart
- 1912 · The Mills of the Gods as Giulia
- 1912 · The Toymaker as Nell Avery
- 1912 · Father's Hot Toddy as Second Daughter
- 1912 · The Godmother as Third Girl
- 1912 · As You Like It as Celia
- 1912 · A Fortune in a Teacup as Sybil
- 1912 · Written in the Sand as Norma Gyntsen
- 1912 · The Two Battles as Gladys Mayford
- 1912 · A Juvenile Love Affair as Jane's Mother
- 1912 · The Light of St. Bernard as Marie
- 1912 · Wanted, a Sister as
- 1912 · Rock of Ages as
- 1912 · An Eventful Elopement as Mabel Wright - Daughter of Pronubial Couple
- 1912 · Love in the Ghetto as Rebecca Barish - the Daughter
- 1912 · His Father's Son as Dick's Sweetheart
- 1912 · The Illumination as Ruth, Giuseppe's Fiancé
- 1912 · Mr. Bolter's Infatuation as
- 1912 · Irene's Infatuation as Helen - Irene's Friend
- 1912 · A Red Cross Martyr; or, on the Firing Lines of Tripoli as
- 1911 · The Geranium as Ethel Tunison
- 1911 · The Sacrifice as