Rosemary Theby
Acting
Born April 7, 1892 · Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
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.
Films (128)
One Million B.C.
1940
Undercover Doctor
1939
You Can't Take It with You
1938
Vogues of 1938
1937
The Devil Is Driving
1937
Make Way for Tomorrow
1937
Our Relations
1936
His Brother's Wife
1936
Yours for the Asking
1936
San Francisco
1936
One Rainy Afternoon
1936
Neighborhood House
1936
Man on the Flying Trapeze
1935
The Drunkard
1935
Wings in the Dark
1935
The Fatal Glass of Beer
1933
Doctor's Orders
1932
Taxi Troubles
1931
Who's Who in the Zoo
1931
Ten Nights in a Bar-room
1931
Midnight Daddies
1930
He Trumped Her Ace
1930
Bulls and Bears
1930
Sugar Plum Papa
1930
Scotch
1930
The Peacock Fan
1929
Montmartre Rose
1929
Trial Marriage
1929
The Dream Melody
1929
Girls Who Dare
1929
The Chinatown Mystery
1928
The Port of Missing Girls
1928
The Second 100 Years
1927
Riding to Fame
1927
The Truthful Sex
1926
Wreckage
1925
Fifth Avenue Models
1925
One Year to Live
1925
The Re-Creation of Brian Kent
1925
As Man Desires
1925
So Big
1924
Secrets of the Night
1924
The Red Lily
1924
A Son of the Sahara
1924
Pagan Passions
1924
Long Live the King
1923
In Search of a Thrill
1923
The Eagle's Feather
1923
Tea- With a Kick!
1923
Mary of the Movies
1923
The Girl of the Golden West
1923
Slander the Woman
1923
Your Friend and Mine
1923
Lost and Found on a South Sea Island
1923
The Eternal Flame
1922
Rich Men's Wives
1922
More to Be Pitied Than Scorned
1922
I Am the Law
1922
Yellow Men and Gold
1922
Fightin' Mad
1921
The Last Trail
1921
Across the Divide
1921
Shame
1921
Good Women
1921
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
1921
Partners of Fate
1921
Dice of Destiny
1920
Unseen Forces
1920
Kismet
1920
The Little Grey Mouse
1920
Married to Order
1920
Whispering Devils
1920
A Splendid Hazard
1920
Rio Grande
1920
The Butterfly Man
1920
Terror Island
1920
The Mystery Of 13
1919
Yvonne from Paris
1919
Upstairs and Down
1919
The Hushed Hour
1919
The Amateur Adventuress
1919
When a Woman Strikes
1919
Peggy Does Her Darndest
1919
Faith
1919
The Midnight Patrol
1918
The Silent Mystery
1918
Unexpected Places
1918
Boston Blackie's Little Pal
1918
The Great Love
1918
Bright and Early
1918
The Winged Mystery
1917
His Strenuous Visit
1916
The Chalk Line
1916
A Model Husband
1916
The Man of Shame
1915
Cocaine Traffic; Or, The Drug Terror
1914
The Master Painter
1913
The Bachelor's Baby, or How It All Happened
1913
Cupid Through a Keyhole
1913
The Web
1913
The Classmate's Frolic
1913
Betty's Baby
1913
The Little Minister
1913
The Adventure of the Ambassador's Disappearance
1913
The Reincarnation of Karma
1912
The Awakening of Bianca
1912
The Hand Bag
1912
The Mills of the Gods
1912
The Toymaker
1912
Father's Hot Toddy
1912
The Godmother
1912
As You Like It
1912
A Fortune in a Teacup
1912
Written in the Sand
1912
The Two Battles
1912
A Juvenile Love Affair
1912
The Light of St. Bernard
1912
Wanted, a Sister
1912
Rock of Ages
1912
An Eventful Elopement
1912
Love in the Ghetto
1912
His Father's Son
1912
The Illumination
1912
Mr. Bolter's Infatuation
1912
Irene's Infatuation
1912
A Red Cross Martyr; or, on the Firing Lines of Tripoli
1912
The Geranium
1911
The Sacrifice
1911