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.
Filmography
One Million B.C.
as Shell Person
One Million B.C.
as Shell Person
Undercover Doctor
as Guest (uncredited)
Undercover Doctor
as Guest (uncredited)
You Can't Take It with You
as Woman (uncredited)
You Can't Take It with You
as Woman (uncredited)
Walter Wanger's Vogues of 1938
as Wife
Walter Wanger's Vogues of 1938
as Wife
Make Way for Tomorrow
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Make Way for Tomorrow
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Our Relations
as Pirate's Club Customer (uncredited)
Our Relations
as Pirate's Club Customer (uncredited)
Man on the Flying Trapeze
as Helpful Passerby (uncredited)
Man on the Flying Trapeze
as Helpful Passerby (uncredited)
The Drunkard
as Mrs. Jackson
The Drunkard
as Mrs. Jackson
Wings in the Dark
as Rockwell's Secretary (uncredited)
Wings in the Dark
as Rockwell's Secretary (uncredited)
The Fatal Glass of Beer
as Ma Snavely
The Fatal Glass of Beer
as Ma Snavely
Who's Who in the Zoo
as Mother
Who's Who in the Zoo
as Mother
Ten Nights in a Bar-room
as Sarah Morgan
Ten Nights in a Bar-room
as Sarah Morgan
The Peacock Fan
as Mrs. Rossmore
The Peacock Fan
as Mrs. Rossmore
Trial Marriage
as Mrs. Geoorge Bannister, 4th
Trial Marriage
as Mrs. Geoorge Bannister, 4th
Girls Who Dare
as 'Alabam' Kenyon
Girls Who Dare
as 'Alabam' Kenyon
The Port of Missing Girls
as School Matron
The Port of Missing Girls
as School Matron
The Second 100 Years
as Dinner Guest (uncredited)
The Second 100 Years
as Dinner Guest (uncredited)
The Truthful Sex
as Jennie
The Truthful Sex
as Jennie
The Re-Creation of Brian Kent
as Mrs. Kent
The Re-Creation of Brian Kent
as Mrs. Kent
The Red Lily
as Nana
The Red Lily
as Nana
Long Live the King
as Countess Olga
Long Live the King
as Countess Olga
In Search of a Thrill
as Jeanne
In Search of a Thrill
as Jeanne
The Eagle's Feather
as Mrs. Trent
The Eagle's Feather
as Mrs. Trent
Tea- With a Kick!
as Aunt Pearl
Tea- With a Kick!
as Aunt Pearl
Mary of the Movies
as Rosemary Theby (uncredited)
Mary of the Movies
as Rosemary Theby (uncredited)
The Girl of the Golden West
as Nina Micheltorena
The Girl of the Golden West
as Nina Micheltorena
Slander the Woman
as Madame Redoux
Slander the Woman
as Madame Redoux
Your Friend and Mine
as Mrs. Beatrice Mason
Your Friend and Mine
as Mrs. Beatrice Mason
Lost and Found on a South Sea Island
as Madge
Lost and Found on a South Sea Island
as Madge
The Eternal Flame
as Madame de Serizy
The Eternal Flame
as Madame de Serizy
Rich Men's Wives
as Mrs. Lindley-Blair
Rich Men's Wives
as Mrs. Lindley-Blair
More to Be Pitied Than Scorned
as Josephine Clifford
More to Be Pitied Than Scorned
as Josephine Clifford
I Am the Law
as Mrs. Georges Mordeaux
I Am the Law
as Mrs. Georges Mordeaux
Yellow Men and Gold
as Carmen
Yellow Men and Gold
as Carmen
Fightin' Mad
as Nita de Garma
Fightin' Mad
as Nita de Garma
The Last Trail
as Chiquita
The Last Trail
as Chiquita
Shame
as The Weaver of Dreams
Shame
as The Weaver of Dreams
Good Women
as Katherine Brinkley
Good Women
as Katherine Brinkley
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
as Queen Morgan le Fay
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
as Queen Morgan le Fay
Unseen Forces
as Winifred
Unseen Forces
as Winifred
Kismet
as Kut-al-Kulub
Kismet
as Kut-al-Kulub
Married to Order
as Rose
Married to Order
as Rose
Whispering Devils
as Audrey Lesden
Whispering Devils
as Audrey Lesden
A Splendid Hazard
as Hedda Gobert
A Splendid Hazard
as Hedda Gobert
Rio Grande
as Maria Inez
Rio Grande
as Maria Inez
The Mystery Of 13
as Marian Green
The Mystery Of 13
as Marian Green
Yvonne from Paris
as Cecile
Yvonne from Paris
as Cecile
Upstairs and Down
as Betty Chesterton
Upstairs and Down
as Betty Chesterton
The Hushed Hour
as Daisy Appleton
The Hushed Hour
as Daisy Appleton
The Amateur Adventuress
as Flossie
The Amateur Adventuress
as Flossie
When a Woman Strikes
When a Woman Strikes
Faith
as Charity Garvice
Faith
as Charity Garvice
The Silent Mystery
as Priestess Kah
The Silent Mystery
as Priestess Kah
The Great Love
as Miss Corintee
The Great Love
as Miss Corintee
Bright and Early
as His Daughter
Bright and Early
as His Daughter
The Winged Mystery
as Shirley Wayne
The Winged Mystery
as Shirley Wayne
His Strenuous Visit
His Strenuous Visit
A Model Husband
as Mrs Cherub
A Model Husband
as Mrs Cherub
The Master Painter
as Eleanor - Marshall's Niece
The Master Painter
as Eleanor - Marshall's Niece
The Web
as Beatrice Esmond
The Web
as Beatrice Esmond
The Little Minister
The Little Minister
The Reincarnation of Karma
as Quinetrea
The Reincarnation of Karma
as Quinetrea
The Mills of the Gods
as Giulia
The Mills of the Gods
as Giulia
The Toymaker
as Nell Avery
The Toymaker
as Nell Avery
As You Like It
as Celia
As You Like It
as Celia
Written in the Sand
as Norma Gyntsen
Written in the Sand
as Norma Gyntsen
The Two Battles
as Gladys Mayford
The Two Battles
as Gladys Mayford
Wanted, a Sister
Wanted, a Sister
An Eventful Elopement
as Mabel Wright - Daughter of Pronubial Couple
An Eventful Elopement
as Mabel Wright - Daughter of Pronubial Couple
The Geranium
as Ethel Tunison
The Geranium
as Ethel Tunison