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{{Short description|American actress (1892–1966)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Edna Flugrath
| name = Edna Flugrath
| image = Edna-Flugrath-02.JPG
| image = Edna-Flugrath-01.jpg
| caption = Flugrath in 1920
| imagesize = 21 kb
| birth_name = Edna Marie Flugrath
| caption =
| birth_date = {{birth date|1892|12|29}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1892|12|29}}
| birth_place = [[Brooklyn, New York]]
| birth_place = [[Brooklyn, New York]], U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|1966|04|06|1892|12|29}}
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1966|04|06|1892|12|29}}
| death_place = [[San Diego, California]]
| death_place = [[San Diego, California]], U.S.
| resting_place = [[Hollywood Forever Cemetery]]
| occupation = Actress
| occupation = Actress
| years_active =
| years_active = 1912–1923
| spouse =
| relatives =[[Viola Dana]] (sister)<br>[[Shirley Mason (actress)|Shirley Mason]] (sister)
| spouse = [[Harold M. Shaw]]
| relatives = [[Viola Dana]] (sister)<br>[[Shirley Mason (actress)|Shirley Mason]] (sister)
}}
}}


'''Edna Flugrath''' (December 29, 1892 – April 6, 1966) was the eldest of three sisters who found fame as silent film stars.
'''Edna Marie Flugrath''' (December 29, 1892 – April 6, 1966) was the eldest of three sisters who found fame as silent film stars.


==Early life==
==Early life==
Edna was the first born of Emil and Mary (née Dubois) Flugrath. Her father, a printer by trade, was the son of Polish-German immigrants<ref>1900 US Census Records</ref> and had at one time been considered a talented amateur athlete.<ref name="The Oakland Tribune 1921">''The Oakland Tribune'', October 2, 1921.</ref> Mary Dubois was born in New York. Some years later when their daughters were working on films, the Flugraths moved to the West Coast where they became popular on movie sets conversing with curious Hollywood tourists.<ref name="The Oakland Tribune 1921"/> Mary Flugrath died in Los Angeles in 1922 at the age of 55. Her husband died there 20 years later, aged 74.<ref>''Chicago Daily Tribune'', December 1, 1922.</ref><ref>''The Los Angeles Times'', April 19, 1942</ref><ref>US Passport Application, dated April 12, 1916.</ref>
Flugrath was the first born of Emil and Mary (née Dubois) Flugrath. Her father, a printer by trade, was the son of Polish-German immigrants<ref>1900 US Census Records</ref> and had at one time been considered a talented amateur athlete.<ref name="The Oakland Tribune 1921">''The Oakland Tribune'', October 2, 1921.</ref> Mary Dubois was born in New York. Some years later when their daughters were working on films, the Flugraths moved to the West Coast where they became popular on movie sets conversing with curious Hollywood tourists.<ref name="The Oakland Tribune 1921"/> Mary Flugrath died in Los Angeles in 1922 at the age of 55. Her husband died there 20 years later, aged 74.<ref>''Chicago Daily Tribune'', December 1, 1922.</ref><ref>''The Los Angeles Times'', April 19, 1942</ref><ref>US Passport Application, dated April 12, 1916.</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
[[File:Shirley Mason, Edna Flugrath, Viola Dana - Jan 1923 ETR.jpg|thumb|right|Flugath with her sisters [[Viola Dana]] and [[Shirley Mason (actress)|Shirley Mason]] in 1923.]]
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Edna began working on stage at a very early age appearing in vaudeville shows, legitimate theater and ballet. Before she had turned twenty Edna had tired of the road and decided to try her hand working in the fledgling film industry.<ref name="Lowe_Encyclopedia">Lowe, Denise. ''An encyclopedic dictionary of women in early American films, 1895-1930''</ref> She began as a stock player with The Edison Film Company and eventually was given starring roles in one or two reel productions that were common for that period.<ref name="Lowe_Encyclopedia"/> At some point during her time with Edison she became involved with director Harold Marvin Shaw and later followed him to England after her contract with Edison had expired. Edna achieved some success as a leading lady working with Shaw in England but left acting after they married in Johannesburg, South Africa while filming Die Voortrekkiers (1917).<ref>''Silent Players: a biographical and autobiographical study of 100 silent film actors and actresses''</ref> Three years later she attempted a comeback working on a few films for the London Film Company and [[Stoll Pictures]] before returning to America where she found it difficult to get work.<ref name="Lowe_Encyclopedia"/>
Flugrath began working on stage at a very early age appearing in vaudeville shows, legitimate theater and ballet. Before she had turned 20, she had tired of the road and decided to try her hand working in the fledgling film industry.<ref name="Lowe_Encyclopedia">Lowe, Denise. ''An encyclopedic dictionary of women in early American films, 1895-1930''</ref> She began as a stock player with The [[Edison Film Company]] and eventually was given starring roles in one or two reel productions that were common for that period.<ref name="Lowe_Encyclopedia"/>

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At some point during her time with Edison she became involved with director [[Harold M. Shaw|Harold Marvin Shaw]] and later followed him to England after her contract with Edison had expired. Flugrath achieved some success as a leading lady working with Shaw in England but left acting after they married in Johannesburg, South Africa, while filming ''[[De Voortrekkers]]'' (1916).<ref>''Silent Players: a Biographical and Autobiographical Study of 100 Silent Film Actors and Actresses''</ref> Three years later she attempted a comeback working on a few films for the [[London Film Company]] and [[Stoll Pictures]] before returning to America where she found it difficult to get work.<ref name="Lowe_Encyclopedia"/>


==Later life==
==Later life==
Eventually Edna gave up on acting and opened a beauty salon in Hollywood. Her husband later became secretary for the Motion Picture Directors’ Association. On January 30, 1926, while driving in Los Angeles, Harold Marvin Shaw was killed instantly in a head-on collision. He was 48 years old and a native of Tennessee. Coincidentally, all three of the Flugrath sisters married motion picture directors, Shaw, [[Bernard Durning]] and John Collins, who all died prematurely.<ref>''Ogden Standard-Examiner'', February 21, 1926</ref> Sometime around 1930 Edna next married Halliburton (or Haliberton) Houghton, a broker from [[Dallas, Texas]]. In the years to follow Edna would become estranged from her sisters Leonnie ([[Shirley Mason (actress)|Shirley Mason]]) and Virginia ([[Viola Dana]]), a rift that would last until the end of her life.<ref name="Lowe_Encyclopedia"/>
Eventually Flugrath gave up on acting and opened a beauty salon in Hollywood. Her husband later became secretary for the Motion Picture Directors’ Association. On January 30, 1926, while driving in Los Angeles, Harold Marvin Shaw was killed instantly in a head-on collision. He was 48 years old and a native of Tennessee. All three of the Flugrath sisters married motion picture directors, Shaw, [[Bernard Durning]] and John Collins, who all died prematurely.<ref>''Ogden Standard-Examiner'', February 21, 1926</ref> Sometime around 1930 Flugrath married Halliburton (or Haliberton) Houghton, a broker from Dallas, Texas. In the years to follow, Flugrath became estranged from her sisters Leonie ([[Shirley Mason (actress)|Shirley Mason]]) and Virginia ([[Viola Dana]]), a rift that lasted until the end of her life.<ref name="Lowe_Encyclopedia"/>


==Death==
==Death==
Edna Flugrath died in San Diego in 1966,<ref>California Death Index</ref> some seven years after her husband’s passing. Her sisters did not immediately learn of her death until notified by a stranger (most likely a reporter).<ref name="Lowe_Encyclopedia"/>
Flugrath died in San Diego in 1966,<ref>California Death Index</ref> seven years after her husband's passing. Her sisters did not immediately learn of her death until notified by a stranger (most likely a reporter).<ref name="Lowe_Encyclopedia"/>


==Selected filmography==
==Selected filmography==
{{div col}}
* ''[[What Happened to Mary]]'' (1912) (short)
* ''[[What Happened to Mary]]'' (1912) (short)
* ''[[The Dam Builder]]'' (1912) (short)
* ''The Dam Builder'' (1912) (short)
* ''[[Hearts and Diamonds (1912 film)|Hearts and Diamonds]]'' (1912) (short)
* ''[[Hearts and Diamonds (1912 film)|Hearts and Diamonds]]'' (1912) (short)
* ''[[Like Knights of Old]]'' (1912) (short)
* ''[[Like Knights of Old]]'' (1912) (short)
* ''[[The Third Thanksgiving]]'' (1912) (short)
* ''The Third Thanksgiving'' (1912) (short)
* ''[[On Donovan's Division]]'' (1912) (short)
* ''On Donovan's Division'' (1912) (short)
* ''[[Annie Crawls Upstairs]]'' (1912) (short)
* ''Annie Crawls Upstairs'' (1912) (short)
* ''[[A Proposal Under Difficulties]]'' (1912) (short)
* ''A Proposal Under Difficulties'' (1912) (short)
* ''[[The Photograph and the Blotter]]'' (1913) (short)
* ''The Photograph and the Blotter'' (1913) (short)
* ''[[Turtle Doves (film)|Turtle Doves]]'' (1914) (short)
* ''Turtle Doves'' (1914) (short)
* ''[[Lil o' London]]'' (1914) (short)
* ''Lil o' London'' (1914) (short)
* ''[[Liberty Hall (film)|Liberty Hall]]'' (1914)
* ''[[Liberty Hall (film)|Liberty Hall]]'' (1914)
* ''[[The Ashes of Revenge]]'' (1915)
* ''[[The Ring and the Rajah]]'' (1914)
* ''[[A Garrett in Bohemia]]'' (1915) (short)
* ''The Ashes of Revenge'' (1915)
* ''A Garrett in Bohemia'' (1915) (short)
* ''[[The Derby Winner]]'' (1915)
* ''[[The Derby Winner]]'' (1915)
* ''[[The Third Generation (1915 film)|The Third Generation]]'' (1915)
* ''The Third Generation'' (1915)
* ''[[Mr. Lyndon at Liberty]]'' (1915)
* ''[[Mr. Lyndon at Liberty]]'' (1915)
* ''[[The Heart of Sister Ann]]'' (1915)
* ''[[The Heart of Sister Ann]]'' (1915)
* ''[[The Firm of Girdlestone (film)|The Firm of Girdlestone]]'' (1915)
* ''[[The Firm of Girdlestone (film)|The Firm of Girdlestone]]'' (1915)
* ''[[Me and Me Moke]]'' (1916)
* ''[[Me and Me Moke]]'' (1916)
* ''[[The Man Without a Soul]]'' (1916)
* ''The Man Without a Soul'' (1916)
* ''[[De Voortrekkers]]'' (1916)
* ''[[De Voortrekkers]]'' (1916)
* ''[[The Two Roads]]'' (1916)
* ''The Two Roads'' (1916)
* ''[[True Tilda]]'' (1920)
* ''True Tilda'' (1920)
* ''[[The Pursuit of Pamela]]'' (1920)
* ''[[The Pursuit of Pamela]]'' (1920)
* ''[[London Pride (film)|London Pride]]'' (1920)
* ''[[London Pride (film)|London Pride]]'' (1920)
* ''[[The Land of Mystery]]'' (1920)
* ''The Land of Mystery'' (1920)
* ''[[Kipps]]'' (1921)
* ''Kipps'' (1921)
* ''[[A Case of Identity]]'' (1921) (short)
* ''A Case of Identity'' (1921) (short)
* ''[[A Dear Fool]]'' (1921)
* ''[[A Dear Fool]]'' (1921)
* ''[[False Evidence (film)|False Evidence]]'' (1922)
* ''[[False Evidence (1922 film)|False Evidence]]'' (1922)
* ''[[The Social Code (1923 film)|The Social Code]]'' (1923)
* ''[[The Social Code (1923 film)|The Social Code]]'' (1923, lost film)
{{div col end}}


==Sources==
==Sources==
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[[Category:American people of Polish descent]]
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[[Category:American vaudeville performers]]
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[[Category:20th-century American actresses]]
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Latest revision as of 09:56, 20 July 2024

Edna Flugrath
Flugrath in 1920
Born
Edna Marie Flugrath

(1892-12-29)December 29, 1892
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
DiedApril 6, 1966(1966-04-06) (aged 73)
San Diego, California, U.S.
Resting placeHollywood Forever Cemetery
OccupationActress
Years active1912–1923
SpouseHarold M. Shaw
RelativesViola Dana (sister)
Shirley Mason (sister)

Edna Marie Flugrath (December 29, 1892 – April 6, 1966) was the eldest of three sisters who found fame as silent film stars.

Early life

[edit]

Flugrath was the first born of Emil and Mary (née Dubois) Flugrath. Her father, a printer by trade, was the son of Polish-German immigrants[1] and had at one time been considered a talented amateur athlete.[2] Mary Dubois was born in New York. Some years later when their daughters were working on films, the Flugraths moved to the West Coast where they became popular on movie sets conversing with curious Hollywood tourists.[2] Mary Flugrath died in Los Angeles in 1922 at the age of 55. Her husband died there 20 years later, aged 74.[3][4][5]

Career

[edit]
Flugath with her sisters Viola Dana and Shirley Mason in 1923.

Flugrath began working on stage at a very early age appearing in vaudeville shows, legitimate theater and ballet. Before she had turned 20, she had tired of the road and decided to try her hand working in the fledgling film industry.[6] She began as a stock player with The Edison Film Company and eventually was given starring roles in one or two reel productions that were common for that period.[6]

At some point during her time with Edison she became involved with director Harold Marvin Shaw and later followed him to England after her contract with Edison had expired. Flugrath achieved some success as a leading lady working with Shaw in England but left acting after they married in Johannesburg, South Africa, while filming De Voortrekkers (1916).[7] Three years later she attempted a comeback working on a few films for the London Film Company and Stoll Pictures before returning to America where she found it difficult to get work.[6]

Later life

[edit]

Eventually Flugrath gave up on acting and opened a beauty salon in Hollywood. Her husband later became secretary for the Motion Picture Directors’ Association. On January 30, 1926, while driving in Los Angeles, Harold Marvin Shaw was killed instantly in a head-on collision. He was 48 years old and a native of Tennessee. All three of the Flugrath sisters married motion picture directors, Shaw, Bernard Durning and John Collins, who all died prematurely.[8] Sometime around 1930 Flugrath married Halliburton (or Haliberton) Houghton, a broker from Dallas, Texas. In the years to follow, Flugrath became estranged from her sisters Leonie (Shirley Mason) and Virginia (Viola Dana), a rift that lasted until the end of her life.[6]

Death

[edit]

Flugrath died in San Diego in 1966,[9] seven years after her husband's passing. Her sisters did not immediately learn of her death until notified by a stranger (most likely a reporter).[6]

Selected filmography

[edit]

Sources

[edit]
  1. ^ 1900 US Census Records
  2. ^ a b The Oakland Tribune, October 2, 1921.
  3. ^ Chicago Daily Tribune, December 1, 1922.
  4. ^ The Los Angeles Times, April 19, 1942
  5. ^ US Passport Application, dated April 12, 1916.
  6. ^ a b c d e Lowe, Denise. An encyclopedic dictionary of women in early American films, 1895-1930
  7. ^ Silent Players: a Biographical and Autobiographical Study of 100 Silent Film Actors and Actresses
  8. ^ Ogden Standard-Examiner, February 21, 1926
  9. ^ California Death Index
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