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| caption = Baird in ''Stars of the Photoplay'', 1916
| caption = Baird in ''Stars of the Photoplay'', 1916
| birth_name = Ada Frankenstein
| birth_name = Ada Frankenstein
| birth_date = {{birth date|1883|06|20}}
| birth_date = {{birth date|1883|06|20}}
| birth_place = [[Champaign, Illinois]], U.S.
| birth_place = [[Chicago, Illinois]], U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|1971|10|03|1883|06|20}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|1971|10|03|1883|06|20}}
| death_place = [[Los Angeles, California]], U.S.
| death_place = [[Los Angeles, California]], U.S.
| restingplace = [[Hollywood Forever Cemetery]]
| restingplace = [[Hollywood Forever Cemetery]]
| spouse = Arthur F. Beck <br><small>(m.1914)</small>
| spouse = {{marriage|Arthur F. Beck|1914}}
| yearsactive = 1910&ndash;1957
| yearsactive = 1910&ndash;1957
}}
}}


'''Leah Baird''' (born '''Ada Frankenstein''',<ref>https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7893356/leah-baird</ref> June 20, 1883 – October 3, 1971) was an American actress and screenwriter.
'''Leah Baird''' (born '''Ada Frankenstein'''; June 20, 1883 – October 3, 1971)<ref name="clac">{{cite book |last1=Ellenberger |first1=Allan R. |title=Celebrities in Los Angeles Cemeteries: A Directory |date=2001 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-0-7864-0983-9 |page=113 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8bOJCgAAQBAJ&q=%22Leah+Baird%22+actress&pg=PA113 |accessdate=August 9, 2020 |language=en}}</ref> was an American actress and screenwriter.


==Life==
==Life==
Baird was born in Champaign County, Illinois.<ref>She herself states her birthplace is Champaign County, Illinois
Ada Frankenstein was born on June 20, 1883, the daughter of William Frankenstein (1855&ndash;1911) and Bertha Schreiver Frankenstein Rathjen (1855&ndash;1923). She had an older sister, Mathilda Marie Emilie Frankenstein (1880&ndash;1893).


New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957
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She began her film career in 1910 in ''Jean and the Waif'' opposite [[Jean (dog)|Jean]], the [[Vitagraph Studios|Vitagraph]] Dog. She played several leads in William F. Brady's troupe, opposite [[Douglas Fairbanks]]. In the late 1910s she played in 15 episodes of the serial ''Wolves of Kultur''. Baird wrote and produced film during the 1920s.<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://wfpp.cdrs.columbia.edu/pioneer/ccp-leah-baird/|title = Leah Baird|date = |accessdate = 5 October 2015|website = Women Film Pioneers|publisher = Columbia University Libraries|last = Blaetz|first = Robin}}</ref>


Author
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Baird later became a screenwriter and contributed to a number of [[Clara Bow]] features. She was married to producer Arthur F. Beck.

Ancestry.com

Publisher

Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006.Original data - Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1820-1897; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M237, 675 rolls); Records of the U.S. Customs Service, R</ref> <ref name="dr">{{cite news |title=Picture stars all work hard |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57007738/leah-baird/ |accessdate=August 9, 2020 |work=The Daily Reporter |date=November 3, 1923 |location=Indiana, Greenfield |page=1|via = [[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> on June 20, 1883, the daughter of William Frankenstein and Bertha Schreiver Frankenstein Rathjen. She had two older sisters, Augusta and Mathilda. Both her parents were alcoholics and her mother was one of the richest madams in Central Illinois.

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An early star for [[Vitagraph Studios]],<ref>{{cite news |last1=Jungmeyer |first1=Jack |title=Famous author-actress, Leah Baird, has unique view; says don't discount 12-year-olds |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57008900/leah-baird/ |accessdate=August 9, 2020 |work=Reading Times |agency=NEA |date=August 30, 1924 |location=Pennsylvania, Reading |page=7|via = [[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> Baird began her film career in 1910 in ''Jean and the Waif'' opposite [[Jean (dog)|Jean]], the Vitagraph Dog. She played several leads in William F. Brady's troupe, opposite [[Douglas Fairbanks]]. In the late 1910s she played in 15 episodes of the serial ''Wolves of Kultur''. Baird wrote and produced film during the 1920s.<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://wfpp.cdrs.columbia.edu/pioneer/ccp-leah-baird/|title = Leah Baird|date = |accessdate = 5 October 2015|website = Women Film Pioneers|publisher = Columbia University Libraries|last = Blaetz|first = Robin}}</ref>

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Baird later became a screenwriter and contributed to a number of [[Clara Bow]] features.{{Citation needed |date=August 2020}} She was married to producer Arthur F. Beck.<ref name=dr/>

Baird was under contract to [[Warner Bros.]] for seventeen years, where she appeared in character roles and as an extra.<ref>Slide, Anthony. ''Hollywood Unknowns: A History of the Extras, Bit Players, and Stand-Ins''. Jackson: University of Missouri Press. p 167.</ref>


==Partial filmography==
==Partial filmography==
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* ''[[Lights of New York (1916 film)|Lights of New York]]'' (1916) - Yolande Cowles
* ''[[Lights of New York (1916 film)|Lights of New York]]'' (1916) - Yolande Cowles
* ''[[The People vs. John Doe]]'' (1916) - Woman Lawyer
* ''[[The People vs. John Doe]]'' (1916) - Woman Lawyer
* ''The Devil's Pay Day'' (1917) - Jean Haskins
* ''[[The Devil's Pay Day]]'' (1917) - Jean Haskins
* ''[[One Law for Both]]'' (1917) - Helen
* ''[[One Law for Both]]'' (1917) - Helen
* ''Sins of Ambition'' (1917) - Laurette Maxwell
* ''Sins of Ambition'' (1917) - Laurette Maxwell
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* ''[[Wolves of Kultur]]'' (1918) - Alice Grayson
* ''[[Wolves of Kultur]]'' (1918) - Alice Grayson
* ''[[The Echo of Youth]]'' (1919) - Olive Martin
* ''[[The Echo of Youth]]'' (1919) - Olive Martin
* ''As a Man Thinks'' (1919) - Elinor Clayton
* ''[[As a Man Thinks]]'' (1919) - Elinor Clayton
* ''The Volcano'' (1919) - Ruth Carroll
* ''The Volcano'' (1919) - Ruth Carroll
* ''The Capitol'' (1919) - Margaret Kennard / Agnes Blake
* ''[[The Capitol (film)|The Capitol]]'' (1919) - Margaret Kennard / Agnes Blake
* ''Cynthia of the Minute'' (1920) - Cynthia
* ''Cynthia of the Minute'' (1920) - Cynthia
* ''The Heart Line'' (1921) - Fancy Gray
* ''[[The Heart Line]]'' (1921) - Fancy Gray
* ''The Bride's Confession'' (1921)
* ''The Bride's Confession'' (1921)
* ''[[Don't Doubt Your Wife]]'' (1922) - Rose Manning
* ''[[Don't Doubt Your Wife]]'' (1922) - Rose Manning
* ''When the Devil Drives'' (1922) - Blanche Mansfield
* ''[[When the Devil Drives (film)|When the Devil Drives]]'' (1922) - Blanche Mansfield
* ''When Husbands Deceive'' (1922) - Viola Baxter
* ''[[When Husbands Deceive]]'' (1922) - Viola Baxter
* ''[[Is Divorce A Failure?]]'' (1923) - Carol Lockwood
* ''[[Is Divorce A Failure?]]'' (1923) - Carol Lockwood
* ''Destroying Angel'' (1923) - Mary Miller / Saraa Law
* ''[[The Destroying Angel]]'' (1923) - Mary Miller / Saraa Law
* ''The Miracle Makers'' (1923) - Doris Mansfield
* ''[[The Miracle Makers]]'' (1923) - Doris Mansfield
* ''Fangs of the Wolf'' (1924)
* ''Fangs of the Wolf'' (1924)
* ''The Unnamed Woman'' (1925) - Billie Norton
* ''[[The Unnamed Woman]]'' (1925) - Billie Norton
* ''[[Bullets for O'Hara]]'' (1941) - Police Matron
* ''[[Bullets for O'Hara]]'' (1941) - Police Matron
* ''[[Bad Men of Missouri]]'' (1941) - Ms. Brooks (uncredited)
* ''[[Bad Men of Missouri]]'' (1941) - Ms. Brooks (uncredited)
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===Writer===
===Writer===
* ''The Dawning'' (1912)
* ''The Dawning'' (1912)
*''Cynthia-Of-The-Minute'' (1920), scenario
* ''[[Barriers Burned Away]]'' (1925)
*''[[Don't Doubt Your Wife]]'' (1922), scenario
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* ''[[The Primrose Path (1925 film)|The Primrose Path]]'' (1925)
*''[[When Husbands Deceive]]'' (1922), scenario
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* ''[[Devil's Island (1926 film)|Devil's Island]]'' (1926)
* ''[[Spangles (1926 film)|Spangles]]'' (1926)
*''[[When the Devil Drives (film) | When the Devil Drives]]'' (1922), scenario
* ''[[The False Alarm]]'' (1926)
*''[[The Miracle Makers]]'' (1923), story
* ''[[The Return of Boston Blackie]]'' (1927)
*''[[The Destroying Angel]]'' (1923), scenario
* ''[[Stolen Pleasures]]'' (1927)
*''[[Is Divorce a Failure?]]'' (1923), scenario
* ''[[Jungle Bride]]'' (1933)
* ''[[Barriers Burned Away]]'' (1925), scenario
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* ''[[The Primrose Path (1925 film)|The Primrose Path]]'' (1925), screenplay
*''[[The Unnamed Woman]]'' (1925), story
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* ''[[Devil's Island (1926 film)|Devil's Island]]'' (1926), scenario
* ''[[Spangles (1926 film)|Spangles]]'' (1926), scenario
*''[[Shadow of the Law (1926 film) | Shadow of the Law]]'' (1926), scenario
* ''[[The False Alarm]]'' (1926), scenario
* ''[[The Return of Boston Blackie]]'' (1927), screenplay and continuity
* ''[[Stolen Pleasures]]'' (1927), story
* ''[[Jungle Bride]]'' (1933), story


===Producer===
===Producer===
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*{{IMDb name|047889}}
*{{IMDb name|047889}}
*{{Amg name|158214}}
*{{Amg name|158214}}
*[https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/8284|96439/Leah-Baird#overview Leah Baird] at [[Turner Classic Movies]]

*{{Find a Grave|7893356}}
*{{Find a Grave|7893356}}
*[http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/dgkeysearchresult.cfm?parent_id=141254&word= Leah Baird] gallery at NY Public Library
*[https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/search/index?utf8=✓&keywords=Leah+Baird Leah Baird] gallery at NY Public Library
*[http://www.moviecard.com/zamerican/theatre/favorite/fav-baird.jpg ''Leah Baird'' early studio portrait]
*[http://www.moviecard.com/zamerican/theatre/favorite/fav-baird.jpg ''Leah Baird'' early studio portrait]


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[[Category:Women film pioneers]]
[[Category:Women film pioneers]]
[[Category:American women film producers]]
[[Category:American women film producers]]
[[Category:20th-century American women writers]]
[[Category:20th-century American screenwriters]]

Revision as of 19:23, 14 August 2024

Leah Baird
Baird in Stars of the Photoplay, 1916
Born
Ada Frankenstein

(1883-06-20)June 20, 1883
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
DiedOctober 3, 1971(1971-10-03) (aged 88)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting placeHollywood Forever Cemetery
Years active1910–1957
Spouse
Arthur F. Beck
​
(m. 1914)​

Leah Baird (born Ada Frankenstein; June 20, 1883 – October 3, 1971)[1] was an American actress and screenwriter.

Life

Baird was born in Champaign County, Illinois.[2] [3] on June 20, 1883, the daughter of William Frankenstein and Bertha Schreiver Frankenstein Rathjen. She had two older sisters, Augusta and Mathilda. Both her parents were alcoholics and her mother was one of the richest madams in Central Illinois.

An early star for Vitagraph Studios,[4] Baird began her film career in 1910 in Jean and the Waif opposite Jean, the Vitagraph Dog. She played several leads in William F. Brady's troupe, opposite Douglas Fairbanks. In the late 1910s she played in 15 episodes of the serial Wolves of Kultur. Baird wrote and produced film during the 1920s.[5]

Baird later became a screenwriter and contributed to a number of Clara Bow features.[citation needed] She was married to producer Arthur F. Beck.[3]

Baird was under contract to Warner Bros. for seventeen years, where she appeared in character roles and as an extra.[6]

Partial filmography

Photo from The First One Hundred Noted Men and Women of the Screen by Carolyn Lowrey pub. 1920
1920

Actress

Writer

Producer

References

  1. ^ Ellenberger, Allan R. (2001). Celebrities in Los Angeles Cemeteries: A Directory. McFarland. p. 113. ISBN 978-0-7864-0983-9. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
  2. ^ She herself states her birthplace is Champaign County, Illinois New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 Author Ancestry.com Publisher Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006.Original data - Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1820-1897; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M237, 675 rolls); Records of the U.S. Customs Service, R
  3. ^ a b "Picture stars all work hard". The Daily Reporter. Indiana, Greenfield. November 3, 1923. p. 1. Retrieved August 9, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Jungmeyer, Jack (August 30, 1924). "Famous author-actress, Leah Baird, has unique view; says don't discount 12-year-olds". Reading Times. Pennsylvania, Reading. NEA. p. 7. Retrieved August 9, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Blaetz, Robin. "Leah Baird". Women Film Pioneers. Columbia University Libraries. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
  6. ^ Slide, Anthony. Hollywood Unknowns: A History of the Extras, Bit Players, and Stand-Ins. Jackson: University of Missouri Press. p 167.
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