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'''Ethelmary Oakland''' (30 July 1909 &ndash; 2 December 1999) was a [[silent film]] child star. She was born in Indiana and started her film career at four years old,<ref>{{Cite news |date=1917-06-02 |title=Ethel Mary Oakland makes many friends |pages=13 |work=Palladium-Item |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97342080/ethel-mary-oakland-makes-many-friends/ |access-date=2022-03-10}}</ref> and in 1915, the ''Buffalo Times'' noted her "portrayer of child screen roles is unrivaled".<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=1915-11-28 |title="Bella Donna" one of many photoplay features offered this week. |pages=56 |work=The Buffalo Times |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97342297/bella-donna-one-of-many-photoplay/ |access-date=2022-03-10}}</ref> Her salary in 1915 ranges from $100 to $400 a week.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Morris |first=Elise |date=1915-12-26 |title=Fun for these little 'movie' actors |pages=36 |work=New-York Tribune |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97342804/fun-for-these-little-movie-actors/ |access-date=2022-03-10}}</ref>
'''Ethelmary Oakland''' (30 July 1909 &ndash; 2 December 1999) was a [[silent film]] child star. She was featured in such [[Thanhouser Company|Thanhouser Film Corporation]]'s films as ''The World and the Woman'' (1916) with [[Jeanne Eagels]]; and ''Always in the Way'' (1915) with [[Mary Miles Minter]] and [[Charlotte Shelby]]. In 1917 Oakland appeared with [[Jack Pickford]] in ''The Dummy'' produced by [[Famous Players-Lasky]]. Oakland left the movie industry in the late 1910s.

She was featured in such [[Thanhouser Company|Thanhouser Film Corporation]]'s films as ''The World and the Woman'' (1916) with [[Jeanne Eagels]]; and ''Always in the Way'' (1915) with [[Mary Miles Minter]] and [[Charlotte Shelby]]. In 1917 Oakland appeared with [[Jack Pickford]] in ''The Dummy'' produced by [[Famous Players-Lasky]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |date=1917-08-27 |title='The Dummy' is good love tale |pages=5 |work=Honolulu Star-Bulletin |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97342564/the-dummy-is-good-love-tale/ |access-date=2022-03-10}}</ref>

In 1917, Oakland played the leading role in "The Little Rebel".<ref>{{Cite news |date=1916-02-29 |title=Oakland child stars on stage |pages=8 |work=Palladium-Item |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97341866/oakland-child-stars-on-stage/ |access-date=2022-03-10}}</ref>

Oakland left the movie industry in the late 1910s.


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
*''[[Always in the Way]]'' (1915)
*''[[Always in the Way]]'' (1915)
*''Hearts of Men'' (1915)
*''Hearts of Men'' (1915)<ref name=":0" />
*''John Brewster's Wife'' (1916)
*''John Brewster's Wife'' (1916)
*''[[The Shine Girl]]'' (1916)
*''[[The Shine Girl]]'' (1916)
*''[[The World and the Woman]]'' (1916)
*''[[The World and the Woman]]'' (1916)
*''[[Divorce and the Daughter]]'' (1916)
*''[[Divorce and the Daughter]]'' (1916)
*''[[The Dummy (1917 film)|The Dummy]]'' (1917)
*''[[The Dummy (1917 film)|The Dummy]]'' (1917)<ref name=":1" />


==External links==
==External links==

Revision as of 21:48, 10 March 2022

Ethelmary Oakland

Ethelmary Oakland (30 July 1909 – 2 December 1999) was a silent film child star. She was born in Indiana and started her film career at four years old,[1] and in 1915, the Buffalo Times noted her "portrayer of child screen roles is unrivaled".[2] Her salary in 1915 ranges from $100 to $400 a week.[3]

She was featured in such Thanhouser Film Corporation's films as The World and the Woman (1916) with Jeanne Eagels; and Always in the Way (1915) with Mary Miles Minter and Charlotte Shelby. In 1917 Oakland appeared with Jack Pickford in The Dummy produced by Famous Players-Lasky.[4]

In 1917, Oakland played the leading role in "The Little Rebel".[5]

Oakland left the movie industry in the late 1910s.

Filmography


  1. ^ "Ethel Mary Oakland makes many friends". Palladium-Item. June 2, 1917. p. 13. Retrieved March 10, 2022.
  2. ^ a b ""Bella Donna" one of many photoplay features offered this week". The Buffalo Times. November 28, 1915. p. 56. Retrieved March 10, 2022.
  3. ^ Morris, Elise (December 26, 1915). "Fun for these little 'movie' actors". New-York Tribune. p. 36. Retrieved March 10, 2022.
  4. ^ a b "'The Dummy' is good love tale". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. August 27, 1917. p. 5. Retrieved March 10, 2022.
  5. ^ "Oakland child stars on stage". Palladium-Item. February 29, 1916. p. 8. Retrieved March 10, 2022.