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Ethelmary Oakland

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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.