Mollie McConnell
Mollie McConnell (September 24, 1865 – December 9, 1920) was an American silent film actress. McConnell was born in Chicago, Illinois, and attended Mills Seminary in Oakland, California. She studied further at "Miss Grant's college" in Chicago, but left there in favor of acting.
Mollie McConnell
- Name
- Mollie McConnell
- Born
- 24 September 1865
- Birthplace
- Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
- Died
- 9 December 1920
- Place of death
- Los Angeles, California, U.S.
- Occupation
- Actress
- Spouse
- Sherwood MacDonald (? -?) William A.
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
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Mollie McConnell (September 24, 1865 – December 9, 1920) was an American silent film actress. McConnell was born in Chicago, Illinois, and attended Mills Seminary in Oakland, California. She studied further at "Miss Grant's college" in Chicago, but left there in favor of acting.
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Biography
Biography
Before her 1913 movie debut, she was a national and international theater performer. In 1914, she signed a contract with Balboa Amusement Producing Company and played matronly roles in many of their films. She starred with William Garwood in the 1914 western A Ticket to Red Horse Gulch. She married Will A. McConnell in the fall of 1890.
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• Name — Mollie McConnell • Born — 24 September 1865 • Birthplace — Chicago, Illinois, U.S. • Died — 9 December 1920 • Place of death — Los Angeles, California, U.S. • Other Names — Molly McConnell Mrs. W. McConnell • Occupation — Actress • Years Active — 1913–1920 (film) • Spouse — Sherwood MacDonald (? -?) William A. McConnell (1890–1905)
Partial filmography
Partial filmography
• A Ticket to Red Horse Gulch (1914) • The Red Circle (1915) • Should a Wife Forgive? (1915) • Pay Dirt (1916) • Shadows and Sunshine (1916) • Joy and the Dragon (1916) • Vengeance of the Dead (1917) • The Wildcat (1917) • The Neglected Wife (1917) • Bab the Fixer (1917) • The Climber (1917) • Set Free (1918) • No Man's Land (1918) • Go West, Young Man (1918) • The Demon (1918) • Roped (1919) • Bare Fists (1919) • One of the Finest (1919) • Fools and Their Money (1919) • The Feud (1919) • Dangerous to Men (1920) • Black Beauty (1921) • The Home Stretch (1921) • Hearts and Masks (1921)
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