Rosemary Theby

From Wikipedia Rosemary Theby April 8 1892 November 10 1973 was an American film actress She appeared in some 250 films between 1911 and 1940 Born Rosemary Theresa Theby in St Louis Missouri Theby studied at Sargents School in New York A contemporary newspaper account described her as being of mediumheight well proportioned with regular features and dark hair Her first film experience came in the Vitagraph production of The Wager By 1915 she was a star for the Universal film company During World War I Theby took care of a refugee from Lithuania After being educated and cared for by Theby the young woman became her maid during an acute shortage of maids in Hollywood in 1920 As Miss Corintee in The Great Love 1918 Theby played the part of a German spy with great skill The film was written and directed by DW Griffith This was a vamp role which she began to play frequently after depicting characters in slapstick comedies Theby played a Chinese vampire in Clung a Fox Film production directed by Emmett Flynn Later she began to portray more serious women Theby was solely a film actress She declined an offer to accompany Chauncey Olcott to appear on stage for 85 per week At the time she was earning 125 weekly in movies She later regretted her decision because of the experience she would have gained Theby was married to fellow actor and director Harry Myers After Meyers death in 1938 she married Truitt Hughes to whom she remained married until her death She lived for years at 1907 Wilcox Avenue in Los Angeles Theby supported Calvin Coolidge in the 1924 presidential election Theby enjoyed playing golf wearing her hair in a Bob cut and possessed a preoccupation with personal cleanliness On screen she appeared tall and willowy entering a scene according to one review in the Los Angeles Times with a sensuous glide Theby died of circulatory shock on November 10 1973 at the age of 81