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  © Constance Talmadge - Silent Movie Star - goldensilents.com
Her beautiful older sister Norma Talmadge became a famous silent movie queen in the 1910's and 1920's, and her sister Natalie Talmadge was the first wife of Buster Keaton.
Constance prepared herself for the transition to sound, but Peg's philosophy of getting the money first and then getting comfortable convinced both Norma and Constance to abruptly leave film stardom behind while they were still in top form as silent movie stars.
In 1978 writer Anita Loos published a memoir of Constance and Norma entitled "The Talmadge Girls." She had written scripts for their film projects for several years in the 1910's and 1920's and was a confidante to Peg and the girls.
www.goldensilents.com /stars/constancetalmadge.html   (1068 words)

  
 Constance Talmadge photo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
Constance Talmadge was the youngest of three sisters, all of whom went into films.
Constance's popularity continued throughout the twenties with 24 feature films, 12 of which were made with Harrison Ford as her leading man and seven with Kenneth Harlan.
Constance retired from films in 1929 after one last silent, "Venus," but she was a wealthy woman and had no need to work.
www.silentsaregolden.com /photos/constancetalmadgephoto.html   (372 words)

  
 © Norma Talmadge - Silent Movie Star - goldensilents.com
Her baby sister Constance Talmadge was a major silent movie star in the 1910's and 1920's as well, while another sister Natalie acted a little too, and became the first wife of Buster Keaton.
Despite these personal problems all three sisters, Norma, Constance, and Natalie Talmadge will forever have their names enshrined in early American film history as pioneer actresses, and thanks to the ongoing efforts of film restorers, perhaps more of their early work will once again be made available to the film viewing public.
Miss Talmadge now has her own Company, with her new special feature attractions, released through Associated First National Pictures, Inc. She is considered one of the foremost emotional actresses of the day, and is equally capable in light comedy and character roles.
www.goldensilents.com /stars/normatalmadge.html   (1115 words)

  
 Constance Talmadge
Talmadge at the helm of her daughter's career, it was smooth sailing thereafter.
Constance was born April 19, 1900, in Brooklyn, N. and secured a portion of her education in Erasmus Hall.
It was the East that gave Constance her try-out in films as "atmosphere," and in bits.
silentgents.com /BTalmadgeC.html   (388 words)

  
 Natalie Talmadge - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Natalie Talmadge (1899-1969) was a silent film actress.
Talmadge was born in Brooklyn, New York, and was the sister of actresses Norma Talmadge and Constance Talmadge, and daughter of Margaret Talmadge.
Talmadge married Keaton in 1921, and the 1923 film Our Hospitality turned out to be her final film.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Natalie_Talmadge   (147 words)

  
 Grave Hunter finds Talmadge Sisters burial place
Norma Talmadge (1893-1957), all but forgotten by today's movie-goers, was a superstar in her day.
Her sister, Constance Talmadge (1897-1973), also buried here, starred in D.W. Griffith's 1916 silent epic, "Intolerance," while Natalie Talmadge (1895-1969) was married to Buster Keaton and co-starred with him in many of his silent comedies.
Natalie Talmadge was the middle daughter of the original "stage mother", Peg Talmadge.
www.gravehunter.net /talmadge_sisters.htm   (611 words)

  
 Silent Era : People : Actresses : Norma Talmadge
Norma Talmadge was born in Jersey City, New Jersey, probably in 1893 (though she said 1895 and finally 1897).
He founded the Norma Talmadge Film Corporation, and their first picture, Panthea (1917) was a smash hit, establishing Norma as a first rank star.
Perhaps his fears were not unfounded — in 1927 he hired newcomer Gilbert Roland to star opposite her in Camille (1927), and they promptly fell in love.
www.silentera.com /people/actresses/Talmadge-Norma.html   (869 words)

  
 Biography for Constance Talmadge   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
Their father Fred Talmadge was a chronic alcoholic who ultimately deserted his family, which included sister Natalie, while all three girls were quite young.
Appearing in a number of two-reel comedies predominantly with comedian Billy Quirk, Constance drew major acclaim in the role of The Mountain Girl in D.W. Griffith's epic masterpiece _Intolerance: Love's Struggle Through the Ages (1916)_.
Throughout the late 10s and early 20s the elegant Constance charmed audiences with a number of flapper-era comedy vehicles, many of them co-starring silent film great Harrison Ford, who was not related to the present-day star.
www.imdb.com /name/nm0848226/bio   (784 words)

  
 Sisters Three: The Life Story of the Talmadge Sisters
Norma Talmadge was not fifteen when she applied at the Vitagraph Studio, and was taken on as an "extra." After a year she was given a small part, which was her chance, and she made a wonderful success of it.
Constance was on her feet, all her languor gone, and a very eager light in her bright eyes.
Constance is fond of her work, but she confesses that she has a secret ambition to appear on the speaking stage in a good comedy part.
www.stanford.edu /~gdegroat/NT/sisters3.htm   (7531 words)

  
 Classic Images: Harrison Ford
Constance has a distinct gift for always keeping comedy on a high, sparkling plane, and she has created a wonderful screen personality." In 1921, Harrison switched leading ladies but stayed in the same family, making his first of four films with Norma Talmadge.
Constance Talmadge, Wanda Hawley, Sylvia Ashton, Vera Doria, Florence Carpenter, Thomas Persse, Lewis Willoughby, Helen Haskell, L. Steers, Robert Gordon.
Constance Talmadge, Harland Tucker, Vera Doria, Edna Mae Cooper, Lewis Willoughby, Jane Keckley.
www.classicimages.com /1997/september97/ford.html   (4178 words)

  
 Homes and Haunts : addresses associated with Norma Talmadge
The Norma Talmadge Film Corporation was on the bottom floor, the Constance Talmadge Film Corporation was on the second floor, and occupying the top floor was Comique, where Roscoe Arbuckle and later Buster Keaton worked.
Norma and Constance rented space at the United Studios on 5341 Melrose Ave., Hollywood, and Photoplay magazine gave this as the address of the Norma and Constance Talmadge Studios.
Constance was living here at the time of her death.
www.stanford.edu /~gdegroat/NT/addresses.htm   (1129 words)

  
 Norma Talmadge   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
The Talmadge is a bright cheerful room with a dual king bed.
For the first time the romantic life story of Norma, Natalie, and Constance Talmadge has been written and will appear exclusively in the "Picture Sow." The early struggles of these girls, before they were stars, make most fascinating reading, especially as they have recently visited Great Britain.
Years after, when she and her two sisters, Natalie and Constance, were schoolchildren, the three girls gave a performance for their mother, Peg, and some friends, of a small play.
www.thepickfordhouse.com /acc-norma.html   (489 words)

  
 Duchess of Buffalo review   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
Brisk, racy and lightly amusing - but by no means the equal of this star, Constance Talmadge's "Her Sister From Paris." An American dancer in Russia falls in love with a young officer of dragoons, but is pursued by a gay old grand duke.
Miss Talmadge gives a performance of considerable verve, but Tullio Carminati is a wooden hero.
"The Duchess of Buffalo," Constance Talmadge's latest, is typical of her recent comedies, which means that it is a Continental story done by the invaluable Hans Kraly, with adroit direction by Sidney Franklin, who understands her requirements so well, with rich and beautiful settings and an air of gay humor.
www.silentsaregolden.com /duchessofbuffaloreview.html   (312 words)

  
 Welcome to Silent Movies
HER SISTER FROM PARIS (1925) Directed by Sidney Franklin Constance Talmadge was just in her teens when she began making Vitagraph films; she became a star with her role as the raucous mountain girl in D.W. Griffith’s INTOLERANCE.
While her older sister Norma was generally known for her dramatic roles, plucky Constance became one of the queens of light comedy in the 1920s.
Talmadge is enchanting both as frump and beauty, and there is the added bonus of Erich von Stroheim in the role of a bespectacled and disreputable paparazzo.
www.welcometosilentmovies.com /current/queens.htm   (1739 words)

  
 The Talmadge Sisters   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
The Talmadge sisters' careers never were in conflict, as Norma took the dramatic parts while Constance was the comedienne of the two.
Of her performance, the New York Times said "Miss Talmadge flits through the story to stamp herself as an ideal exponent of this manner of screen farce." Its risqué scenario, about a neglected housewife who attempts to seduce her errant husband while masquerading as her sexy twin sister, caused censor difficulties upon release.
It came near the end of a cycle of films with drug-addiction themes, enough of which already were in release to have caused almost a glut on the market.
www.hollywoodheritage.org /silents/talmadge.html   (253 words)

  
 TIME Magazine Archive Article -- The Delightful Dumb-bell -- Jul. 30, 1923   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
"Sparkling comedienne of the silver sheet," Constance Talmadge has turned "cartoonist," according to the announcement of her press agent.
Stout, who, in turn, transfers them to paper." Miss Talmadge's first venture as an artist—a pen-and-ink artist—will be a series of cartoons entitled Dulcy, The Delightful Dumbbell.
They are syndicated by the Key-City Feature Service and will appear in the Evansville (Ind.) Courier, the Rockwell (Okla.) Tribune, the Boston Post, the Scranton Telegram, the Sacramento Tribune, the Muskogee (Okla.) Phoenix, the Morning Sentinel (Orlando, Fla.), and in other enterprising papers throughout the United Spates and Canada.
www.time.com /time/archive/printout/0,23657,727265,00.html   (181 words)

  
 Amazon.com: The Primitive Lover: DVD: Kenneth Harlan,Bobby Vernon,Joe Roberts,Constance Talmadge,Sidney Franklin   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
Constance Talmadge was one of the most popular stars of the 1920s, but her reputation today has slipped, simply because her films are now hard to find.
Constance has a pleasant, vibrant nature, and this kind of comedy story suits her well.
Add to all that very good picture quality and a lively organ score, a lovely photo gallery of Constance and a comedy short ("Splash Yourself") about a Swedish migrant hired to fix some plumbing but ends up causing a disaster.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0006PWM64?v=glance   (717 words)

  
 VH1.com : Movies : Movie : Duchess of Buffalo : Main
Constance Talmadge, Tullio Carminatti, Edward Martindel, Rose Dione
Constance Talmadge's sole 1926 effort was the forgettable comedy The Duchess of Buffalo.
Set in a country that seems to be Russia, the story gets under way when Lieutenant Vladimir Orloff (Tulio Carminati) falls in love with American chorus girl Marian Duncan (Constance Talmadge).
www.vh1.com /movies/movie/56977/moviemain.jhtml   (115 words)

  
 1916 MJ Moriarty Movie Star Playing Cards Photo ID Guide
Technically you could add an eighth, as the 9 of Clubs sometimes features both Norma and Constance Talmadge while in other decks Norma has the 9 of Clubs to herself and Constance then appears separately on the 8 of Clubs.
There are two: Harry Morey who appears on the 6 of Diamonds and 8 of Spades; and May Allison who appears on the 5 of Diamonds (2 poses as noted above) and the Queen of Hearts.
There are two: The 9 of Clubs has already been mentioned as featuring the Talmadge sisters, while child stars Dolores and Helen Costello are sometimes featured on the 2 of Hearts.
things-and-other-stuff.com /movies/trading-cards/1916-mj-moriarty.htm   (959 words)

  
 Silent Era: People: Actresses: Constance Talmadge
Sister of actresses Norma Talmadge and Natalie Talmadge.
Married Walter Michael Giblon in 1939; until his death 1 May 1964.
Silent Era Home Page > People > Actresses > Constance Talmadge
www.silentera.com /people/actresses/Talmadge-Constance.html   (93 words)

  
 Silent Film Sources Monthly News
The new releases following the 1996 convention are A Pair of Silk Stockings (1918), a delightful comedy with Constance Talmadge, and What No Man Knows (1923) starring Clara Kimball Young and Lowell Sherman.
This title was transferred at 20 frames per second from a 35mm print in the collection of the Library of Congress.
A query on "Talmadge" produces Constance, Norma, and Richard.
www.cinemaweb.com /silentfilm/97_1_mon.htm   (7390 words)

  
 Constance Talmadge - Picturegoer Movie Star Old Magazine Covers, Original Old Magazine Sales, Reproduction Posters, ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
Constance Talmadge - Picturegoer Movie Star Old Magazine Covers, Original Old Magazine Sales, Reproduction Posters, CD's and Postcards
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 Find in a Library: [Constance Talmadge, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front
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 Constance Talmadge   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
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 VH1.com : Movies : Person : Constance Talmadge : Main
Unlike her older sister Norma Talmadge, whose specialty was heavy drama, American silent film actress Constance Talmadge was most comfortable with bubbly light comedy.
Beginning her career as a $5-a-day extra, Constance scored her first success as the tomboyish Mountain Girl in the Babylonian segment of director D.W. Griffith's...
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