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Norma Talmadge - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Norma Talmadge (May 26, 1897 – December 24, 1957) was an American actress. Norma began her career as a model for illustrated slides. She was born in Jersey City, New Jersey, the daughter of Fred and Margaret "Peg" Talmadge. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Norma_Talmadge   (149 words)

© Norma Talmadge - Silent Movie Star - goldensilents.com Silent movie star drama queen Norma Talmadge was born on May 26th, 1893 in Niagara Falls, New York and raised in Brooklyn. Norma made a handful of early talkie films, including the surviving "Du Barry, Woman of Passion" in 1930, but then she decided she had had enough, that she was rich enough to retire and enjoy life. 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. www.goldensilents.com /stars/normatalmadge.html   (1115 words)

The Norma Talmadge Website Norma Talmadge was one of the greatest stars of the silent era. Norma Talmadge: Post-Impression of a Girl of the Photoplays... Talmadge became one of the top box office attractions for the rest of the silent era, evolving from a spunky teenager into one of the finest dramatic actresses of the screen. www.stanford.edu /~gdegroat/NT/home.htm   (659 words)

Norma Talmadge -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article Norma Talmadge (May 26, 1893 – December 24, 1957) was an (A native or inhabitant of the United States) American (A female actor) actress. Norma began her (The particular occupation for which you are trained) career as a (A representative form or pattern) model for illustrated slides. Her mother, Peg, encouraged her to become a (A form of entertainment that enacts a story by a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement) motion picture actress. www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/n/no/norma_talmadge.htm   (474 words)

Greg Smith, Greg M. Smith: Silencing the New Woman, Norma Talmadge Norma Talmadge plays less pompously than might be expected, but people who liked her program pictures in the old days may hope that this will be the last attempt to establish her as a great figure in sound pictures. Norma Talmadge need not use clearly marked makeup to transform herself into an Other, because she as a woman is already constitued as a masquerader. Talmadge was silenced (at least in part) by the power of the versatile, melodramatic persona she created using the unique potential of the silent cinema. www2.gsu.edu /~jougms/Norma.htm   (7369 words)

The City of San Diego Council District Three Talmadge is located in the northeastern corner of District 3 situated near San Diego State University and isolated by canyons on the north and west and set off by the Talmadge Gates which run through the heart of the community. Talmadge was established in 1925 by real estate developers Roy and Guy Lichty and funded substantially by Joseph Schenck, who was then President of United Artists. The T-MAD oversees the community's assessment district which is currently restoring the Talmadge historic gates and coordinating the improvements to the traffic circle at 49th Street and Adams Avenue. genesis.sannet.gov /infospc/templates/cd3/com_talmadge.jsp   (583 words)

Just A Shopgirl from Brixton, Page 2. Norma Talmadge, it was said, saw to the make-up of each contestant and was reportedly engrossed in her task. Topical Budget showed Norma Talmadge presenting her with a bouquet, and her appearance at the Marble Arch Pavilion at the premiere of Constance Talmadge's East Is West, where she made a speech to the audience and was introduced to the Duke of York (the future King George VI). The Talmadges were the toast of the town, East Is West was going to be a huge success, and Margaret Leahy was proving to be a very popular winner, going on a rapid tour of the country where she was greeted by large and enthusiastic crowds wherever she went. www.busterkeaton.com /Margaret/shop2.htm   (1104 words)

Norma Talmadge Most of Norma Talmadge’s great silent hits of the 20s are lost, so it’s a rare treat to see a few of her early films. This film was directed by John Emerson, written by Anita Loos (who once said that Norma Talmadge was the picture of romance until she opened her mouth), and filmed in New York City. Talmadge is very good in the dual roles, and Meighan is also good, especially as the younger man. Most of the cast is buried under heavy makeup, but Talmadge and Meighan look good. grapevinevideo.com /Norma_Talmadge.htm   (458 words)

Silent Star of March silent film, Norma Shearer, biography Not that Norma's "marrying the boss" gave her an advantage professionally; her countless "B" films for the studio were proof that the roles she won were a result of paying her dues. Armed only with a letter of introduction to Florenz Ziegfield, the great showman, Norma finally met with him only to be told she was too short, had fat legs, and a cast in one eye. Norma gained work as a bit player in small films, and was fortunate enough to work as an extra on D.W. Griffith's Way Down East. www.csse.monash.edu.au /~pringle/silent/ssotm/Mar96   (821 words)

Norma Talmadge - Silent Star of November, 1997 Peg and Norma continued to haunt Vitagraph for calls, and in 1910 Norma got small parts in such films as A Dixie Mother as the young daughter of a patriotic Southern mother (played by Florence Turner) who elopes with a Northerner. Norma's first role as a contract actress was 1911's In Neighboring Kingdoms, with comedian John Bunny. With the debut of talkies Norma made two films, including the disastrous Du Barry, Woman of Passion, but by then her career was over, her voice unsuited to the sophisticated roles she had been playing throughout her silent career. www.cs.monash.edu.au /~pringle/silent/ssotm/Nov97   (1275 words)

© 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. 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. Devoted sisters and silent film stars Constance and Norma Talmadge www.goldensilents.com /stars/constancetalmadge.html   (1068 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. Norma and Joe finally divorced in 1934, but by this time she had decided not to marry the still devoted Gilbert Roland in favor of Joe’s poker buddy, comedian George Jessel. www.silentera.com /people/actresses/Talmadge-Norma.html   (869 words)

normajeane Her mother, Gladys, was a Hollywood film cutter, she named her daughter after movie actress Norma Talmadge. Norma Jeane Mortensen was born at Los Angeles General Hospital on June 1st, 1926. Norma Jeane from then in was shuffled from orphanages to foster families. www.geocities.com /heatherque/normajeane.html   (386 words)

Boston.com / News / Boston Globe / Obituaries / Norma Karaian, 100; was Boston real estate attorney Born Yaghnor Maksoodian in Providence in 1904, she changed her first name to Norma after the actress Norma Talmadge to "sound American," friend and fellow attorney Cerise Jalelian said. Norma M. Karaian, considered the first American-born Armenian female attorney in the United States, died Sunday at her home in Watertown. www.boston.com /news/globe/obituaries/articles/2005/01/18/norma_karaian_100_was_boston_real_estate_attorney   (637 words)

MTV.com - Movies - Norma Talmadge Even as Norma's star ascended, her sister Constance became a film favorite in her own right, conversely specializing in comedies; a third Talmadge sister, Natalie, made only a handful of films before retiring to marry comedian Buster Keaton. Norma's specialty was tear-stained drama, reaching a plateau in the 1926 weeper Kiki. In 1929, Norma made an ill-advised entry into talking pictures, where her flat Brooklyn accent was at odds with her glamorous screen personality. www.mtv.com /movies/person/61368/bio.jhtml   (235 words)

Portrait of the actress Norma Talmadge by Thomas Staedeli The actress Norma Talmadge began as a model at the age of 14 and attracted attention of a studio boss in New York. When Norma Talmadge went to Hollywood in 1915, her first movie there with the title "Captivating Mary Carstairs" was a flop, the production company had to shut down. Also Norma Talmadge had a part in the success with her movies "The Wonderful Thing" (21), "Love's Redemption" (21), "The Eternal Flame" (22), "The Song of Love" (23), "The Lady" (25), "Camille" (26) and "The Dove" (27). www.cyranos.ch /sptalm-e.htm   (456 words)

sbkc2.html There's still a big old staircase for Norma to have her fabled mad scene and Petula, to her credit, proves that Hollywood is a mad, mad, mad, mad world after all. Andrew Lloyd Webber's Norma is equal parts Gloria and Carol, with a teaspoon of Clara Bow (another real life silent star who went mad) tossed in for good measure. The fictional "Norma Desmond" of "Sunset Boulevard" is a composite of these ladies (Murray Like Desmond went off her rocker; Naldi became a drug addict) and Andrew Lloyd Webber found a larger than life almost operatic character to showcase in his musical version of Billy Wilder's 1950 movie, "Sunset Boulevard" www.petulaclark.net /theatre/sbkc2.html   (397 words)

All About...Marilyn Norma Jeane met Berniece for the first time in 1944, when she was 18. Norma Jeane walks through the gates of the 20th Century Fox for the first time: she's going to have her first screen test. She promises Norma Jeane to take her back home with them as soon as they get a bigger house.(Grace had always loved Norma Jeane a lot and never spared money when it came to Norma Jeane). www.fortunecity.com /bennyhills/gum/72/id17.htm   (1099 words)

San Diego Source > Showcase of Homes The area takes it's name from the Talmadge sisters--Norma, Constance and Natalie. Talmadge is located on the eastern edge of the City of San Diego just south of Mission Valley. Norma was married to John Shenick, president of United Artists Corporation. www.sddt.com /Showcase/choosehome.cfm?Com_ID=216   (278 words)

Norma Talmadge images, video clips, biography, filmography and links Norma Talmadge was born on May 26, 1895 in Jersey City, New Jersey. Norma thought this might be the chance to revive her film career. By then, "talkies" were all the rage and Norma's voice did not lend itself to the sound era and she was out of work. www.zoy.com /rkb/t/Talmadge_Norma.html   (798 words)

talmadge.html Norma and her sister Constance were popular film stars during the teens and twenties. Norma's specialty was tearful melodramas, while Constance excelled in comedy. Norma starred in films such as A Tale of Two Cities (1911) and Camille (1927). www.geh.org /link/sn/talmadge.html   (66 words)

Untitled Norma, the oldest sister, was a captivating brunette beauty; the reigning dramatic,tragic figure of Hollywood. Norma's husband wanted to produce all of her films and in the future, her comedic sister's as well. Norma's little sister's big break came when she was cast as "the Mountain Girl" in "The Babylonian Story". www.suite101.com /print_article.cfm/13879/78181   (930 words)

Constance Talmadge - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Constance Talmadge (April 19, 1897?-November 23, 1973) was a silent movie star born in Brooklyn, New York, USA, and was the sister of fellow actor Norma Talmadge. Along with her sister, Norma, Mary Pickford, and Douglas Fairbanks, she inaugurated the tradition of placing her footprints in cement outside Grauman's Chinese Theater. She began making films in 1914, when she appeared in 15 movies. www.pineville.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Constance_Talmadge   (221 words)

Norma Talmadge Images It continues "Norma Talmadge is one of the six best smilers, and she offers food for thought." An additonal website Doctormacro.com has as its heading regarding Norma Talmadge pictures. Later, it mentions "Norma Talmadge was born on May 26, 1895 in Jersey City, New Jersey. Talmadge Street in Hollywood, California, USA is named for Norma and Constance. imagine-contact.com /celebs/7606   (1052 words)

Just A Shopgirl from Brixton, Page 1. Joe Schenck, chairman of First National and Norma Talmadge's husband, probably proposed the idea, but at the encouragement of Sir Edward Hulton, a British newspaper owner with interests in the cinema. The final one hundred contestants would then be screen-tested and Norma and Constance Talmadge themselves would come to Stoll Film Studios (where the screen tests were to be made) and select the winner. Norma Talmadge, her early days at Vitagraph, from Motion Picture Story Magazine, c. www.busterkeaton.com /Margaret/shop1.htm   (1877 words)

Beauty and the Bean: Norma Talmadge Norma Talmadge is one of the six best smilers, and she offers food for thought as well. Norma has been suffering, in a celluloid way, for so long, from early Vitagraphics on up through Selznicked sobbings and independent trials and triumphs, that now it has become a habit. As I watched Norma cry real tears, while Harrison Ford knelt at her feet, I could not refrain from comparing her with Marjorie Rambeau: the two women are strangely alike in so many respects. www.welcometosilentmovies.com /features/norma/norma.htm   (2050 words)

Norma Talmadge SHE mixed her beauty and personality with brains, and her name means as much to the public today as in the earlier film period when Norma Talmadge was the "rage." Miss Talmadge was born at Niagara Falls, N. Y., in 1897, and educated in Brooklyn schools. But Miss Talmadge was not quite satisfied with the semi-costume pictures she had appeared in. silentgents.com /BTalmadgeN.html   (348 words)

Classic Movies : presented by ClassicMovies.COM Roland West and Norma Talmadge planned to make a picture at UFA in Germany, but the right project never materialized. Talmadge plays "The Dove", a dance hall girl who falls in love with croupier Gilbert Roland. Instead they did this movie adaptation of the Mack stage hit about a corrupt Mexican despot, changing the locale to the Mediterranean to avoid political repercussions south of the border. www.classicmovies.com /cm/film_detail.asp?film_id=169   (188 words)

Biography Of Marilyn Monroe Norma worked hard to please her foster parents, but she recalled that in her child hood she never felt quite ready, acceptable or presentable for the Bolenders. Norma Jeane loved the attention and Conover was inspired by her girl-next-door-look----the girl the GIs would want to come home to---and by her natural modeling ability. Norma Jeane’s body was rapidly developing; she was soon the envy of every girl at her school. marilyns.8m.net /bio.htm   (2936 words)

Norma Talmadge 2 photo Norma Talmadge was born May 26, 1897, in Jersey City, NJ, the eldest of three daughters. By the time she was in her teens, Norma was posing for music slides and magazine covers in New York City. At the height of her fame, Norma was making $7,500 a week and receiving 3,000 fan letters a week. www.silentsaregolden.com /photos/normatalmadgephoto2.html   (400 words)

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