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Amabel Ethelreid Normand (November 9, 1893 – February 23, 1930), better known as Mabel Normand, was an American silent film actress, director and screenwriter. She was a popular star and collaborator of Mack Sennett in their Keystone Studios films, and at the height of her career in the late 1910s and early 1920s had her own film studio and production company, the Mabel Normand Feature Film ...
Apr 23, 2024 · Mabel Normand (born November 9/10, 1892?, Staten Island?, New York, U.S.—died February 23, 1930, Monrovia, California) was an American film actress who was one of the greatest comedians of the silent era. Known for her gaiety and spontaneous spirit, Normand appeared in hundreds of films (and directed several of them) and rose to such heights ...
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Mabel Normand. Actress: Mickey. Mabel Normand was one of the comedy greats of early film. In an era when women are deemed 'not funny enough' it seems film history has forgotten her contributions. Her films debuted the Keystone Cops, Charlie Chaplin's tramp and the pie in the face gag. She co-starred with both Chaplin and Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle in a series of shorts. She was a star in the first...
- November 10, 1892
- February 22, 1930
Mabel Normand (1892-1930) Mabel Normand. Actress. Director. Writer. IMDbPro Starmeter See rank. Mabel Normand was one of the comedy greats of early film. In an era when women are deemed 'not funny enough' it seems film history has forgotten her contributions. Her films debuted the Keystone Cops, Charlie Chaplin's tramp and the pie in the face gag.
- Actress, Director, Writer
- November 10, 1892
- Mabel Normand
- February 22, 1930
Mabel Normand’s untimely death at age 37 on February 23, 1930, marked the end of a remarkable career that had seen her rise from humble beginnings to the heights of Hollywood stardom. Though her life was tragically cut short, her contributions to the world of cinema continue to be celebrated and studied by film enthusiasts and scholars alike.
Biography. Born November 9th, 1892 in Staten Island, New York to Claude and Mary Normand. Growing up in a lower middle class family Mabel eventually had to help earn her keep. At the age of 14 she became an artist’s model, posing for various painters including Charles Dana Gibson. Her image graced many postcards and magazine covers during ...
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Normand, Mabel (c. 1893–1930)American actress and comedian of the silent screen . Name variations: early in career, worked under name Mabel Fortescue. Born in New York, Massachusetts, or Rhode Island, on November 10, 1893 (also seen as November 2, 1892, and November 16, 1894); died of tuberculosis in Monrovia, California, on February 23, 1930; one of the surviving three children (two girls ...
