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Mabel Normand

Mabel Normand, 1918
Born Mabel Ethelreid Normand
November 9, 1893(1893-11-09)
New Brighton, Staten Island, United States
Died February 23, 1930 (aged 36)
Monrovia, California, United States
Other name(s) Muriel Fortescue
Mabel Normand-Cody
Spouse(s) Lew Cody (1926-1930)

Mabel Normand (November 9, 1895? - February 23, 1930)[1] was an American film actress and the most popular screen comedienne of the silent film era. Events 694 - Egica, a king of the Visigoths of Hispania, accuses Jews of aiding Muslims sentencing all Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common New Brighton is a neighborhood formerly an independent village located on the North Shore of Staten Island in New York City, USA. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 1455 - Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western Book printed from Movable Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Monrovia is a city located in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains in the San Gabriel Valley of Los Angeles County, California, United The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 694 - Egica, a king of the Visigoths of Hispania, accuses Jews of aiding Muslims sentencing all Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1455 - Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western Book printed from Movable Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works Comedy (from the Greek κωμωδίαkomodia has a popular meaning (any discourse generally intended to amuse especially in Television, Film, and Her later career was marked by several successive scandals, including the murder of director William Desmond Taylor. William Desmond Taylor ( April 26, 1872 – February 1, 1922) was an actor successful US Film director of Silent

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Early life and career

Born Mabel Ethelreid Normand in New Brighton, Staten Island, New York, she grew up in extreme poverty. New Brighton is a neighborhood formerly an independent village located on the North Shore of Staten Island in New York City, USA. Staten Island (ˌstætənˈaɪlənd is a borough of New York City situated primarily on the island of the same name Her father was sporadically employed as a carpenter at Sailors' Snug Harbor home for elderly seamen. Before she entered films at age 16 in 1909, Normand worked as an artist's model, which included posing for postcards illustrated by Charles Dana Gibson, creator of the Gibson Girl image. The year 1909 in film involved some significant events Events Matsunosuke Onoe, who would become the first superstar of Japanese cinema A model is a person who is posed or displayed for the purpose of Art, Fashion, or other products and Advertising. Charles Dana Gibson ( September 14, 1867 &ndash December 23, 1944) was an American graphic artist noted for his creation of the " The Gibson Girl was the personification of the feminine ideal as portrayed in the satirical pen and ink illustrated stories created by Illustrator Charles Dana Gibson She met director Mack Sennett and embarked on a tumultuous affair with him. Mack Sennett ( January 17, 1880 &ndash November 5, 1960) was an Academy Award -winning director and was known as the innovator Her first films portrayed her as a bathing beauty, but Normand quickly demonstrated a flair for comedy and became a star of Sennett's short films. She appeared regularly with Charles Chaplin and Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle and wrote, directed, and starred in some of Chaplin's early films. Roscoe Conkling "Fatty" Arbuckle ( March 24 1887 &ndash June 29 1933) was an American Silent film Comedian She has been credited with being the first person to throw a cream pie on film -- at Arbuckle in A Noise from the Deep (1913) -- and is often cited as silent film's most prominent comedienne. A Noise from the Deep is a 1913 comedy short starring Mabel Normand and Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle. She directed films and made full-length features before either Arbuckle or Chaplin.

In 1914 she starred with Chaplin and Marie Dressler in Tillie's Punctured Romance. The year 1914 in film involved some significant events Events The 3300-seat Strand Theater opens in New York City. Marie Dressler ( November 9, 1868 – July 28, 1934) was an Academy Award -winning Canadian actress Tillie's Punctured Romance was the first feature-length Comedy film from Keystone Film Company and the Christie Film Company, produced in Normand developed into a major film star. As her relationship with Sennett came to an end, she signed a $3,500 a week contract (equivalent to over $53,000/week in 2007) with Samuel Goldwyn in 1918 and opened her own film studio in Culver City. Samuel Goldwyn ( ca. July 1879 &ndash 31 January 1974) was an Academy Award and Golden Globe Award -winning producer The year 1918 in film involved some significant events Events Following litigation for anti-trust activities the US Supreme Court orders the Motion Picture Culver City is a city in western Los Angeles County California. During this time she reportedly became addicted to both alcohol and narcotics which damaged her health and career. Alcoholism is a term with multiple and sometimes conflicting definitions The term narcotic (ναρκωτικός is believed to have been coined by the Greek physician Galen to refer to agents that benumb or deaden causing loss Nonetheless, her breakup with Sennett seems to have caused Normand to re-evaluate her life and she embarked on a program of self-education, developing keen and lasting interests in reading and books.

Scandals

Pictures & Picturegoer, July 1917, Mabel Normand on the cover of an English movie magazine
Pictures & Picturegoer, July 1917, Mabel Normand on the cover of an English movie magazine

Director William Desmond Taylor shared her interest in books and the two formed a close friendship. William Desmond Taylor ( April 26, 1872 – February 1, 1922) was an actor successful US Film director of Silent He was murdered in 1922 only minutes after Normand had left his home. Events November 26 - The Toll of the Sea, starring Anna May Wong and Kenneth Harlan, debuts as the first general She was closely scrutinized by police but never considered a serious suspect. [2] Newspapers speculated wildly about Normand given reports of her drug use along with her many past appearances in films with Roscoe Arbuckle, who had also recently become enmeshed in scandal. Roscoe Conkling "Fatty" Arbuckle ( March 24 1887 &ndash June 29 1933) was an American Silent film Comedian In 1924 she was involved in yet another scandal when her chauffeur Joe Kelly (an ex-convict whose real name was Horace Greer) shot and wounded Normand's lover Courtland Dines with her pistol.

Later career and death

She continued making films and was signed by Hal Roach Studios in 1926 after discussions with director/producer F. Richard Jones, who had directed her at Keystone. Harold Eugene "Hal" Roach Sr ( January 14, 1892 – November 2, 1992) was an American film and Frank Richard Jones ( September 7, 1893 - December 14, 1930) was an American director and producer. At Roach she made the film Raggedy Rose plus four others which were released with publicity support from the Hollywood community (including her friend Mary Pickford). Mary Pickford ( April 8, 1892 – May 29, 1979) was an Academy Award -winning Canadian motion picture

In 1926 she married actor Lew Cody with whom she had appeared in Mickey in 1918. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lew Cody, birth name Louis Joseph Côté ( February 22, 1884 Waterville Maine - May 21, 1934 Beverly Hills California Mickey is a 1918 Comedy / Drama film starring Mabel Normand, directed by F They lived separately in nearby houses in Beverly Hills before Cody moved in with her. However, Normand's health was in decline. After an extended stay in a sanitarium she died from tuberculosis at about the age of 35 in Monrovia, California. Tuberculosis (abbreviated as TB for tubercle bacillus or T u' b' erculosis Bacillus --> is a common Monrovia is a city located in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains in the San Gabriel Valley of Los Angeles County, California, United She was interred as Mabel Normand-Cody at Calvary Cemetery, Los Angeles. The Calvary Cemetery is a Roman Catholic cemetery operated by the Los Angeles Archdiocese, located at 4201 Whittier Boulevard in Los Angeles California Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West

Mabel Normand has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her contributions to Motion Pictures, at 6821 Hollywood Boulevard. The Hollywood Walk of Fame is a Sidewalk along Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street in Hollywood Los Angeles California, USA, that

Humorous quote

Say anything you like, but don't say I love to work. That sounds like Mary Pickford, the prissy bitch. Mary Pickford ( April 8, 1892 – May 29, 1979) was an Academy Award -winning Canadian motion picture [3]

Cultural references

A nod to Normand's celebrity in early Hollywood came through the name of a leading character in the 1950 film Sunset Boulevard, "Norma Desmond", which has been cited as a combination of the names Mabel Normand and William Desmond Taylor. Sunset Boulevard is a 1950 American Film noir classic Directed and co-written by Billy Wilder, it was named [4][5] The 1974 Broadway musical Mack & Mabel (Michael Stewart and Jerry Herman) depicted the romance between Normand and Mack Sennett. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located Mack & Mabel is a musical with a book by Michael Stewart and music and lyrics by Jerry Herman. Michael Stewart may refer to Michael Stewart Baron Stewart of Fulham, British Cabinet Minister Michael Stewart (playwright, playwright Jerry Herman (born July 10, 1931) is an American Composer / Lyricist of the Broadway Musical theater. Normand was played by Bernadette Peters and Robert Preston played Mack Sennett. Bernadette Peters (born February 28 1948 is an American Actress and Singer from New York City. Robert Preston ( June 8, 1918 – March 21, 1987) was an American award-winning Actor. Stevie Nicks wrote a song called "Mabel Normand". Stephanie Lynn "Stevie" Nicks (born on May 26 1948 in Phoenix Arizona) is an American Singer-songwriter, best known for her work with Fleetwood It was never officially released but the demo was leaked and can be found on some Stevie Nicks fan sites. Normand is played by actress Morganne Picard in the motion picture "Return to Babylon" (2008).

Partial Filmography

Further reading

References

  1. ^ findagrave. com Mabel Normand, retrieved 29 December 2007
  2. ^ "Press Film Star For Taylor Clew; Police Conduct 'Long And Grueling' Examination, Working On Jealousy Motive. Mabel Normand Speaks Tells Reporters Affection For Slain Director Was Based On Comradeship, Not 'Love. '", New York Times, February 7, 1922, Tuesday. Events 457 - Leo I becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire. 1074 - Battle of Montesarchio in which the Prince Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Retrieved on 2007-07-21. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 356 BC - Herostratus sets fire to the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the World  "A motion picture actress was subjected to what the police termed a "long and grueling" examination at her home here tonight in an attempt to obtain a clew to the murderer of William Desmond Taylor. " 
  3. ^ thinkexist. com, Mabel Normand Quotes, retrieved 24 December 2007
  4. ^ "Taylorology" (about William D. Taylor & era), (literateweb. com), September 2003, webpage: LitWeb-WDTaylor.
  5. ^ Staggs, Sam: Close-up on Sunset Boulevard: Billy Wilder, Norma Desmond and the Dark Hollywood Dream. St. Martin's Griffin Books, 2002

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Persondata
NAME Normand, Mabel
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Normand, Mabel Ethelreid
SHORT DESCRIPTION Silent film actress
DATE OF BIRTH November 9, 1893
PLACE OF BIRTH New Brighton, Staten Island, United States
DATE OF DEATH February 23, 1930
PLACE OF DEATH Monrovia, California, United States
Events 694 - Egica, a king of the Visigoths of Hispania, accuses Jews of aiding Muslims sentencing all Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common New Brighton is a neighborhood formerly an independent village located on the North Shore of Staten Island in New York City, USA. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 1455 - Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western Book printed from Movable Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Monrovia is a city located in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains in the San Gabriel Valley of Los Angeles County, California, United The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
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