Mildred Manning was an actress who appeared in films. She had a starring role in the 1917 film adaptation of Edith Ellis' play Mary Jane's Pa.[1] She was also cast in a starring role in Next Door to Nancy.[1] She was cast as the heroine in The Princess of Park Row.[1]

with Lon Chaney.

She performed in Broadway shows with singing and dancing roles where she was discovered by D. W. Griffith who cast her in Biograph films. She later worked with Vitagraph.[2] She was an outdoors enthusiast who rode horses and shot rifles.[2]

She was in the O. Henry series produced by Broadway Star Features Co.[3] (part of Vitagraph).

Filmography

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Nickelodeon". September 30, 1917 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ a b "Motion Picture Classic". September 30, 1915 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ Rainey, Buck (September 30, 1996). The Reel Cowboy: Essays on the Myth in Movies and Literature. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-0106-2 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ "Dramatic Mirror of the Stage and Motion Pictures". Dramatic Mirror Company. September 30, 1917 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ Goble, Alan (September 8, 2011). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 978-3-11-095194-3 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ Bilby, Joseph G.; Ziegler, Harry (October 25, 2011). The Rise and Fall of the Ku Klux Klan in New Jersey. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4396-6769-9 – via Google Books.
  7. ^ Reid, John Howard (August 1, 2011). Silent Movies & Early Sound Films on DVD: New Expanded Edition. Lulu.com. ISBN 978-0-557-43335-3 – via Google Books.
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