Edna Murphy (November 17, 1899 – August 3, 1974) was an American actress of the silent era.[1] She appeared in 80 films between 1918 and 1933. Murphy was voted "Most Photographed Movie Star of 1925" by ScreenLand Magazine.
Edna Murphy | |
|---|---|
 Murphy, c. 1920 | |
| Born | November 17, 1899 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | August 3, 1974 (aged 74) Santa Monica, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1918-1933 |
| Spouse | Mervyn LeRoy (1927-1932, divorced) |
For part of her career, Murphy was the leading woman in films with Monte Blue.[2]
Murphy married director Mervyn LeRoy on December 18, 1927. She divorced him on June 30, 1932, on the grounds of desertion.[3]
Filmography edit
- To the Highest Bidder (1918)
- Fantômas (1920)
- Over the Hill to the Poorhouse (1920)
- The Branded Woman (1920)
- The North Wind's Malice (1920)
- Dynamite Allen (1921)
- Play Square (1921)
- What Love Will Do (1921)
- The Jolt (1921)
- Live Wires (1921)
- Extra! Extra! (1922)
- The Galloping Kid (1922)
- Don't Shoot (1922)
- Caught Bluffing (1922)
- The Ordeal (1922)
- Ridin' Wild (1922)
- Paid Back (1922)
- The Man Between (1923)
- Her Dangerous Path (1923)
- Nobody's Bride (1923)
- Going Up (1923)
- Leatherstocking (1924)
- The King of Wild Horses (1924)
- The White Moth (1924)
- Daughters of Today (1924)
- Into the Net (1924)
- After the Ball (1924)
- Lena Rivers (1925)
- Wildfire (1925)
- The Police Patrol (1925)
- Lying Wives (1925)
- Ermine and Rhinestones (1925)
- His Buddy's Wife (1925)
- A Man Must Live (1925)
- Clothes Make the Pirate (1925)
- Obey The Law (1926)
- Wives at Auction (1926)
- Things Wives Tell (1926)
- The Truth About Men (1926)
- College Days (1926)
- 45 Minutes from Hollywood (1926)
- Oh, What a Night! (1926)
- The Little Giant (1926)
- McFadden's Flats (1927)
- The Valley of Hell (1927)
- Tarzan and the Golden Lion (1927)
- The Black Diamond Express (1927)
- Silver Comes Through (1927)
- His Foreign Wife (1927)
- Burnt Fingers (1927)
- Rose of the Bowery (1927)
- Wilful Youth (1927)
- All Aboard (1927)
- The Silent Hero (1927)
- Dearie (1927)
- The Cruise of the Hellion (1927)
- Modern Daughters (1927)
- Across the Atlantic (1928)
- The Sunset Legion (1928)
- The Midnight Adventure (1928)
- My Man (1928)
- The Greyhound Limited (1929)
- The Bachelor's Club (1929)
- The Sap (1929)
- Kid Gloves (1929)
- Stolen Kisses (1929)
- Little Johnny Jones (1929)
- The Show of Shows (1929)
- Lummox (1930)
- Dancing Sweeties (1930)
- Second Choice (1930)
- Wide Open (1930)
- Forgotten Women (1931)
- Finger Prints (1931)
- Anybody's Blonde (1931)
- Behind Office Doors (1931)
- Girl of the Rio (1932)
- Cheating Blondes (1933)
References edit
- ^ "Edna Murphy". Silent Hollywood. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
- ^ "Edna Murphy to Wed Mervyn Leroy". The New York Times. November 3, 1927. p. 24. ProQuest 104068113. Retrieved April 29, 2021 – via ProQuest.
- ^ "Mervyn Le Roy Divorced". The New York Times. July 1, 1932. p. 19. ProQuest 100575479. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
External links edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Edna Murphy.
- Edna Murphy at IMDb