Mary Miles Minter
Mary Miles Minter (born Juliet Reilly; April 25, 1902 – August 4, 1984)[1][2] was an American actress. She appeared in 54 silent era motion pictures from 1912 to 1923.
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Born | Juliet Reilly April 25, 1902[1][2] Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S. |
Died | August 4, 1984 Santa Monica, California, U.S. | (aged 82)
Cause of death | Stroke |
Other names | Juliet Shelby |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1907–1923 |
Spouse(s) | Brandon O. Hildebrandt (m. 1957; his death, 1965) |
Parent(s) | Charlotte Shelby Joseph Homer Reilly |
Relatives | Margaret Shelby (sister) |
In 1922, Minter was involved in scandal surrounding the murder of director William Desmond Taylor, for whom she said she was in love with. Minter's reputation was ruined when her mother became a suspect, and she gave up her movie career in 1923.
Minter died of a stroke on August 4, 1984 in Santa Monica, California at the age of 82.[3]
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Louisiana Birth Certificate, Caddo Parish, No. 119, Book A, Page 97, Birth Date: April 25, 1902, Name: Mary M. Reilly [sic-Original Caddo birth record was recorded as "J.H. Riley's Child"], Sex: Female, Place of Birth: Shreveport, Father: J. Homer Reilly [sic-Original Caddo birth record recorded his name as "J.H. Riley"], Born: Texas, Age: 25, Mother: Pearl Miles, Born: Louisiana, Age: 23.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Social Security Death Index, Name: Mary OHildebrandt, Birth: April 25, 1902, SSN: 564-32-9171, Issued: California, Death: August 1984, Last Address of Record: 90402 (Santa Monica, Los Angeles Co., CA).
- ↑ California Death Index, Name: Mary OHildebrandt, Birth Date: 04-01 [sic]-1902, Mother's Maiden Name: Miles, Father's Last: Reilly, Sex: Female, Birth Place: Louisiana, Death Place: Los Angeles (19), Death Date: 08-05-1984, SSN: 564-32-9171, Age: 82 yrs.