Edna Mae Cooper (July 19, 1900 – June 27, 1986) was an American actress of the silent era. She appeared in 79 films between 1911 and 1927.
Edna Mae Cooper | |
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| Born | July 19, 1900 |
| Died | June 27, 1986 (aged 85) Woodland Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, US |
| Occupation | Silent film actress |
| Spouse | Karl Brown |
Early life
editOn July 19, 1900, Cooper was born in Baltimore, Maryland.[1]
Career
editCooper is known for her performances in Men, Women, and Money (1919), Grounds for Divorce (1925), and The Ten Commandments (1956).
Bobbi Trout asked starlet Edna Mae Cooper if she wanted to go with her to attempt another endurance run. They first attempted the flight on January 1, 1931 but due to technical problems they had to abort the flight. At their next attempt, they were successful in flying straight for 122 hours and 50 minutes, only to end the run on January 9, 1931 due to the spitting off fuel. This was another record broken by Trout, and was later recognized by King Carol II of Romania, who representative gave her the Royal Decree and the aviation cross for pilots who made record flights, a distinction only given to two other pilots - Amelia Earhart and Charles Lindbergh.[2]
Filmography
edit- 1918: Rimrock Jones - Hazel Hardesty
- 1918: The Whispering Chorus - Good Face[3]
- 1918: Old Wives for New - Bertha[3]
- 1918: Sauce for the Goose - Mrs. Edith Darch[3]
- 1919: You Never Saw Such a Girl - Mrs. McKenzie
- 1919: Putting It Over
- 1919: Men, Women, and Money - Miss Cote
- 1919: The Third Kiss - Gwendolin Finn
- 1919: Male and Female - Fisher[3]
- 1919: Peg o' My Heart
- 1920: Why Change Your Wife? - Gordon's Maid
- 1924: The Folly of Vanity - Russian Vamp (modern sequence)
- 1925: Beauty and the Bad Man - Mayme
- 1925: Grounds for Divorce - Marie
- 1925: Sally, Irene and Mary - Maggie
- 1926: Scotty of the Scouts - Effie Middleton
- 1927: The King of Kings - (uncredited)
- 1928: The Swim Princess (Short) - Swimming Coach
- 1928: The Blue Danube
- 1928: Speedy - Minor Role (uncredited)
- 1928: Say It with Sables - Maid
- 1928: Code of the Air
- 1928: The Apache - Minor Role (uncredited)
- 1928: George Washington Cohen
- 1929: Foolish Husbands (Short) - Committee Woman
- 1929: Don't Get Jealous (Short) - Mrs. Blake
- 1956: The Ten Commandments - Woman of the Court (final film role)
Personal life
editCopper's husband was Karl Brown, a cinematographer, screenwriter, and director. On June 27, 1986, Cooper died at age 85 in Woodland Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, U.S..[4][1]
Cooper is interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills) in Los Angeles, California.
References
edit- ^ a b "Cooper, Edna Mae (1900–1986)". encyclopedia.com. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
- ^ Warren K. Deem [1] Archived October 19, 2019, at the Wayback Machine, Evelyn Trout Biography, 1999. Accessed online 8 March 2010.
- ^ a b c d "Edna Mae Cooper". bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on July 16, 2017. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
- ^ "Karl Brown, 93, Hollywood Pioneer In Cinematography". The New York Times. March 30, 1990. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
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