Rosemary Theby
Apr 7, 1892 — Nov 10, 1973 (81 years)
Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
83 Movies
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Rosemary Theby
83 Movies
81 R.I.P.
R.I.P.
83
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Pagan Passions
1924
Walter Wanger's Vogues of 1938
1937
You Can't Take It with You
1938
San Francisco
1936
One Million B.C.
1940
His Brother's Wife
1936
Make Way for Tomorrow
1937
Man on the Flying Trapeze
1935
One Rainy Afternoon
1936
Wings in the Dark
1935
Our Relations
1936
The Fatal Glass of Beer
1933
The Red Lily
1924
Married to Order
1920
Yours for the Asking
1936
Secrets of the Night
1924
Ten Nights in a Bar-room
1931
The Truthful Sex
1926
Terror Island
1920
Unseen Forces
1920
As Man Desires
1925
Bright and Early
1918
The Mills of the Gods
1912
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One Million B.C.
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One Million B.C.
Shell Person
1940
Film
You Can't Take It with You
Woman (uncredited)
1938
Film
Walter Wanger's Vogues of 1938
Wife
1937
Film
The Devil Is Driving
Matron (uncredited)
1937
Film
Make Way for Tomorrow
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
1937
Film
Our Relations
Pirate's Club Customer (uncredited)
1936
Film
His Brother's Wife
Minor Role (uncredited)
1936
Film
Yours for the Asking
Woman (uncredited)
1936
Film
San Francisco
Earthquake Survivor (uncredited)
1936
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Is Rosemary Theby still alive?
Rosemary Theby passed away on November 10, 1973 at age 81.
What are the most famous roles of Rosemary Theby?
Rosemary Theby is best known for roles in You Can't Take It with You, Make Way for Tomorrow, Our Relations.
How many movies has Rosemary Theby been in?
Over a 62-year career (since 1911), Rosemary Theby has appeared in 130 movies and 0 TV shows.
What was Rosemary Theby's first movie?
The career of Rosemary Theby began with The Sacrifice (1911).
What is Rosemary Theby's most recent movie or series?
Rosemary Theby's most recent release is One Million B.C., which premiered on April 5, 1940.
Rosemary Theby
1892-04-07 · Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
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Rosemary Theby (April 8, 1892 – November 10, 1973) was an American film actress. She appeared in some 250 films between 1911 and 1940.
Born Rosemary Theresa Theby in St. Louis, Missouri, Theby studied at Sargent's School in New York. A contemporary newspaper account described her as being of "medium-height, well proportioned, with regular features and dark hair".
Her first film experience came in the Vitagraph production of The Wager. By 1915, she was a star for the Universal film company. During World War I Theby took care of a refugee from Lithuania. After being educated and cared for by Theby, the young woman became her maid during an acute shortage of maids in Hollywood, in 1920.
As Miss Corintee in The Great Love (1918), Theby played the part of a German spy with great skill. The film was written and directed by D.W. Griffith. This was a vamp role which she began to play frequently after depicting characters in slapstick comedies. Theby played a Chinese vampire in Clung, a Fox Film production directed by Emmett Flynn. Later she began to portray more serious women.
Theby was solely a film actress. She declined an offer to accompany Chauncey Olcott to appear on stage for $85 per week. At the time she was earning $125 weekly in movies. She later regretted her decision because of the experience she would have gained.
Theby was married to fellow actor and director Harry Myers. After Meyers' death in 1938, she married Truitt Hughes to whom she remained married until her death. She lived for years at 1907 Wilcox Avenue in Los Angeles.
Theby supported Calvin Coolidge in the 1924 presidential election. Theby enjoyed playing golf, wearing her hair in a Bob cut, and possessed a preoccupation with personal cleanliness. On screen she appeared tall and willowy, entering a scene, according to one review in the Los Angeles Times, with a "sensuous glide".
Theby died of circulatory shock on November 10, 1973, at the age of 81.