Rosemary Theby

Acting

Born Apr 07, 1892

From Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

Died Nov 10, 1973

From Wikipedia 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.

Rosemary Theby

Known For

Make Way for Tomorrow

You Can't Take It with You

San Francisco

Our Relations

One Million B.C.

Vogues of 1938

Yours for the Asking

So Big

Ten Nights in a Bar-room

Mary of the Movies

Filmography — Acting

Make Way for Tomorrow

You Can't Take It with You

San Francisco

Our Relations

One Million B.C.

Vogues of 1938

Yours for the Asking

So Big

Ten Nights in a Bar-room

Mary of the Movies

The Fatal Glass of Beer

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

Shame

Terror Island

The Second 100 Years

One Rainy Afternoon

Long Live the King

Tea- With a Kick!

Wings in the Dark

The Red Lily

A Son of the Sahara

Kismet

Secrets of the Night

His Brother's Wife

Man on the Flying Trapeze

One Year to Live

Trial Marriage

Lost and Found on a South Sea Island

The Little Minister

The Eternal Flame

The Hushed Hour

The Girl of the Golden West

As Man Desires

A Juvenile Love Affair

Undercover Doctor

As You Like It

Midnight Daddies

Cupid Through a Keyhole

Yellow Men and Gold

The Devil Is Driving

Fifth Avenue Models

Unexpected Places

The Truthful Sex

In Search of a Thrill

An Eventful Elopement

Mr. Bolter's Infatuation

The Drunkard

The Great Love

The Port of Missing Girls

The Re-Creation of Brian Kent

Who's Who in the Zoo

The Geranium

Slander the Woman

Unseen Forces

Doctor's Orders

Wanted, a Sister

The Mills of the Gods

Married to Order

Bright and Early

A Woman Against the World

Across the Divide

Rio Grande

The Winged Mystery

Irene's Infatuation

Rich Men's Wives

The Last Trail

The Dream Melody