Jane Fearnley
Jane Fearnley | |
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| Born | Sadie J. Fearnley c. 1885 Fall River, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | 1952 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Other names | Jane Fernley |
| Alma mater | Dean Academy |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1907–c. 1922 |
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Jane Fearnley (née Sadie J. Fearnley; c. 1885–1952), was an American stage and film actress who appeared in silent films.[1] Her name was sometimes spelled Jane Fernley.[2]
Early life and education
[edit]Fearnley was born Sadie J. around 1885 in Fall River, Massachusetts, the daughter of Joseph and Sarah who immigrated to the United States from England.[3][4] She graduated from Dean Academy in 1904.[5]
Career
[edit]After college, Fearnley moved to New York City and began her acting career[6][7] performing both on stage and film until the early 1920's.[8] In 1907 she made her national debut in the leading role in the play Raffles as Gwendolin Conron with S. Miller Kent,[9] then in 1909 as Hope Georgia in the play The Gentleman from Mississippi.[10]
After tiring of traveling, she joined Reliance Film Company,[11] later joining Independent Moving Pictures (IMP)[12] and the Famous Players Film Company among others.[13] By 1913, she had solidified herself as a leading film actress, often starring opposite King Baggot in films such as the Human Hearts, Lady Audrey's Secret and A Cave Man Wooing.[14][15] She was also noted for her roles in The Little Gray Lady and The Scales of Justice.[16] She returned to the stage 1916, touring with a company playing the role of Ruth Goldman in Potash and Perlmutter[16][17] then in the early 1920s as Mrs. Marshall in Irene.[18]
Personal life
[edit]Fearnley married twice, first to Richard Clark in 1907[7] then to Charles Carey in 1923.[19] Pearl White lived with Fearnely for a short time around 1913 and traveled to Bermuda together.[20] In 1952 Fearnley died while residing New York City, outside of Harlem.[21]
Filmography
[edit]- Making Good (1912)[22]
- In Old Tennessee (1912)[14]
- Human Hearts (1912)[15]
- Lady Audrey's Secret (1912)[23][15][24]
- King, the Detective and the Opium Smugglers (1912)[14]
- Officer 174 (1912)[14]
- Jealousy (1912), part of the Library of Congress' film collection
- A Cave Man Wooing (1912)
- The New Magdalen(1912)[15]
- In a Woman's Power (1913)
- The Stranglers of Paris[15] (1913) as Mathilde[25]
- The Golden Pathway (1913)
- Kathleen Mavourneen (1913 film)[15]
- The Christian (1914)
- The Little Gray Lady (1914)
- The Scales of Justice (1914)
- The Marble Heart (1915)[15]
- Bubbles (1916)[26]
- The Black Stork (1917)
- The Eternal Sin (1917)
References
[edit]- ^ Day, Dorothy (May 8, 1919). "News of the Movies". Des Moines Tribune. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ ""Human Hearts" A Feature Of Bill American Theater". The Butte Daily Post. September 26, 1912. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "East End Echos". Fall River Globe. March 16, 1905. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Obituary". Fall River Globe. October 13, 1922. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "School And College". Boston Evening Transcript. June 9, 1904. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Flynn Stock Co". Fall River Daily Evening News. January 16, 1906. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Clark-Fernley". Fall River Globe. September 13, 1907. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Plays and Players". Brooklyn Life. November 26, 1921. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "She Is With Raffles". The Hutchinson News. January 8, 1908. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ ""The Gentleman From Mississippi" Find". The Charlotte News. October 2, 1909. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Actress Does All Her Work Before A Camera". Star Tribune. March 16, 1913. p. 50 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Theatrical Notes". The Cairo Bulletin. January 25, 1912. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ ""Scales Of Justice" At Opera House Today". The San Bernardino County Sun. October 4, 1914. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c d Wlaschin, Ken (May 15, 2009). Silent Mystery and Detective Movies: A Comprehensive Filmography. McFarland. pp. 115, 121, 167. ISBN 9780786443505 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b c d e f g Goble, Alan (September 8, 2011). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 9783110951943 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b ""Leave It To Jane"". The Brooklyn Citizen. October 20, 1918. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Potash and Perlmutter". The Ottawa Citizen. April 15, 1916. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Notes About Players". The Boston Globe. January 22, 1922. p. 58 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Carey-Fearnley". Fall River Daily Evening News. December 8, 1923. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Drew, William M. (2023-03-07). The Woman Who Dared: The Life and Times of Pearl White, Queen of the Serials. University Press of Kentucky. pp. 73–74. ISBN 978-0-8131-9684-8.
- ^ Winchell, Walter (April 24, 1952). "Gossip of the Nation". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Fleming, E. J. (November 8, 2013). Wallace Reid: The Life and Death of a Hollywood Idol. McFarland. ISBN 9780786477258 – via Google Books.
- ^ Tibbetts, John C.; Tibbetts, Professor John C. (April 14, 1985). The American Theatrical Film: Stages in Development. Popular Press. ISBN 9780879722890 – via Google Books.
- ^ Beller, Anne-Marie (October 18, 2012). Mary Elizabeth Braddon: A Companion to the Mystery Fiction. McFarland. ISBN 9780786436675 – via Google Books.
- ^ "The Stranglers of Paris". www.tcm.com.
- ^ "Motography". April 14, 1916 – via Google Books.