Years active 1908–1921 Name Edith Storey | Role Actress Siblings Richard Storey | |
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Born March 18, 1892 ( 1892-03-18 ) New York City, New York Died October 9, 1967, Northport, New York, United States Parents William Chase Storey, Minnie Thorn Storey Movies A Florida Enchantment, The Immortal Alamo, Captain Alvarez, A Tale of Two Cities, Oliver Twist Similar People Sidney Drew, Ralph Ince, Gaston Melies, J Stuart Blackton, Tod Browning | ||
Edith Storey (March 18, 1892 – October 9, 1967) was an American actress during the silent film era. She and her brother, Richard, both had brief acting careers. Richard Storey appeared in only four films, and Edith retired in 1921, aged 29.
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Early life
Born and raised in New York City, Storey began acting when she was a child. Her film career began with the film Francesca di Rimini (1908), also called The Two Brothers. She would have two film roles in 1908, and a total of seventy-five by 1913. Many of these films were Westerns, as Storey was reportedly an excellent horseback rider and could perform her own stunts.
Career
Edith Storey worked for New York-based Vitagraph Studios most of her career except 1910–1911, when she was under contract with Star Film Company in San Antonio, Texas. She appeared in nearly 150 films between 1908 to 1921, including The Immortal Alamo (1911), A Florida Enchantment (1914), and The Christian (1914), the latter film based on the Hall Caine novel, and later remade in 1923, also as The Christian.
Later life
She would appear in another seventy-one films from 1913 to 1921, almost all of which were what are considered film shorts. In 1921, aged 29, she retired. She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her work in the film industry at 1523 Vine Street. She was residing in Northport, Long Island, New York at the time of her death on October 9, 1967, aged 75.
Filmography
Actress
1921
The Greater Profit as
Maury Brady
1921
Beach of Dreams as
Cleo de Bromsart
1920
Moon Madness as
Valerie / Zora
1919
As the Sun Went Down as
Col. Billy
1918
Edith's Victory for Democracy (Short) as
The Cowgirl
1918
The Silent Woman as
Nan McDonald
1918
The Demon as
Princess Perdita
1918
The Treasure of the Sea as
Margaret Elkins
1918
The Claim as
Belle Jones
1918
Revenge as
Alva Leigh
1918
The Legion of Death as
Princess Marya
1918
The Eyes of Mystery as
Carma Carmichael
1917
Captain of the Gray Horse Troop as
Elsie
1917
Aladdin from Broadway as
Faimeh
1917
Money Magic as
Bertha Gilman
1916
The Missing Chapter (Short)
1916
An Enemy to the King as
Julie De Varion
1916
The Scarlet Runner as
Dorothy Herbert
1916
The Tarantula as
Chonita Alvarado
1916
The Shop Girl as
Winifred Childs
1916
She Won the Prize (Short) as
Molly Moore
1916
Susie, the Sleuth (Short) as
Susie Sharpe
1916
The Two Edged Sword as
Mary Brooks
1916
Jane's Bashful Hero (Short) as
Jane
1916
Jane's Husband (Short) as
Jane
1915
On Her Wedding Night as
Helen Carter
1915
A Man's Sacrifice (Short) as
Mary
1915
A Price for Folly as
Dorothea Jardeau
1915
The Ruling Power (Short) as
Rose Williams - the Daughter-in-Law
1915
The Dust of Egypt as
Ameuset
1915
A Queen for an Hour (Short) as
Jane / Anita (dual role)
1915
Love's Way (Short) as
Edith Havens
1915
Jane Was Worth It (Short) as
Jane
1915
The Enemies (Short) as
Minnie Waverlie - John's Sister
1915
The Quality of Mercy (Short) as
Eileen Van Cortland - the Daughter
1915
The Island of Regeneration as
Katherine Brenton
1915
O'Garry of the Royal Mounted (Short) as
Marie LaRose
1915
The Silent Plea (Short) as
Marie Carson - the Mother
1915
In the Latin Quarter (Short) as
Marie Duval
1914
The Old Flute Player (Short) as
Anna - The Old Flute Player's Daughter
1914
Hope Foster's Mother (Short) as
Hope Foster
1914
Steve O'Grady's Chance (Short) as
Bess
1914
A Florida Enchantment as
Miss Lillian Travers
1914
Warfare in the Skies (Short) as
Enia - the General's Ward
1914
Captain Alvarez as
Bonita - Don Arana's Niece
1914
The Christian as
Glory Quayle (as Miss Edith Storey)
1914
The Mischief Maker (Short) as
Dolly Hoffman
1914
Children of the Feud (Short) as
Hulda Belfield
1913
The Trap (Short)
1913
'Mid Kentucky Hills (Short) as
Melinda Morton
1913
The Cure (Short) as
Mrs. Harry Lindsay
1913
The Leading Lady (Short) as
Helen Marsden - the Leading Lady
1913
Peggy's Burglar (Short) as
Peggy
1913
The Next Generation (Short) as
Janice Barnes
1913
A Homespun Tragedy (Short) as
Mrs. Dorothy Thompson
1913
The Call (Short) as
Lucille Wilson, Ned's Wife
1913
The Prince of Evil (Short) as
Josephine Chester
1913
A Regiment of Two as
Laura
1913
The Forgotten Latchkey (Short)
1913
The Still Voice (Short) as
Marjorie, Steele's Daughter
1913
Captain Mary Brown (Short) as
Captain Mary Brown - the Colonel's Daughter
1913
Hearts of the First Empire (Short) as
Marie Luise of Austria
1913
Brother Bill (Short) as
Nan - the Storekeeper's Daughter
1913
The Strength of Men (Short) as
Marie Cummings
1913
Sisters All (Short) as
Helen - Sergius's Wealthy Daughter
1913
Red and White Roses as
Mrs. Andrews
1913
The Chains of an Oath (Short) as
Donia
1913
The Skull (Short)
1913
The Classmate's Frolic (Short) as
Classmate
1913
When Bobby Forgot (Short) as
Jane's Mother
1913
The Vengeance of Durand; or, the Two Portraits (Short) as
Marion - as an Adult
1913
The Delayed Letter (Short) as
Mabel Hinton
1912
The Reincarnation of Karma
1912
Two Women and Two Men (Short) as
Mlle. Valeria
1912
While She Powdered Her Nose (Short) as
The Maid
1912
A Marriage of Convenience (Short) as
Mildred Girard
1912
Following the Star (Short) as
Helen Winthrop
1912
The Dandy, or Mr. Dawson Turns the Tables (Short) as
A Maid
1912
The Scoop (Short) as
Beulah Mead - a Newspaper Journalist
1912
A Modern Atalanta (Short) as
Ruth Grantland
1912
On the Line of Peril (Short) as
Lucille Buel
1912
None But the Brave Deserve the Fair (Short) as
Flora Green, the Farmer's Daughter
1912
In the Furnace Fire (Short) as
Mary Nelson
1912
The Godmother (Short) as
Fifth Girl
1912
Nothing to Wear (Short) as
Mrs. Coster - The Wife
1912
The Signal Fire (Short)
1912
His Lordship, the Valet (Short) as
Harriet Knowlton
1912
A Vitagraph Romance (Short) as
Edith Storey
1912
Coronets and Hearts (Short) as
Lilly Penn - the Heiress
1912
The Lovesick Maidens of Cuddleton (Short) as
Dr. Baldwin's Wife
1912
The Heart of Esmeralda (Short) as
Esmeralda Foster
1912
The Barrier That Was Burned (Short) as
Jennie Slocum
1912
The Troublesome Step-Daughters (Short) as
A Step-Daughter
1912
Lincoln's Gettysburg Address (Short)
1912
Never Again (Short) as
The Wife
1912
The French Spy (Short) as
Mathilde, a French Spy
1912
Yellow Bird (Short) as
Edith, John's Sister, Brought Up by the Indians
1912
On Her Wedding Day (Short) as
Ethel Morris, The Bride
1912
The Lady of the Lake (Short) as
Ellen, Douglas' Daughter
1912
The Serpents (Short) as
Chloe
1912
Old Love Letters (Short) as
Edith, The Wife
1912
The Victoria Cross (Short) as
Ellen Carson
1912
The Cave Man (Short) as
Chloe
1912
The Star Reporter (Short) as
Jack Wilson's Wife
1912
The Governor Who Had a Heart (Short) as
Mrs. Browden - the Governor's Wife
1912
The Telephone Girl (Short) as
Marion - the Telephone Girl
1912
The Heart of the King's Jester (Short) as
The Princess
1911
The Military Air-Scout (Short) as
Marie Arthur
1911
An Aeroplane Elopement (Short) as
Maud Brooks
1911
Her Cowboy Lover (Short) as
Clarice Martin
1911
The Fighting Schoolmaster (Short) as
Nellie Gardner
1911
A Western Heroine (Short) as
Sue - Roger's Niece
1911
The Tired, Absent-Minded Man (Short)
1911
The Child Crusoes (Short)
1911
How Betty Won the School (Short) as
Betty Carleton
1911
Wages of War (Short) as
Margaret Payson - Maurice's Sister
1911
Billy the Kid (Short) as
Billy the Kid
1911
Bessie's Ride (Short) as
Bessie Fields
1911
The Geranium (Short)
1911
Tested by the Flag (Short) as
Edna Curtis
1911
The Battle Hymn of the Republic (Short)
1911
The Honor of the Flag (Short) as
Mary
1911
The Kiss of Mary Jane (Short) as
Mary Jane
1911
When the Tables Turned (Short) as
Ethel Kirby
1911
In Time for Press (Short) as
Edith Gates
1911
The Immortal Alamo (Short) as
Lucy Dickenson
1911
The Spring Round-Up (Short) as
Rose Dempsey - Jim's Daughter
1911
Mary's Stratagem (Short) as
Mary
1911
The Reformation of Jack Robbins (Short) as
Dr. Mary Gray
1911
An Unwilling Cowboy (Short) as
Nellie
1911
Jack Mason's Last Deal (Short) as
Ruth Watson - the Prospector's Daughter
1911
Her Faithful Heart (Short) as
Mary
1911
Sir Percy and the Punchers (Short) as
Mary
1911
The 'Schoolmarm' of Coyote County (Short) as
Mary
1911
The Snake in the Grass (Short) as
Margie
1911
In the Hot Lands (Short) as
Nell
1911
My Prairie Flower (Short) as
Flora Jones
1911
A Tale of Two Cities (Short)(uncredited)
1911
Only a Sister (Short) as
Molly
1911
Billy and His Pal (Short)
1911
Tony, the Greaser (Short) as
The Ranchman's Daughter
1911
How Mary Met the Cowpunchers (Short) as
Mary
1911
The Owner of L.L. Ranch (Short) as
Lorna
1911
The Crimson Scars (Short) as
Alice
1910
In the Tall Grass Country (Short) as
Nell
1910
A Western Welcome (Short) as
Mary
1910
Old Norris' Gal (Short) as
Mary Norris (unconfirmed)
1910
What Great Bear Learned (Short)
1910
The Cowboys and the Bachelor Girls (Short) as
Nora
1910
His Sergeant's Stripes (Short) as
The Ranchman's Daughter
1910
Drumsticks (Short) as
The Mother
1910
A Mountain Wife (Short)
1910
Auld Robin Gray (Short)
1910
Baseball, That's All (Short) as
The Wife
1910
Won in the Fifth (Short) as
The Old Boxer's Daughter
1910
The Romance of Circle Ranch (Short) as
Bess
1910
Return of Ta-Wa-Wa (Short) as
Kawista
1910
A Postal Substitute (Short) as
May Stone
1910
The Golden Secret (Short) as
Kate Brown
1910
The Little Preacher (Short) as
Rev. A.B. Cole
1910
Saved by the Flag (Short)
1910
The Ruling Passion (Short) as
Clarita Montez
1910
White Doe's Lovers (Short) as
White Doe
1910
Love's C. Q. D. (Short) as
Cynthia Moore
1910
The Padre's Secret (Short) as
Anita
1910
The Paleface Princess (Short) as
White Fawn
1910
Speed Versus Death (Short) as
Mrs. Braggs
1910
The Debt Repaid (Short) as
The Ranchman's Daughter
1910
The Seal of the Church (Short)
1910
The Newly Born (Short) as
Mrs. Newlywed (unconfirmed)
1910
Branding a Thief (Short) as
Nellie
1910
Cyclone Pete's Matrimony (Short) as
Cyclone Pete's Bride
1910
Twelfth Night (Short) as
Sebastian
1909
The Life of Moses
1909
Onawanda; or, an Indian's Devotion (Short)
1909
Les Miserables (Part I) (Short)
1909
The Way of the Cross (Short)
1909
The Gift of Youth (Short)
1909
Oliver Twist (Short) as
Oliver
1909
King Lear (Short) as
Undetermined role
1909
A Brave Irish Lass (Short)
1909
Mogg Megone, an Indian Romance (Short)
1909
Cure for Bashfulness (Short)
1908
Barbara Fritchie: The Story of a Patriotic American Woman (Short)
1908
Francesca di Rimini; or, the Two Brothers (Short)
Self
1918
United States Fourth Liberty Loan Drive (Short) as
Self
1914
How Cissy Made Good (Short) as
Self
Archive Footage
2020
Disclosure (Documentary) as
Miss Lillian Travers / Lawrence Talbot
1933
March of the Movies as
Self - film clip (uncredited)
1932
The Movie Album (Documentary short) as
Self
References
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