Cause of death Pneumonia Role Actress Name Mabel Buren | Years active 1910-1935 Occupation Actor Children Katherine Van Buren | |
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Born July 17, 1878 ( 1878-07-17 ) Chicago, Illinois Died November 4, 1947, Hollywood, California, United States Spouse James Gordon (m. ?–1941), Ernest Joy Movies The Girl of the Golden West, The Four Horsemen of the Ap, Miss Lulu Bett, The King of Kings, Riders of the Night Similar People William C deMille, George Melford, Marshall Neilan, Jesse L Lasky, Rex Ingram | ||
Mabel Van Buren (July 17, 1878 – November 4, 1947) was an American stage and screen actress from Chicago, Illinois.
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Biography
As a theatrical performer she played the leading lady in both The Virginian and The Squaw Man (1909). Van Buren became prominent in motion pictures at the time of the development of feature-length movies in 1914. She starred in The Girl of the Golden West (1915) under the direction of Cecil B. Demille. It was Demille who brought Mabel west to Hollywood. Mabel was the first leading lady of the Famous Players-Lasky studio on Vine Street in Hollywood, California.
Her final role of note was in Neighbor's Wives (1933) in which she played Mrs. Lee. She continued acting in movies until the death of her husband, James Gordon. He was a Shakesperian actor who died in 1941. Other films in which she played prominent parts are The Warrens of Virginia (1915), The Man From Home (1914), and Craig's Wife (1928).
Miss Van Buren's residence was 4351 Kingswell Avenue, Los Angeles, California. She died of pneumonia in 1947, age 69, at St. Vincent's Hospital. Her daughter, Katherine Van Buren, was also an actress.
Filmography
Actress
1935
Mississippi as
Party Guest (uncredited)
1933
Neighbors' Wives as
Mrs. Lee
1929
His First Command as
Mrs. Sargent
1928
Flyin' Buckaroo as
Mrs. Brown
1928
Craig's Wife as
Mrs. Frazer
1927
In Search of a Thrill as
Lila Lavender
1927
The Meddlin' Stranger as
Mrs. Crawford
1927
The King of Kings (uncredited)
1926
The Lady of Lyons, N.Y. (Short) as
Mrs. Whipple
1925
His Secretary as
Mrs. Sloden
1925
Smooth as Satin as
Mrs. Munson
1925
The Top of the World as
Mary Ann
1924
The Dawn of a Tomorrow as
Bet
1923
In Search of a Thrill as
Lila Lavender
1923
Lights Out as
Mrs. Gallant
1923
The Light That Failed as
Madame Binat
1923
Wandering Daughters as
Annie Bowden
1923
Six Second Smith (Short) as
Judy's Mother
1923
The Knight in Gale (Short)
1923
Fighting Blood as
Mrs. Wilcox - Judy's Mother
1922
Pawned as
Mrs. Veniza
1922
Entertaining the Boss (Short)
1922
Youth to Youth as
Mrs. Brookins
1922
Manslaughter as
Prisoner
1922
While Satan Sleeps as
Sunflower Sadie
1922
The Woman Who Walked Alone as
Hannah Schriemann
1922
For the Defense as
Cousin Selma
1922
Beyond the Rocks as
Jane McBride
1921
Miss Lulu Bett as
Ina Deacon
1921
Moonlight and Honeysuckle as
Mrs. Langley
1921
A Wise Fool as
Madame Langlois
1921
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse as
Elena Madariaga von Hartrott
1920
Conrad in Quest of His Youth as
Nina
1920
The Sins of Rosanne as
Mrs. Ozanne
1920
Young Mrs. Winthrop as
Mrs. Dunbar
1919
Hearts of Men as
Tina Ferronni
1918
Riders of the Night as
Sally's Aunt
1918
Breakers Ahead as
Aunt Agatha Pixley
1918
The Winding Trail as
Lou
1917
The Devil-Stone as
Mrs. Rogers
1917
The Countess Charming as
Mrs. Vandergraft
1917
The Love of Madge O'Mara (Short) as
Madge's mother
1917
Hashimura Togo as
Mrs. Reynolds
1917
The Squaw Man's Son as
Lady Stuckley
1917
The Jaguar's Claws as
Marie
1917
Unconquered as
Mrs. Lenning
1917
The Silent Partner as
Edith Preston
1917
A School for Husbands as
Mrs. Airlie
1917
Those Without Sin as
Estelle Wallace
1917
Lost and Won as
Undetermined Role
1916
The Victoria Cross as
Princess Adala
1916
The House with the Golden Windows as
Mrs. Peabody
1916
Ramona as
Ramona (in the prologue)
1916
The Sowers as
Princess Tanya
1915
Should a Wife Forgive? as
Mary Holmes
1915
Vindication (Short) as
Mary Carter - John's Wife
1915
Stepping Westward (Short) as
Prudence Brown
1915
The Woman as
Grace Robertson
1915
Bill Haywood, Producer (Short) as
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
1915
The Warrens of Virginia as
Mrs. Warren
1915
The Girl of the Golden West as
The Girl
1914
The Ghost Breaker as
Delores
1914
The Circus Man as
Mary Braddock
1914
The Man from Home as
Ethel Granger Simpson
1914
The Squatters (Short) as
Mary Simpson
1914
The Man on the Box as
Kit Warburton
1914
The Master Mind as
Lucine - 'Three-Arm Fanny'
1914
The Dishonored Medal as
Anitra
1914
Brewster's Millions as
Mrs. Gray
1914
When a Woman Guides (Short) as
President of the Women's League
1914
When Thieves Fall Out (Short) as
Sis
1914
The Midnight Call (Short) as
Doris
1914
While Wifey Is Away (Short) as
Mrs. Dodd
1914
Elizabeth's Prayer (Short) as
Margaret Ashton, Henry's Wife
1914
The Tragedy of Ambition (Short) as
Mrs. O'Mara - Madge' Mother
1914
Tested by Fire (Short) as
Betty Carroll
1914
Through the Centuries (Short) as
Princess Merza
1914
Tony and Maloney (Short) as
Maloney's Daughter
1914
The Charmed Arrow (Short) as
Break of Day
1914
Message from Across the Sea (Short) as
Freda Anderson
1914
Blue Blood and Red (Short) as
Mrs. Henry Raymond
1913
The House on the Plains (Short)
1913
The Mysterious Way (Short) as
Isabel Trenton - as an Adult
1913
Mounted Officer Flynn (Short) as
Mrs. Flynn
1913
The Touch of a Child (Short) as
Helen Hastings
1913
The Probationer (Short) as
Mrs. Hendricks
1913
The Bridge of Shadows (Short) as
Blanche Edmunds
1913
From Dusk to Dawn
1913
The Carbon Copy (Short)
1913
Pearls of the Madonna (Short) as
Jacquita
1913
A Scrap of Paper (Short)
1913
Her Crowning Glory (Short)
1912
A Lively Affair (Short)
1910
A Summer Tragedy (Short) as
Cafe Customer
1910
Wilful Peggy (Short) as
Woman at the Party
1910
An Old Story with a New Ending (Short) as
Pauline Smith
1910
The Usurer (Short) as
At Luncheon
1910
The House with Closed Shutters (Short) as
On Porch / At Farewell
1910
Serious Sixteen (Short) as
Among Friends
References
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