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Madge Tyrone

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Madge Tyrone
Born
New York, US
Occupation(s)Screenwriter, actress, film editor

Madge Tyrone was an American actress, film editor, and screenwriter active during Hollywood's silent era.

Biography

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Born in New York,[1] Tyrone began her career as a stage actress, appearing in plays touring around the East Coast as early as 1911. Her first known credit was in a Broadway play from 1911 called The Wife Decides. She also worked as a newspaperwoman and magazine writer before beginning her career in Hollywood.[2]

By 1914, she was living in Los Angeles, where she appeared in a number of Our Mutual Girl serials produced by Reliance Film Company. She'd appear in a few more films as an actress before taking up writing and editing.

In 1920, Louis B. Mayer added her to First National's story department.[3][4] She worked with director Edwin Carewe on a number of projects—from Rio Grande to The Lady Who Lied—and was considered one of his proteges.[5][6]

In 1922, she was involved in a bad car accident in Los Angeles; she made a full recovery after taking some time off.[7]

Little is known about her life after 1925.

Her half-sister was the writer Ursula Parrott.

Selected filmography

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As a writer:

As an editor:

As an actress:

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References

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  1. ^ "18 Nov 1923, Page 47 - Oakland Tribune at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-01-09.
  2. ^ "7 Aug 1920, 16 - Saskatoon Daily Star at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-01-09.
  3. ^ "7 Aug 1920, 16 - Saskatoon Daily Star at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-01-09.
  4. ^ "Los Angeles Herald 6 December 1920 — California Digital Newspaper Collection". cdnc.ucr.edu. Retrieved 2019-01-09.
  5. ^ "29 Oct 1922, Page 47 - The Oregon Daily Journal at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-01-09.
  6. ^ "26 Nov 1925, 10 - The Morning Call at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-01-09.
  7. ^ "23 Aug 1922, 8 - The Interior News at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-01-09.