Marguerite De la Motte

Movie Actress

Birthday June 22, 1902

Birth Sign Cancer

Birthplace Duluth, MN

DEATH DATE Mar 10, 1950 (47)

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About

Star of the silent film era who appeared opposite Douglas Fairbanks Sr. in many of his films and earned a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Before Fame

She trained as a ballerina under the renowned Russian pedagogue Anna Pavlova, and was spotted by Douglas Fairbanks dancing at a performance of Sid Grauman's Million Dollar Theater in Los Angeles.

Trivia

She was cast opposite Fairbanks in The Mark of Zorro, The Three Musketeers, and The Iron Mask.

Family Life

She was born in Duluth, Minnesota.

Associated With

She was a close friend of both Douglas Fairbanks and his wife Mary Pickford.