Marguerite Marsh | |
Birth Date: | 18 April 1888 |
Birth Place: | Lawrence, Kansas, US |
Death Place: | New York City, US |
Yearsactive: | 1911 - 1923 |
Othername: | Margarita Loveridge Marguerite Loveridge Margaret Marsh |
Occupation: | Actress |
Relatives: | Mae Marsh (sister) Frances Marsh (sister) Oliver T. Marsh (brother) Warne Marsh (nephew) |
Marguerite Marsh (April 18, 1888 - December 8, 1925) was an American actress of the silent era. She appeared in more than 70 films between 1911 and 1923. Early in her career, she was known as Margaret Loveridge.[1]
Marsh was the eldest child of S. Charles Marsh and May T. Warne born in Lawrence, Kansas, and she died in New York City from complications of bronchial pneumonia. She was the sister of actress Mae Marsh, editor Frances Marsh, and cinematographer Oliver T. Marsh.
According to the 1910 Census for Los Angeles, California, Margeurite Marsh was living with her mother May and stepfather William Hall, and she was listed as being married to Donald Loveridge with a daughter Leslie Loveridge. Her daughter appeared in one film titled The Battle of Elderbush Gulch (1913) with Marguerite's sister Mae.
In 1915, she joined the Reliance-Majestic Studios; The Housemaid was her first film for that company.[2] Earlier she had worked for the Biograph Company and Keystone Studios.[3]