Mabel Trunnelle (November 8, 1879 – April 20, 1981)[citation needed] was an American actress who appeared in 194 films between 1908 and 1923.
Mabel Trunnelle | |
|---|---|
 Motion Picture Story Magazine, 1914 | |
| Born | November 8, 1879 Dwight, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | April 20, 1981 (aged 101) Glendale, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Spouse | Herbert Prior |
Biography edit
Trunnelle was born in Dwight, Illinois and died in Glendale, California.[1]
Photoplay magazine argued that she was the merry-serious girl whose expressive eyes and face mirror emotions more effectively than a hundred voices. She was educated upon the stage for the five years she had spent in films, mostly before Edison cameras. Miss Trunnelle was a modest, cheerful, winsome young American wife whose husband was Herbert Prior.[2]
She was a prominent star in early silent films of Edison Films, and frequently co-starred with Prior.[3]
Selected filmography edit
- A Woman's Way (1908) *short
- Nursing a Viper (1909) *short
- Silver Threads Among the Gold (1911) *short
- The Lighthouse by the Sea (1911) *short
- Ranson's Folly (1915)
- Eugene Aram (1915)
- The Heart of the Hills (1916)
- Where Love Is (1917)
- The Grell Mystery (1917)
- Singed Wings (1922)
- The Love Trap (1923)
References edit
- ^ Lowe, Denise (2014). An Encyclopedic Dictionary of Women in Early American Films: 1895-1930. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-71896-3. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
- ^ "Mabel Trunnelle". Stars of the Photoplay. Chicago: Photoplay magazine. 1916. (Note: Not currently in copyright)
- ^ Brennan, Sandra. "Mabel Trunnelle". Allmovie. Retrieved 2009-11-24.
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