Thelma Parr (born Thelma Sill, October 19, 1906 – February 13, 2000) was an American actress. She is best remembered for her roles in Mack Sennett comedies as one of the Sennett Bathing Beauties, appearing in numerous films for Mack Sennett.[1] Parr, reportedly a descendant of Thomas Paine, was considered by film critics to be one of the most beautiful brunettes in Hollywood films.
Thelma Parr | |
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| Born | Thelma Sill October 19, 1906 Grants Pass, Oregon, U.S. |
| Died | February 13, 2000 (aged 93) San Clemente, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1925–1930 |
| Spouse | William E. Goman (m.1925–div.1930) |
Life and career
editShe was married to banjo player, William E. Goman, in Santa Ana, California on May 21, 1925. Parr obtained a divorce decree from Goman in April 1930. Parr's film career was ended by a car accident in which she received facial injuries in March 1928 on Sunset Boulevard.[2] Her mouth was badly mutilated when she was thrown against a windshield of an auto in which she was a passenger; Parr received a compensatory sum of $7,112 from the driver of the vehicle, Kenneth Sanderson.[3]
Death
editThelma Parr died in San Clemente, California in 2000, aged 93.
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1925 | His Marriage Wow | Wedding Guest | [4] | |
| 1925 | The Raspberry Romance | Mrs. Arthur Fish | ||
| 1925 | Bashful Jim | Actress in Film The Power | [4] | |
| 1925 | Breaking the Ice | Gloria Morgan | [4] | |
| 1925 | The Lion's Whiskers | [5] | ||
| 1925 | Skinners in Silk | The Promoter's Wife | ||
| 1925 | Tee for Two | Lucille van Huff | ||
| 1925 | Hurry, Doctor! | Helen Waring | [6] | |
| 1925 | Good Morning, Madam | Thelma Meadows | ||
| 1925 | Take Your Time | Thelma Lovejoy | ||
| 1925 | The Window Dummy | Thelma Brooks | [7] | |
| 1925 | From Rags to Britches | Bathing Beauty | [8] | |
| 1926 | The Gosh-Darn Mortgage | Tessie Spruder | [9] | |
| 1926 | Wide Open Faces | Thelma Lee | [5] | |
| 1926 | Whispering Whiskers | Train Passenger | Also known as: We Want Whiskers | [10] |
| 1926 | The Funnymooners | Thelma | [5] | |
| 1926 | Meet My Girl | Thelma Lane | ||
| 1926 | Hooked at the Altar | Thelma Stetson | [11] | |
| 1926 | Hubby's Quiet Little Game | Thelma Stone | [12] | |
| 1926 | When a Man's Prince | Party Girl | [13] | |
| 1926 | Her Actor Friend | Mrs. Charlie Dingle | [13] | |
| 1926 | Smith's Landlord | Mrs. Crabtree | ||
| 1926 | The Perils of Petersboro | Thelma Knight | [14] | |
| 1926 | Masked Mamas | Thelma Denton | [15] | |
| 1926 | The Divorce Dodger | Betty Brent | [16] | |
| 1926 | A Blonde's Revenge | Banker's Wife | [16] | |
| 1927 | Should Sleepwalkers Marry? | Mrs. George Stevens | [17] | |
| 1927 | A Hollywood Hero | [17] | ||
| 1927 | The Scorcher | |||
| 1927 | Peaches and Plumbers | The Maid | [18] | |
| 1927 | A Small Town Princess | |||
| 1927 | Catalina, Here I Come | Swimmer | [19] | |
| 1927 | His First Flame | Girl Who Drops Handkerchief Outside Firehouse | ||
| 1928 | The Devil's Tower | Doris Stilwell | ||
| 1930 | My Harem |
References
edit- ^ Walker 2013, p. 150.
- ^ "Crash May End Film Career of Bathing Beauty". Los Angeles Times. March 29, 1928. p. A11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Actress' Lips Are Estimated At $7,112 Value". Statesman Journal. Salem, Oregon. January 12, 1929. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c Walker 2013, p. 392.
- ^ a b c Walker 2013, p. 400.
- ^ Sherk 1998, p. 111.
- ^ Walker 2013, p. 399.
- ^ Sherk 1998, p. 66.
- ^ Walker 2013, pp. 399–400.
- ^ Walker 2013, p. 152.
- ^ Walker 2013, p. 402.
- ^ Walker 2013, p. 404.
- ^ a b Walker 2013, p. 405.
- ^ Walker 2013, p. 407.
- ^ Sherk 1998, p. 138.
- ^ a b Walker 2013, p. 409.
- ^ a b Walker 2013, p. 410.
- ^ Walker 2013, p. 411.
- ^ Walker 2013, p. 414.
Sources
edit- Sherk, Warren M. (1998). The Films of Mack Sennett: Credit Documentation from the Mack Sennett Collection at the Margaret Herrick Library. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-810-83443-9.
- Walker, Brent E. (2013). Mack Sennett's Fun Factory: A History and Filmography of His Studio and His Keystone and Mack Sennett Comedies, with Biographies of Players and Personnel. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. ISBN 978-0-786-47711-1.
External links
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- Thelma Parr at IMDb
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