Violet Horner (1892 – 1970) was an American silent film actress.[1] She had several starring roles including in one of the Lena Rivers films (based on the Mary Jane Holmes novel) released in 1914 and a series of films made with Billy Quirk for Gem Motion Picture Company including Billy's Adventure.

The Marble Heart (1916)
Still from The Man from the West (1912)
Still from Billy's Adventure

Her father was an engineer and she spent some of her youth living with him in Brazil. She began her career in theater.[2]

She worked for IMP and Fox Film studios.[2]

Filmography

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References

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  1. ^ "Violet Horner: Didn't Sit in a Corner". March 25, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c Motion Picture Story Magazine. Macfadden-Bartell. 1913.
  3. ^ a b c d "Violet Horner". BFI. Archived from the original on February 25, 2020.
  4. ^ a b "To-day's Cinema News and Property Gazette". Amer. Company, Limited. February 25, 1913 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ Gmür, Leonhard (November 14, 2013). Rex Ingram: Hollywood's Rebel of the Silver Screen. epubli. ISBN 9783844246018 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ Solomon, Aubrey (January 10, 2014). The Fox Film Corporation, 1915-1935: A History and Filmography. McFarland. ISBN 9780786486106 – via Google Books.
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