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Olga Edna Purviance (/ˈɛdnə pərvaɪˈəns/; October 21, 1895 – January 13, 1958) was an American actress of the silent film era. She was the leading lady in many of Charlie Chaplin's early films and in a span of eight years, she appeared in over 30 films with him.

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Edna Purviance
Purviance in 1923
Born	Olga Edna Purviance (1895-10-21)October 21, 1895 Paradise Valley, Nevada, U.S.
Died	January 13, 1958(1958-01-13) (aged 62) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting place	Grand View Memorial Park Cemetery
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1915–1927
Spouse	John Squire ​ ​ (m. 1938; died 1945)​

Life and career

1895–1913: Early life

Edna Purviance was born in October 21,1895, in Paradise Valley, Nevada, United States of America, to English immigrant Louisa Wright Davey and American vintner to the western mining camps Madison (Matt) Gates Purviance.[1] When she was three, the family moved to Lovelock, Nevada, where they assumed ownership of a hotel.[2][3] Her parents divorced in 1902, and her mother later married Robert Nurnberger, a German plumber. Growing up, Purviance was a talented pianist.

She left Lovelock in 1913 and moved in with her married sister Bessie while attending business college in San Francisco.[4]

1914–1927: Film career

In 1915, Purviance was working as a secretary in San Francisco when actor and director Charlie Chaplin was working on his second film with Essanay Studios, working out of Niles, California, 28 miles southeast of San Francisco, in Southern Alameda County. He was looking for a leading lady for A Night Out. One of his associates noticed Purviance at a Tate's Café in San Francisco and thought she should be cast in the role. Chaplin arranged a meeting with her, but he was concerned that she might be too serious for comedic roles. Purviance still won the role.[5]

Chaplin and Purviance were romantically involved during the making of his Essanay, Mutual, and First National films of 1915 to 1917.[6] The romance ended suddenly when Purviance read a newspaper report of Chaplin having married 16-year-old Mildred Harris.

Purviance appeared in 33 of Chaplin's productions, including the 1921 The Kid. Her last credited appearance in a Chaplin film, A Woman of Paris, was also her first leading role. The film was not a success and effectively ended Purviance's career. She appeared in two more films: Sea Gulls, also known as A Woman of the Sea (which Chaplin never released) and Éducation de Prince, a French film released in 1927.[7]

1927–1958: Retirement and later years

For more than 30 years afterward, Edna Purviance lived quietly outside Hollywood. Purviance married John Squire, a Pan-American Airlines pilot, in 1938. They remained married until his death in 1945.

Chaplin kept Purviance on his payroll. She received a small monthly salary from Chaplin's film company until she got married, and the payments resumed after her husband's death. "How could I forget Edna?" Chaplin responded to an interviewer after her death. "She was with me when it all began."[8]

Death

On January 13, 1958, Edna Purviance died from throat cancer at the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital in Woodland Hills, California. Edna was 62 years old. [9][10] Her remains are interred at Grand View Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, California.[10]

In popular culture

She was portrayed by Penelope Ann Miller in the film Chaplin (1992) and by Katie Maguire in the film Madcap Mabel (2010).

In the TV series Peaky Blinders (series three, episode four), the character Tatiana Petrovna played by Gaite Jansen is said to resemble her.

Filmography

Short subjects

All short subjects directed by Charlie Chaplin.

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
1915	A Night Out	The Headwaiter's Wife		[11]
1915	The Champion	Trainer's Daughter		[11]
1915	In the Park	Nursemaid		[11]
1915	A Jitney Elopement	Edna		[11]
1915	The Tramp	Farmer's Daughter		[12]
1915	By the Sea	Man in Top Hat's Sweetheart		[11]
1915	Work	Maid		[11]
1915	A Woman	Daughter of the House		[11]
1915	The Bank	Edna, a Secretary		[11]
1915	Shanghaied	Daughter of the Shipowner		[11]
1915	A Night in the Show	Lady in the Stalls with Beads		[13]
1915	Burlesque on Carmen	Carmen		[12]
1916	Police	Daughter of the House		[13]
1916	The Floorwalker	Manager's secretary		[13]
1916	The Fireman	The Chief's Sweetheart		[13]
1916	The Vagabond	Girl Stolen by Gypsies		[13]
1916	The Count	Miss Moneybags		[13]
1916	The Pawnshop	Daughter		[13]
1916	Behind the Screen	The Girl		[13]
1916	The Rink	The Girl		[13]
1917	Easy Street	The Mission Worker		[13]
1917	The Cure	The Girl		[13]
1917	The Immigrant	Immigrant		[13]
1917	The Adventurer	The Girl		[13]
1918	A Dog's Life	Bar Singer
1918	Triple Trouble	Maid
1918	The Bond	Charlie's Wife
1918	Shoulder Arms	French Girl
1919	Sunnyside	Village Belle
1919	A Day's Pleasure	Mother
1921	The Idle Class	Neglected Wife
1922	Pay Day	Foreman's Daughter
1923	The Pilgrim	Miss Brown		[12]

Feature films

Year	Title	Role	Director(s)	Notes	Ref.
1921	The Kid	Mother	Charlie Chaplin		[12]
1923	A Woman of Paris	Marie St. Clair	Charlie Chaplin		[12]
1926	A Woman of the Sea	Joan	Josef von Sternberg	not released; destroyed lost film	[12]
1927	Éducation de Prince	The Queen	Henri Diamant-Berger		[7]
1947	Monsieur Verdoux	Garden Party Guest	Charlie Chaplin	uncredited
1952	Limelight	Mrs. Parker	Charlie Chaplin	uncredited

References

Sources

• Neibaur, James L. (2012). Early Charlie Chaplin: The Artist as Apprentice at Keystone Studios. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-810-88242-3.
• Powrie, Phil (2005). Pierre Batcheff and Stardom in 1920s French Cinema. Edinburgh, Schotland: Edinburgh University Press. ISBN 978-0-748-62960-2.

External links

• Edna Purviance at IMDb
• Edna Purviance—tribute and research site
• Edna Purviance at Then & Now

• Edna Purviance at Find a Grave

На других языках

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- [en] Edna Purviance

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[es] Edna Purviance

Edna Purviance (21 de octubre de 1895-13 de enero de 1958) fue una actriz estadounidense durante la era del cine mudo. Fue por mucho tiempo la actriz principal en las películas de Charles Chaplin, destacándose con él en cerca de treinta películas.

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[ru] Пёрвиэнс, Эдна

Э́дна О́льга Пёрвиэнс (англ. Edna Olga Purviance, 21 октября 1895 — 11 января 1958) — американская актриса немого кино, много снимавшаяся в фильмах Чарли Чаплина. За восемь лет сотрудничества с ним она появилась более чем в 30 фильмах мэтра комедий.

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