Bliss Milford (born Bliss Phoebe MacLaren) was an American actress, screenwriter, and songwriter who was active in Hollywood during the silent era.[1][2][3]
Bliss Milford | |
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Born | Bliss Phoebe MacLaren April 1886 Hope, North Dakota, USA |
Died | ?? ?? |
Occupation | Actress, screenwriter, songwriter |
Spouse(s) | Karl Klein Harry Beaumont (div.) David Higgins (div.) |
Relatives | William Edward McLaren (uncle) |
Bliss McLaren was born in Hope, North Dakota, to attorney C. Milford MacLaren and actress Alma Gallinger.[4][5] She grew up primarily in Chicago, and became interested in acting when her family relocated to New York City later on;.[6] Her uncle, William Edward McLaren, was the archbishop of Chicago.[7]
When she became an actress at the age of 15 — appearing, at first, in minor roles on the stage in New York — she used her father's middle name as her last name for her film credits. She was under contract at Edison until 1914, at which point she moved to Kinetophone.[8]
She joined the company of actor and playwright David Higgins in the early 1900s, alongside her mother. Higgins and Bliss eventually married, despite their nearly 30-year age gap, but their partnership did not last.[9] Her 1915 marriage to filmmaker Harry Beaumont was similarly fated.[10] She eventually married Karl Klein in 1923, a marriage that lasted until Klein's death in the 1960s.
In addition to her work as an actress, screenwriter, and songwriter, she also served for a time on the board of directors of the Toledo School for Crippled Children.[9]
Little is known of her life after her film career came to an end.
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