Grace Darling (born Grace Foster; November 20, 1893 – October 7, 1963) was an American actress who was active in Hollywood during the silent era. She was best known for her role as Beatrice Fairfax in a 1916 serial of the same name.[1][2]

Grace Darling
Born	Grace Foster (1893-11-20)November 20, 1893 New York City, New York, U.S.
Died	October 7, 1963(1963-10-07) (aged 69)
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1913–1921
Spouse(s)	Pat Rooney ​ ​ (m. 1908, divorced)​ Harry Turek (divorced 1915)

Biography

Darling was reportedly born in New York City.[3] By the mid-1910s, she was under contract at Hearst-Selig,[4] and would write travelogues for Hearst papers from her globe-trotting adventures.[5] She was a bit eccentric, and was known for carrying around a doll dressed in imaginative outfits during the height of her fame.[6] She was sometimes confused for the actress Ruth Darling, who died in a 1918 car crash in San Francisco.[7] She told reporters she married actor Pat Rooney when she was 15 years old; despite their eventual divorce, she was caring for him at the time of his death.[8] She was also married to a Harry Turek of San Francisco.[9][10]

Selected filmography

• Everyman's Price (1921)
• The Common Sin (1920)
• The Discarded Woman (1920)
• Even as Eve (1920)
• False Gods (1919)
• Virtuous Men (1919)
• Beatrice Fairfax (1916)
• The Glass Pistol (1914)
• How Men Propose (1913)
• The Midget's Revenge (1913)
• Pearl as a Detective (1913)
• Knights and Ladies (1913)

References

На других языках

[ru] Дарлинг, Грейс (актриса)