Myrtle Stedman
Date of birth: 1883-03-03
Place of birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Myrtle Steadman, Myrtle Lincoln
Biography
From Wikipedia Myrtle Stedman (March 3, 1883 – January 8, 1938) was a leading lady and later character actress in motion pictures beginning in silent films in 1910. She was born in Chicago, Illinois and educated at a private finishing school there. Miss Stedman performed in light opera and musical comedies there. Her voice was cultivated in France. Her tutor was Marchesi, who was known as one of the finest instructors of voice culture in his country. Myrtle did not enter the field of light opera because of her preference for light opera. She starred for a number of seasons in Isle of Spice and The Chocolate Soldier. She performed for a year at the Whitney Theater in Chicago and was a prima donna of the Chicago Grand Opera Company. Her first appearances in movies were in Selig studio western and action short films. Among her feature films are Flaming Youth, The Valley of the Moon, The Dangerous Age, and The Famous Mrs. Fair. In 1936, she was signed by Warner Brothers to play bit and extra roles. Her last release was Accidents Will Happen, in 1938. Myrtle Stedman died of a heart attack in Hollywood, California in 1938 at the age of 54. Interment at Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood California. Her husband Marshall Stedman was a drama school conductor. They were divorced by 1920. Their son Lincoln Stedman was a prolific silent film character actor.
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The Rustler's Reformation
1913-12-02
Kilmeny
1915-07-22
Little Doris Calhoun, of a wealthy English family, makes a playmate of Pierre, a crippled gypsy boy,
The Rustler's Vindication
1917-10-01
The Rustler's Vindication is an early Tom Mix film from Fox.
Told in Colorado
1911-10-10
Told in Colorado is a short, silent thriller
The Taming of Texas Pete
1913-07-30
Texas Pete, a gun-man, is "extra" bad when in liquor. This, however, does not terrify the ranch fore
Made a Coward
1913-07-10
Bud Harris, a young miner with a reputation for courage, goes prospecting in the desert with Tom Jon
Sallie's Sure Shot
1913-07-04
Rob Ralston is forced to go to "town" for supplies, and "Injun" Jim, a sneaking rascal, announces th
The Marshal's Capture
1913-06-24
The marshal is compelled to arrest his brother-in-law for accidentally shooting a Mexican. His wife
Taming a Tenderfoot
1913-06-17
Willie Clever, city born and bred, having been spoiled with plenty of money, thinks he knows it all,
Religion and Gun Practice
1913-05-26
Wesley Judell, as a missionary, finds a futile but puzzling field for work in the far, wild west.
That Mail Order Suit
1913-04-18
Steve, ambitious to outstrip his rivals, Slim and Tex, in a race for Betty's hand, orders a dress-sn
The Life Timer
1913-03-26
Steve and Tom are rivals for the hand of Mona.
The Sheriff of Yavapai County
1913-03-19
Big "Bud" O'Neill, the sheriff of Yavapai County, is in love with Nellie Bowen, daughter of a wealth
Juggling with Fate
1913-03-12
Dare Devil Tom Wallace, so called because of his seeming lack of fear, is held up while riding in th
The Range Law
1913-02-21
Ted, the foreman of "The Diamond S. Ranch" is in love with Dora, Dad's daughter. Tafe is the leader
The Shotgun Man and the Stage Driver
1913-04-09
It was a time when men thought quick and shot quick, self-preservation being Nature's first law. The
The Scapegoat
1912-01-30
Harry Mason, a young New Yorker of good family, tries to borrow money from his brother, Tom. One aft
A Cowboy's Best Girl
1912-01-16
Alice Marson, an eastern young lady, becomes engaged to Glen Arnold, a young man just out of college
The Bully of Bingo Gulch
1911-12-26
Hiram Hughes, foreman on "Pop" Lynd's ranch in Bingo Gulch, has quit his job. He has had enough of "
A Romance of the Rio Grande
1911-12-12
The Texas Rangers, led by Tom Wilson, are hot on the trail of the Mexican bootleggers, who have been
Western Hearts
1911-11-07
Sam Long leaves his invalid wife to seek work in a neighboring town. He is unsuccessful in his quest
The Range Riders
1910-06-09
Each year the unique surroundings and novel characters of this great and typical American custom is
A War Time Romance
1912-07-26
Among the many beautiful and exciting romances that saw birth, blossomed and grew, during the dark a
By Unseen Hand
1914-01-07
Arthur Baxter comes to spend the week end with John Masterson, a wealthy merchant. With him are his
Mother Love vs Gold
1913-12-23
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Sporting Goods
1928-02-11
Sports-loving inventor Richard Shelby develops an "Elasto-Tweed" golf suit then hits the road in hop
No Place to Go
1927-10-30
Starry-eyed heiress Mary Astor yearns for a "cave man" who will treat her rough and make her like it
If I Marry Again
1925-02-15
When his son marries a woman whose mother is the madame of a brothel, a wealthy father in San Franci
Ashes
1922-02-24
A young man in financial difficulties persuades his wife to help him blackmail a supposedly wealthy
So-Jun-Wah and the Tribal Law
1912-10-22
Red Reagan, and two companions, Brooks and Mathis, lose their way while on a prospecting trip in the
The Prison Without Walls
1917-03-15
Helen Ainsworth, a young philanthropist, who is interested in a prison reform movement, is engaged t
The World Apart
1917-06-04
Bob Fulton is the superintendent of a mine in the West. He wins the enmity of dancehall owner Jack K
The Chechako
1914-11-23
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Alcatraz Island
1937-10-13
A man who has been railroaded into prison is framed for the murder of a fellow inmate and must prove
The Country Mouse
1914-11-23
A small-town politician is elected to congress. As he fights for his constituents' rights, his plain
The Black Diamond Express
1927-06-04
Dan Foster, the engineer of the Black Diamond Express express train falls in love with Jeanne Harmon
Hypocrites
1915-01-20
The story of St. Gabriel, who was killed by an ignorant mob for making a nude statue representing Pu
Under Southern Stars
1937-02-20
Set in the springtime of 1863 in Chancellorsville, Virginia during the War Between the States, this
Crashin' Thru
1923-04-01
Gracia, a half-breed Indian girl, plots with Cons Saunders to steal cattle from Blake because he is
Klondike
1932-08-29
Dr. Robert Cromwell performs a delicate operation, that has never been done before, and the patient
The Escape of Jim Dolan
1913-10-15
Jim Dolan is a prospector who incurs the hatred of Ed Jones, foreman of the Brown Ranch, because of
The Truth About Youth
1930-11-03
A young man falls into the clutches of a nightclub singer who corrupts him.
Judgment of the Storm
1924-01-06
Mary Heath's brother Dave is accidentally killed in a gambling den. Mary’s sweetheart, John Trevor,
Alias Mary Smith
1932-07-14
A young woman trying to obtain proof that a gangster committed a murder is befriended by a playboy w
Lilies of the Field
1924-02-29
A young mother, Mildred, doesn't know that her husband Walter is cheating on her. One night she atte
The Mad Whirl
1925-03-02
A teenager with permissive parents gets too caught up in wild parties and the fast life.
It's No Laughing Matter
1915-01-14
The story of a ruddy-cheeked rural postman who dabbles in poetry-writing on the side. He utilizes hi
The Sin Sister
1929-02-10
Pearl a vaudeville dancer is stranded somewhere in Alaska. With no official place to stay in the vic
The Caprices of Kitty
1915-03-08
Orphaned heiress Katherine Bradley, known as "Kit," is an orphan and heiress is attending a fashiona
Nearly a Lady
1915-08-12
Young Frederica Calhoun, naïve to the ways of the world, having grown up on her father’s Montana ran
The Famous Mrs. Fair
1923-02-19
A silent film drama based on the Broadway play of the same name by James Forbes..
Reckless Youth
1922-03-30
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The Far Cry
1926-02-14
Possibly lost film starring Blanche Sweet
The Life of Riley
1927-09-03
Silent comedy film directed by William Beaudine..
The Love Racket
1929-12-08
A beautiful girl exposes her shameful past to save the life of a girl she has never met.
Ready, Willing and Able
1937-03-06
Two starving songwriters will only get funding if they get British actress Jane Clarke to star in th
Draegerman Courage
1937-05-15
After a mine cave in, the rescue crew risks their lives to search for two trapped miners.
Sex
1920-03-29
A Broadway actress uses her sex appeal to ruin a marriage only to dump her lover for a richer prospe
That Man's Here Again
1937-04-16
An elevator operator in a swanky apartment building falls in love with a homeless girl who sneaks in
The Teeth of the Tiger
1919-11-02
Living quietly under the assumed name Paul Sernine, reformed gentleman crook Arsene Lupin is summone
She Loved a Fireman
1937-12-18
A young man with a checkered past struggles to make good as a fireman.
The Great O'Malley
1937-02-13
His role in the plight of an unemployed man (Humphrey Bogart) and his disabled daughter profoundly a
The Law and the Outlaw
1913-06-03
Dakota Wilson escapes from the Deer Lodge Penitentiary, and, after a period of quietness, secures a
Beau Ideal
1931-01-25
An American joins the French Foreign Legion in order to rescue a boyhood friend.
Flaming Youth
1923-11-12
When Mona Frentiss dies, she has her confidante "Doctor Bobs" watch over her family, especially her
The Pursuit of the Phantom
1914-10-01
Accompanied by his dog Skookum, artist Richard Alden goes to work painting the beauty of Laguna Beac
Song of the Saddle
1936-02-28
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The Two Orphans
1911-09-24
REEL ONE: Diane Eleanor De Vaudrey secretly marries a man beneath her. A child is born, Louise, the
Here's to Romance
1935-10-04
Kathleen Gerard, a high society wife fed up with her husband's artistic "protegées", decides to take
Back in Circulation
1937-08-27
Morning Express ace reporter 'Timmy' Blake uses her wiles and charms to get the scoop on rival paper
Over the Goal
1937-10-16
The Carlton State star quarterback is wrongly thrown in jail, almost guaranteeing a major loss as we
Accidents Will Happen
1938-04-09
A married insurance claims adjuster investigates a gang of accident-fraud racketeers, but they retal
Missing Witnesses
1937-12-11
A detective and his bumbling sidekick join the crackdown on racketeering in '30s New York City.
Martin Eden
1914-08-16
The tale of an individualist proletarian in a time marked by the rise of mass political movements. I
The Whistle
1921-04-08
Robert must avenge his son who was killed in a workplace accident.
A Slight Case of Murder
1938-02-26
Former bootlegger Remy Marco has a slight problem with foreclosing bankers, a prospective son-in-law
Little Accident
1930-08-03
On the day before his second wedding, a man finds out that his bride-to-be has had a baby.
Green Light
1937-02-20
A brilliant young surgeon takes the blame for a colleague when a botched surgery causes a patient's
The Go-Getter
1937-05-22
A Navy veteran with one leg fights to make himself a success.
Give Me Liberty
1936-12-19
Patrick Henry's rousing speech before the Virginia legislature argues for colonial independence.
The Call of the Cumberlands
1916-01-23
An aspiring New York painter returns home to the Kentucky mountains to settle a feud between two riv
Women's Wares
1927-10-01
Salesgirl Dolly Morton becomes disillusioned about men after an incident with her boyfriend, so she
Don Juan's 3 Nights
1926-09-04
A concert pianist who is popular with women tries to discourage a teenage admirer.
Black Roses
1921-05-22
Japanese architect Yoda is hired as groundskeeper for retired criminal Benson Burleigh.
Harriet and the Piper
1920-09-13
Harriet Field, living the Bohemian life in Greenwich Village, is tricked into a mock marriage with t
Sowing the Wind
1921-04-01
When Rosamond, a convent girl, discovers that her mother is Baby Brabant, a notorious queen of Petwo
Six Days
1923-09-09
Laline, a pretty young woman, falls in love with Dion, a young sculptor, but her mother wants her to
The Silver Horde
1920-05-09
A young man who has proven a failure in business goes to Alaska and enters the salmon-fishing indust
Alias The Deacon
1927-06-20
A hillbilly deacon, who is actually a cardsharp in disguise, becomes involved in a small-town fight
The Dangerous Age
1923-02-04
Married for 22 years, Mary Emerson treats her husband, John, more like a son than a husband. He is s
The Concert
1921-02-20
A concert pianist, the romantic idol of many women, is seduced away from his wife. The seductress's
School for Girls
1934-03-22
After being convicted of stealing some jewels, Annette Eldrige is sent to a reformatory administered
The Wheel of Life
1929-06-15
British officer Capt. Leslie Yeullat is at present on leave in London. Falling in love with Ruth Dan
The Tiger's Coat
1920-11-08
The film begins in the southern California home of Alexander MacAllister (Lawson Butt) where he is c
Temporary Marriage
1923-06-30
Temporary Marriage is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by Lambert Hillyer and starring Ken
The Majesty of the Law
1915-08-26
The story of a Virginia judge who sternly hands down severe sentences while in court only to later h
Peer Gynt
1915-09-15
A fantasy from Ibsen's verse drama. Ne'er-do-well and braggart Peer Gynt has many adventures in vari
Nancy from Nowhere
1922-01-22
Adopted by the Kellys from an orphanage, Nancy is reared in dreadful surroundings and mistreated as
The Woman on the Jury
1924-04-20
The story of a woman on trial for her life for shooting the man who had promised to love her but had
Wine
1924-08-31
John Warriner, facing financial ruin, accepts the proposal of a bootlegger, Benedict, to underwrite
The Reform Candidate
1915-12-16
Realizing that his mayoral campaign is in serious trouble, reform candidate Frank Grandell sends his
Sally
1925-03-29
Sally works at a cafe resort in Paris. After dancing at the cafe, Otis, an American theatrical agent
Beggars in Ermine
1934-02-21
John Dawson loses control of his factory when he is crippled in an accident caused by a rival. Desti
The Soul of Kura San
1916-10-30
When his fiancée commits suicide after being used by an American artist, a Japanese art dealer seeks
Old Dad
1920-11-01
Mr. Bretton's wife decides she would rather pursue an opera career, so they separate, leaving him to
The Prince of Pilsen
1926-05-02
Frederick, Prince of Pilsen, rebelling against his coming marriage with Princess Bertha of Thorwald,
The Man in the Shadow
1926-10-15
Better by far that ten Guilty men escape than that one Innocent man die for another's crime-Upon thi
The Age of Desire
1923-09-01
Janet Loring is a young widow with a young son. She marries millionaire Malcolm Trask, but doesn't t
Tessie
1925-09-18
Cigar counter girl Tessie tips off her mechanic boyfriend that a wealthy women is going to buy a car
The Jazz Age
1929-01-06
When Steve Maxwell and flapper Sue Randall wreck her father's automobile during a drunken escapade,
The Wild Olive
1915-06-24
Nicknamed "Wild Olive," Miriam Strange discovers that her mom was an Indian, she moves to a hovel cl
Chickie
1925-05-10
Young stenographer Chickie Bryce dreams of marrying a millionaire. Until then, though, she is conten
That Certain Woman
1937-08-30
A gangster's widow fights for love despite society's disapproval.
In the Hollow of Her Hand
1918-12-02
Wife of wealthy ladies' man Challis Wrandall, Sara, is called to a roadhouse to identify her husband
Rich Men's Wives
1922-09-15
Wealthy John and Gay Masters lead a busy social life to the neglect of their son, Jackie. Also feeli