Marie Walcamp

Marie Walcamp
Marie Walcamp
Born	(1894-07-27)July 27, 1894 Dennison, Ohio, U.S.
Died	November 17, 1936(1936-11-17) (aged 42)
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1913-1927

Marie Walcamp (July 27, 1894 – November 17, 1936) was an American actress of the silent film era.

Biography

Born in Dennison, Ohio, Walcamp headed to the East Coast in search of acting jobs on the stage after she finished her formal education. After landing various roles in New York, she eventually landed a role in 1913's The Werewolf when she was 19 years old. Walcamp would not appear in another picture until Coral in 1915.

The following year would be the busiest of her film career when she appeared in four productions including a role in Liberty (1916). By the mid-1920s, Walcamp appeared in only five features, her final film being In a Moment of Temptation in 1927. She had appeared in 107 films between 1913 and 1927.

On November 17, 1936, Walcamp committed suicide from an overdose of medication.^[1] She was 42 years old.

Selected filmography

• The Werewolf (1913)
• Hop, the Devil's Brew (1916)
• John Needham's Double (1916)
• Liberty (1916)
• The Red Ace (1917)
• The Lion's Claws (1918)
• The Red Glove (1919)
• The Dragon's Net (1920)
• The Blot (1921)
• A Desperate Adventure (1924)

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Marie Walcamp.

• Marie Walcamp at the Internet Movie Database
• Marie Walcamp at Find a Grave