Edith Storey

Edith Storey (March 18, 1892 – October 9, 1967) was an American actress during the silent film era.

Edith Storey
Storey, c. 1920
Born(1892-03-18)March 18, 1892
New York City, U.S.
DiedOctober 9, 1967(1967-10-09) (aged 75)
Northport, New York, U.S.
Years active1908–1921

Early life

Storey was born on March 18, 1892 in New York City to William Chase Storey and Minnie Storey (née. Thorn). Her younger brother, Richard (1895–1959), also had a brief acting career.

Storey began acting when she was a child. Her film career began with the film Francesca di Rimini (1908), also called The Two Brothers. She would have two film roles in 1908, and a total of seventy-five by 1913. Many of these films were Westerns, as Storey was reportedly an excellent horseback rider and could perform her own stunts.[1]

Career

Edith Storey worked for New York-based Vitagraph Studios for most of her career except from 1910–1911, when she was under contract with Star Film Company in San Antonio, Texas.[2] She appeared in nearly 150 films between 1908 to 1921, including The Immortal Alamo (1911), A Florida Enchantment (1914), and The Christian (1914), the latter film based on the Hall Caine novel, and later remade in 1923, also as The Christian. In 1918, Storey signed with Metro; The Eyes of Mystery (1918) was her debut film for that studio.[3]

Later life
Storey in a still for When the Tables Turned, 1911
The Shop Girl, 1916
The Tarantula, 1916

She would appear in another seventy-one films from 1913 to 1921, almost all of which were what are considered film shorts. In 1921, aged 29, she retired. She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her work in the film industry at 1523 Vine Street. She was residing in Northport, Long Island, New York at the time of her death on October 9, 1967, aged 75. She was cremated at Fresh Pond Crematory D.B.A. U.S. Columbarium co. on October 13, 1967.

Selected filmography
Storey (above two images) in The Christian, 1914

References
  1. The First One Hundred Noted Men and Women of the Screen, 1920, pg. 174.
  2. Thompson, Frank. The Star Film Ranch: Texas' First Picture Show. Republic of Texas Press, 1996.
  3. "Edith Storey makes debut". Dramatic Mirror. LXXVIII (2037): 14. January 5, 1918. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
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