Myrtle Lind

Myrtle Lind (September 2, 1898 - October 12, 1993)[1] was a film actress in the United States. She was one of Mack Sennett's Bathing Beauties and appeared in several comedy films including with Oliver Hardy and John Gilbert.The Library of Congress has a photo of her holding a large camera on the beach.[2]

Myrtle Lind in 1921

Lind transitioned from Bathing Beauty to an actress opposite comedians and then to drama.[3]

Lind was born in St. Paul, Minnesota. The Sun Sentinel ran an obituary for her in 1993 stating she became known as Margaret E. Stevenson and was born in Wisconsin in 1898.[4]

Filmography
Lind, second from left, in No Mother to Guide Him with Heinie Conklin and Ben Turpin

References
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  2. "[Myrtle Lind. A young woman posed with a Graflex camera on a beach]". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA.
  3. "Motography". Jan 19, 1918 – via Google Books.
  4. https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1993-10-15-9310150531-story.html
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  8. "Dramatic Mirror of Motion Pictures and the Stage". Dramatic Mirror Company. Jan 19, 1918 – via Google Books.
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