Norma Talmadge
Born Jersey City, NJ, in 1893, Norma appeared in over 200(!) films from 1910 to 1930. After an unhappy homelife, Norma took up modeling at the age of 14. It was then she was discovered by the studio chiefs at Vitagraph - located across the Hudson River in NYC. By 1913 she was Vitagraph's most promising young actress. Interestingly, her sister Constance was working for D.W. Griffith, and arranged for Norma to star in several of his features. Her career continued through the 20's, but talkies didn't suit her voice and she made her last film in 1930. She had a five year marriage to George Jessel in the 30's. A bit of trivia - Footprints of the stars started accidentally when, in 1927, she stepped into wet cement in front of Graumann's Chinese Theater.
Talmadge Street in Hollywood, California, USA is named for Norma and her sister. It ran along the west side of Vitagraph's west coast studio where the Talmadges made some of their movies. The studio is now the ABC Television Center, west coast home of the American Broadcasting Company and its Los Angeles station, KABC-TV.
Talmadge Street in Hollywood, California, USA is named for Norma and her sister. It ran along the west side of Vitagraph's west coast studio where the Talmadges made some of their movies. The studio is now the ABC Television Center, west coast home of the American Broadcasting Company and its Los Angeles station, KABC-TV.
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She's more alluring in the 1st image with those doe eyes. She seems bored or tired in the 2nd.
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