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Martha Mansfield

Martha Mansfield

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Born July 13, 1899 in New York City, New York, USA

Died November 30, 1923

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Martha Mansfield (July 14, 1899 – November 30, 1923) was an American actress in silent films and vaudeville stage plays.

She was born Martha Ehrlich in New York City to Maurice and Harriett Gibson Ehrlich. She had a younger sister, Edith, born in 1905. Although many biographies state that Martha was born in Mansfield, Ohio, her birth record and death certificate both have New York City as her place of birth. Her mother, Harriet, was from Mansfield, Ohio, having emigrated there from Ireland in 1885. Martha later adopted the name of the town as her stage name.

Her first Hollywood movie was Civilian Clothes (1920) directed by Hugh Ford. She gained prominence as Millicent Carew in the film adaptation of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, which starred John Barrymore. She then signed with Selznick Pictures where she was cast with Eugene O'Brien in The Perfect Lover (1919). In 1921, Mansfield returned to the stage in a vaudeville tour. She appeared in two independent films the following year: Queen of the Moulin Rouge and Till We Meet Again. She spent the remainder of the year touring the vaudeville circuit.

In 1923, Mansfield completed her contract for Selznick and signed with Fox Film Corporation. Her first film for Fox was The Silent Command, starring Edmund Lowe and Béla Lugosi. The final completed features in her short film career were Potash and Permutter and The Leavenworth Case, both from 1923.

On November 29, 1923, while working on location in San Antonio, Texas on the film The Warrens of Virginia, Mansfield was severely burned when a tossed match ignited her Civil War costume of hoop skirts and flimsy ruffles. Mansfield was playing the role of Agatha Warren and had just finished her scenes and retired to a car when her clothing burst into flames. Her neck and face were saved when leading man Wilfred Lytell threw his heavy overcoat over her. The chauffeur of Mansfield's car was burned badly on his hands while trying to remove the burning clothing from the actress. The fire was put out, but she sustained substantial burns to her body.

She was rushed to a hospital where she died less than twenty-four hours later of "burns of all extremities, general toxemia and suppression of urine". Mansfield was 24 years old. Accompanied by actor Phillip Shorey, Mansfield's body was transported back to her home in New York City. She was interred at the Woodlawn Cemetery in The Bronx.

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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 1920

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The Passion of Jekyll & Hyde Poster

The Passion of Jekyll & Hyde Feature Film2019Millicent Carewe

The Warrens of Virginia Poster

The Warrens of Virginia Feature Film1924Agatha Warren

Fog Bound Poster

Fog Bound Feature Film1923Mildred Van Buren

Is Money Everything? Poster

Is Money Everything? Feature Film1923Mrs. Justine Pelham

Little Red School House Feature Film1923Mercy Brent

Potash and Perlmutter Poster

Potash and Perlmutter Feature Film1923The Head Model

The Leavenworth Case Feature Film1923Mary Leavenworth

The Silent Command Poster

The Silent Command Feature Film1923Peg Williams, the vamp

The Woman in Chains Poster

The Woman in Chains Feature Film1923Claudia Marvelle

Youthful Cheaters Feature Film1923Lois Brooke

Queen of the Moulin Rouge Feature Film1922Rosalie Anjou

Till We Meet Again Poster

Till We Meet Again Feature Film1922Henrietta Carter

A Man of Stone Poster

A Man of Stone Feature Film1921Lady Fortescue

Gilded Lies Poster

Gilded Lies Feature Film1921Hester Thorpe

His Brother's Keeper Poster

His Brother's Keeper Feature Film1921Helen Harding

Society Snobs Poster

Society Snobs Feature Film1921Vivian Forrester

The Last Door Poster

The Last Door Feature Film1921Helen Rogers

Women Men Love Poster

Women Men Love Feature Film1921Ruth Gibson

A Social Sleuth Poster

A Social Sleuth Short Film1920

Civilian Clothes Poster

Civilian Clothes Feature Film1920Florence Lanham

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Poster

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Feature Film1920Millicent Carewe

Mothers of Men Poster

Mothers of Men Feature Film1920Paulette

Some Mind Reader Short Film1920

The Wonderful Chance Poster

The Wonderful Chance Feature Film1920Peggy Winton

Should a Husband Forgive? Poster

Should a Husband Forgive? Feature Film1919The girl who was cast aside

The Hand Invisible Poster

The Hand Invisible Feature Film1919Katherine Dale

The Perfect Lover Poster

The Perfect Lover Feature Film1919Mavis Morgan

Broadway Bill Poster

Broadway Bill Feature Film1918Muriel Latham

The Spoiled Girl Poster

The Spoiled Girl Short Film1918

Max Comes Across Poster

Max Comes Across Short Film1917

Max in a Taxi Poster

Max in a Taxi Short Film1917

Max Wants a Divorce Poster

Max Wants a Divorce Short Film1917Max's Wife

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