Rosemary Theby

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

113

Gender

Female

Birthday

1892-04-07

Day of death

1973-11-10 (81 years old)

Place of Birth

Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

Rosemary Theby

Biography

From Wikipedia Rosemary Theby (April 8, 1892 – November 10, 1973) was an American film actress. She appeared in some 250 films between 1911 and 1940. Born Rosemary Theresa Theby in St. Louis, Missouri, Theby studied at Sargent's School in New York. A contemporary newspaper account described her as being of "medium-height, well proportioned, with regular features and dark hair". Her first film experience came in the Vitagraph production of The Wager. By 1915, she was a star for the Universal film company. During World War I Theby took care of a refugee from Lithuania. After being educated and cared for by Theby, the young woman became her maid during an acute shortage of maids in Hollywood, in 1920. As Miss Corintee in The Great Love (1918), Theby played the part of a German spy with great skill. The film was written and directed by D.W. Griffith. This was a vamp role which she began to play frequently after depicting characters in slapstick comedies. Theby played a Chinese vampire in Clung, a Fox Film production directed by Emmett Flynn. Later she began to portray more serious women. Theby was solely a film actress. She declined an offer to accompany Chauncey Olcott to appear on stage for $85 per week. At the time she was earning $125 weekly in movies. She later regretted her decision because of the experience she would have gained. Theby was married to fellow actor and director Harry Myers. After Meyers' death in 1938, she married Truitt Hughes to whom she remained married until her death. She lived for years at 1907 Wilcox Avenue in Los Angeles. Theby supported Calvin Coolidge in the 1924 presidential election. Theby enjoyed playing golf, wearing her hair in a Bob cut, and possessed a preoccupation with personal cleanliness. On screen she appeared tall and willowy, entering a scene, according to one review in the Los Angeles Times, with a "sensuous glide". Theby died of circulatory shock on November 10, 1973, at the age of 81.

Known For

  • The Last Trail

    The Last Trail

  • Our Relations

    Our Relations

  • Man on the Flying Trapeze

    Man on the Flying Trapeze

  • The Red Lily

    The Red Lily

  • Ten Nights in a Bar-room

    Ten Nights in a Bar-room

  • The Mystery Of 13

    The Mystery Of 13

  • A Red Cross Martyr; or, on the Firing Lines of Tripoli

    A Red Cross Martyr; or, on the Firing Lines of Tripoli

  • San Francisco

    San Francisco

  • The Great Love

    The Great Love

  • The Hushed Hour

    The Hushed Hour

  • The Butterfly Man

    The Butterfly Man

  • One Year to Live

    One Year to Live

  • Riding to Fame

    Riding to Fame

  • One Million B.C.

    One Million B.C.

  • The Chalk Line

    The Chalk Line

  • Make Way for Tomorrow

    Make Way for Tomorrow

  • The Port of Missing Girls

    The Port of Missing Girls

  • Wings in the Dark

    Wings in the Dark

  • The Midnight Patrol

    The Midnight Patrol

  • The Little Minister

    The Little Minister

  • Vogues of 1938

    Vogues of 1938

  • The Light of St. Bernard

    The Light of St. Bernard

  • Terror Island

    Terror Island

  • The Second 100 Years

    The Second 100 Years

  • The Chinatown Mystery

    The Chinatown Mystery

  • One Rainy Afternoon

    One Rainy Afternoon

  • Secrets of the Night

    Secrets of the Night

  • The Winged Mystery

    The Winged Mystery

  • Montmartre Rose

    Montmartre Rose

  • The Eternal Flame

    The Eternal Flame

  • Yellow Men and Gold

    Yellow Men and Gold

  • The Mills of the Gods

    The Mills of the Gods

  • Kismet

    Kismet

  • You Can't Take It with You

    You Can't Take It with You

  • Laurel & Hardy: Year One

    Laurel & Hardy: Year One

  • Wanted, a Sister

    Wanted, a Sister

  • Mary of the Movies

    Mary of the Movies

  • Trial Marriage

    Trial Marriage

  • Unexpected Places

    Unexpected Places

  • Bulls and Bears

    Bulls and Bears

  • When a Woman Strikes

    When a Woman Strikes

  • A Fortune in a Teacup

    A Fortune in a Teacup

  • The Devil Is Driving

    The Devil Is Driving

  • His Brother's Wife

    His Brother's Wife

  • Midnight Daddies

    Midnight Daddies

  • The Two Battles

    The Two Battles

  • The Girl of the Golden West

    The Girl of the Golden West

  • A Son of the Sahara

    A Son of the Sahara

  • The Drunkard

    The Drunkard

  • Doctor's Orders

    Doctor's Orders

  • As Man Desires

    As Man Desires

  • The Geranium

    The Geranium

  • The Classmate's Frolic

    The Classmate's Frolic

  • Scotch

    Scotch

  • The Sacrifice

    The Sacrifice

  • The Illumination

    The Illumination

  • Cocaine Traffic; Or, The Drug Terror

    Cocaine Traffic; Or, The Drug Terror

  • The Peacock Fan

    The Peacock Fan

  • Girls Who Dare

    Girls Who Dare

  • A Model Husband

    A Model Husband

  • The Web

    The Web

  • Neighborhood House

    Neighborhood House

  • The Toymaker

    The Toymaker

  • Mr. Bolter's Infatuation

    Mr. Bolter's Infatuation

  • Unseen Forces

    Unseen Forces

  • Rio Grande

    Rio Grande

  • The Master Painter

    The Master Painter

  • Written in the Sand

    Written in the Sand

  • Undercover Doctor

    Undercover Doctor

  • Slander the Woman

    Slander the Woman

  • As You Like It

    As You Like It

  • The Man of Shame

    The Man of Shame

  • Tea- With a Kick!

    Tea- With a Kick!

  • I Am the Law

    I Am the Law

  • Father's Hot Toddy

    Father's Hot Toddy

  • Fightin' Mad

    Fightin' Mad

  • A Splendid Hazard

    A Splendid Hazard

  • Shame

    Shame

  • Yours for the Asking

    Yours for the Asking

  • Married to Order

    Married to Order

  • Irene's Infatuation

    Irene's Infatuation

  • The Fatal Glass of Beer

    The Fatal Glass of Beer

  • The Re-Creation of Brian Kent

    The Re-Creation of Brian Kent

  • Across the Divide

    Across the Divide

  • The Silent Mystery

    The Silent Mystery

  • So Big

    So Big

  • The Bachelor's Baby, or How It All Happened

    The Bachelor's Baby, or How It All Happened

  • A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

    A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

  • Who's Who in the Zoo

    Who's Who in the Zoo

  • In Search of a Thrill

    In Search of a Thrill

  • Upstairs and Down

    Upstairs and Down

  • Long Live the King

    Long Live the King

  • Boston Blackie's Little Pal

    Boston Blackie's Little Pal

  • The Hand Bag

    The Hand Bag

  • Love in the Ghetto

    Love in the Ghetto

  • Lost and Found on a South Sea Island

    Lost and Found on a South Sea Island

  • Taxi Troubles

    Taxi Troubles

  • Cupid Through a Keyhole

    Cupid Through a Keyhole

  • Sugar Plum Papa

    Sugar Plum Papa

  • The Awakening of Bianca

    The Awakening of Bianca

  • The Godmother

    The Godmother

  • An Eventful Elopement

    An Eventful Elopement

  • Bright and Early

    Bright and Early

  • The Reincarnation of Karma

    The Reincarnation of Karma

  • The Dream Melody

    The Dream Melody

  • Fifth Avenue Models

    Fifth Avenue Models

  • Rock of Ages

    Rock of Ages

  • The Adventure of the Ambassador's Disappearance

    The Adventure of the Ambassador's Disappearance

  • He Trumped Her Ace

    He Trumped Her Ace

  • His Father's Son

    His Father's Son

  • Betty's Baby

    Betty's Baby

  • A Juvenile Love Affair

    A Juvenile Love Affair

  • His Strenuous Visit

    His Strenuous Visit