Mabel Normand

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

229

Gender

Female

Birthday

1893-11-09

Day of death

1930-02-23 (36 years old)

Place of Birth

New Brighton, Staten Island, New York, USA

Mabel Normand

Biography

Mabel Normand (November 10, 1892– February 23, 1930) was an American silent film comedienne and actress, a popular star of Mack Sennett's Keystone Studios and noted as one of the film industry's first female screenwriters, producers and directors. Onscreen she appeared in a dozen commercially successful films with Charles Chaplin and seventeen with Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, occasionally writing and directing movies featuring Chaplin as her leading man as well as sometimes co-writing and co-directing with Chaplin in films in which they played the lead roles. At the height of her career in the late 1910s and early 1920s, Normand had her own movie studio and production company. Throughout the 1920s her name was linked with widely publicized scandals including the 1922 murder of William Desmond Taylor and the 1924 shooting of Courtland S. Dines, who was shot by Normand's chauffeur with her pistol. She was not a suspect in either crime. Her film career declined, possibly due to both scandals and a recurrence of tuberculosis in 1923, which led to a decline in her health, retirement from films and her death in 1930 at age 37. Mabel Normand has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her contributions to Motion Pictures, at 6821 Hollywood Boulevard. Her film Mabel's Blunder (1914) was added to the National Film Registry in December 2009. In June 2010, the New Zealand Film Archive reported the discovery of a print of Normand's film Won in a Closet (exhibited in New Zealand under its alternate title Won in a Cupboard), a short comedy previously believed lost. This film is a significant discovery, as Normand directed the movie and starred in the lead role, making it a showcase for her talents on both sides of the camera.

Known For

  • Mabel Lost and Won

    Mabel Lost and Won

  • When Comedy Was King

    When Comedy Was King

  • The Mender of Nets

    The Mender of Nets

  • Bangville Police

    Bangville Police

  • Dodging a Million

    Dodging a Million

  • Days of Thrills and Laughter

    Days of Thrills and Laughter

  • At Coney Island

    At Coney Island

  • Italian Blood

    Italian Blood

  • The Squaw's Love

    The Squaw's Love

  • The Nickel-Hopper

    The Nickel-Hopper

  • The Sleuths at the Floral Parade

    The Sleuths at the Floral Parade

  • Wished on Mabel

    Wished on Mabel

  • The Waiters' Picnic

    The Waiters' Picnic

  • Should Men Walk Home?

    Should Men Walk Home?

  • A Noise from the Deep

    A Noise from the Deep

  • Through His Wife’s Picture

    Through His Wife’s Picture

  • Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema

    Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema

  • Mabel's Busy Day

    Mabel's Busy Day

  • Near To Earth

    Near To Earth

  • Joan of Plattsburg

    Joan of Plattsburg

  • The Deacon's Troubles

    The Deacon's Troubles

  • Mabel at the Wheel

    Mabel at the Wheel

  • Mabel’s Heroes

    Mabel’s Heroes

  • Mabel’s Adventures

    Mabel’s Adventures

  • The Engagement Ring

    The Engagement Ring

  • Mabel’s Wilful Way

    Mabel’s Wilful Way

  • Mabel's Married Life

    Mabel's Married Life

  • The Making of a Man

    The Making of a Man

  • Mabel's Strange Predicament

    Mabel's Strange Predicament

  • The Fatal Mallet

    The Fatal Mallet

  • A Tale of Two Cities

    A Tale of Two Cities

  • For the Love of Mabel

    For the Love of Mabel

  • Love Sickness at Sea

    Love Sickness at Sea

  • How Hiram Won Out

    How Hiram Won Out

  • What Happened To Rosa

    What Happened To Rosa

  • Mabel and Fatty’s Married Life

    Mabel and Fatty’s Married Life

  • The Rivals

    The Rivals

  • Pinto

    Pinto

  • A Muddy Romance

    A Muddy Romance

  • Mabel’s Awful Mistakes

    Mabel’s Awful Mistakes

  • All in Good Fun

    All in Good Fun

  • A Spanish Dilemma

    A Spanish Dilemma

  • Two Overcoats

    Two Overcoats

  • Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)

    Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)

  • The Tragedy of a Dress Suit

    The Tragedy of a Dress Suit

  • Happy Times and Jolly Moments

    Happy Times and Jolly Moments

  • His Trysting Places

    His Trysting Places

  • Stake Uncle Sam to Play Your Hand

    Stake Uncle Sam to Play Your Hand

  • Those Country Kids

    Those Country Kids

  • Down Memory Lane

    Down Memory Lane

  • Help! Help!

    Help! Help!

  • Mickey

    Mickey

  • The Mistaken Masher

    The Mistaken Masher

  • Mabel’s Bear Escape

    Mabel’s Bear Escape

  • A Tangled Affair

    A Tangled Affair

  • A Temperamental Husband

    A Temperamental Husband

  • A Misplaced Foot

    A Misplaced Foot

  • Fatty and Mabel Adrift

    Fatty and Mabel Adrift

  • Where Hazel Met the Villain

    Where Hazel Met the Villain

  • How Betty Won the School

    How Betty Won the School

  • A Strong Revenge

    A Strong Revenge

  • The Telltale Light

    The Telltale Light

  • Mabel's Stratagem

    Mabel's Stratagem

  • Fatty and Mabel at the San Diego Exposition

    Fatty and Mabel at the San Diego Exposition

  • Molly O'

    Molly O'

  • Mabel, Fatty and the Law

    Mabel, Fatty and the Law

  • Gentlemen of Nerve

    Gentlemen of Nerve

  • The Fickle Spaniard

    The Fickle Spaniard

  • Pedro's Dilemma

    Pedro's Dilemma

  • The Gusher

    The Gusher

  • The Tourists

    The Tourists

  • Raggedy Rose

    Raggedy Rose

  • The Ragtime Band

    The Ragtime Band

  • Mack at It Again

    Mack at It Again

  • The Little Teacher

    The Little Teacher

  • The Battle of Who Run

    The Battle of Who Run

  • When Dreams Come True

    When Dreams Come True

  • Jinx

    Jinx

  • At Twelve O’Clock

    At Twelve O’Clock

  • The Eternal Mother

    The Eternal Mother

  • Tomboy Bessie

    Tomboy Bessie

  • The Gypsy Queen

    The Gypsy Queen

  • The Speed Kings

    The Speed Kings

  • My Valet

    My Valet

  • The Beating He Needed

    The Beating He Needed

  • A Dash Through the Clouds

    A Dash Through the Clouds

  • Tillie's Punctured Romance

    Tillie's Punctured Romance

  • The Masquerader

    The Masquerader

  • The Water Nymph

    The Water Nymph

  • The Pest

    The Pest

  • At It Again

    At It Again

  • The Sea Nymphs

    The Sea Nymphs

  • Getting Acquainted

    Getting Acquainted

  • The Inventor’s Secret

    The Inventor’s Secret

  • The Furs

    The Furs

  • Mabel's Blunder

    Mabel's Blunder

  • Neighbors

    Neighbors

  • Wilful Peggy

    Wilful Peggy

  • The Deacon Outwitted

    The Deacon Outwitted

  • A Missing Bride

    A Missing Bride

  • One Hour Married

    One Hour Married

  • Stolen Magic

    Stolen Magic

  • Mabel's Lovers

    Mabel's Lovers

  • Seeing Stars

    Seeing Stars

  • The Diving Girl

    The Diving Girl

  • Heinze’s Resurrection

    Heinze’s Resurrection

  • Barney Oldfield's Race for a Life

    Barney Oldfield's Race for a Life

  • Why He Gave Up

    Why He Gave Up

  • Anything Once!

    Anything Once!

  • Suzanna

    Suzanna

  • Zuzu, the Band Leader

    Zuzu, the Band Leader

  • Professor Bean's Removal

    Professor Bean's Removal

  • When Doctors Disagree

    When Doctors Disagree

  • The Brave Hunter

    The Brave Hunter

  • Love and Gasoline

    Love and Gasoline

  • Cohen Saves the Flag

    Cohen Saves the Flag

  • A Desperate Lover

    A Desperate Lover

  • A Little Hero

    A Little Hero

  • Hide and Seek

    Hide and Seek

  • Mabel's New Hero

    Mabel's New Hero

  • The Subduing of Mrs. Nag

    The Subduing of Mrs. Nag

  • Just Brown’s Luck

    Just Brown’s Luck

  • The Bowling Match

    The Bowling Match

  • His Chum the Baron

    His Chum the Baron

  • Hot Stuff

    Hot Stuff

  • That Little Band Of Gold

    That Little Band Of Gold

  • A Film Johnnie

    A Film Johnnie

  • Won in a Closet

    Won in a Closet

  • What the Doctor Ordered

    What the Doctor Ordered

  • The Baron

    The Baron

  • Her Awakening

    Her Awakening

  • Their Social Splash

    Their Social Splash

  • The Floor Below

    The Floor Below

  • Upstairs

    Upstairs

  • A Double Wedding

    A Double Wedding

  • Fatty's Flirtation

    Fatty's Flirtation

  • Pat's Day Off

    Pat's Day Off

  • The Riot

    The Riot

  • Drummer’s Vacation

    Drummer’s Vacation

  • On His Wedding Day

    On His Wedding Day

  • Love and Courage

    Love and Courage

  • Fatty and Mabel’s Simple Life

    Fatty and Mabel’s Simple Life

  • Katchem Kate

    Katchem Kate

  • The Doctored Affair

    The Doctored Affair

  • The Speed Queen

    The Speed Queen

  • Oh, Those Eyes

    Oh, Those Eyes

  • The Fatal Chocolate

    The Fatal Chocolate

  • Fatty's Wild Night

    Fatty's Wild Night

  • Hello, Mabel

    Hello, Mabel

  • A Victim of Circumstance

    A Victim of Circumstance

  • Stars of Yesterday

    Stars of Yesterday

  • Helen's Marriage

    Helen's Marriage

  • For Lizzie's Sake

    For Lizzie's Sake

  • Mabel’s Latest Prank

    Mabel’s Latest Prank

  • The Cure That Failed

    The Cure That Failed

  • The Hansom Driver

    The Hansom Driver

  • Her Friend the Bandit

    Her Friend the Bandit

  • Cohen Collects a Debt

    Cohen Collects a Debt

  • Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists

    Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists

  • The Strategy of Ann

    The Strategy of Ann

  • The Flirting Husband

    The Flirting Husband

  • The Revenue Man and His Girl

    The Revenue Man and His Girl

  • Red Hot Romance

    Red Hot Romance

  • The New Neighbor

    The New Neighbor

  • The Foreman of the Jury

    The Foreman of the Jury

  • The Extra Girl

    The Extra Girl

  • Riley and Schultze

    Riley and Schultze

  • Those Good Old Days

    Those Good Old Days

  • A Family Mixup

    A Family Mixup

  • A Healthy Neighborhood

    A Healthy Neighborhood

  • The Slim Princess

    The Slim Princess

  • Foiling Fickle Father

    Foiling Fickle Father

  • Father’s Choice

    Father’s Choice

  • A Gambling Rube

    A Gambling Rube

  • Caught in a Cabaret

    Caught in a Cabaret

  • The Chaplin Puzzle

    The Chaplin Puzzle

  • Mr. Fixit

    Mr. Fixit

  • Mabel and Fatty Viewing the World's Fair at San Francisco

    Mabel and Fatty Viewing the World's Fair at San Francisco

  • Sis Hopkins

    Sis Hopkins

  • Looking for Mabel Normand

    Looking for Mabel Normand

  • When Kings Were the Law

    When Kings Were the Law

  • He Must Have a Wife

    He Must Have a Wife

  • Her New Beau

    Her New Beau

  • Peck's Bad Girl

    Peck's Bad Girl

  • Dead Man’s Honor

    Dead Man’s Honor

  • Head Over Heels

    Head Over Heels

  • The Venus Model

    The Venus Model

  • The Changing of Silas Warner

    The Changing of Silas Warner

  • The Alarm

    The Alarm

  • Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies

    Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies

  • The Women Who Run Hollywood

    The Women Who Run Hollywood

  • Mabel's Dramatic Career

    Mabel's Dramatic Career

  • Mabel and Fatty's Wash Day

    Mabel and Fatty's Wash Day

  • Love and Pain

    Love and Pain

  • Bright Lights

    Bright Lights

  • A Voice from the Deep

    A Voice from the Deep

  • The Diamond Star

    The Diamond Star

  • He Did and He Didn’t

    He Did and He Didn’t

  • His Mother

    His Mother

  • Back to the Woods

    Back to the Woods

  • Troublesome Secretaries

    Troublesome Secretaries

  • Hubby’s Job

    Hubby’s Job

  • Over the Garden Wall

    Over the Garden Wall

  • When a Man’s Married His Trouble Begins

    When a Man’s Married His Trouble Begins

  • Saved from Himself

    Saved from Himself

  • Betty Becomes a Maid

    Betty Becomes a Maid

  • Picciola; or, The Prison Flower

    Picciola; or, The Prison Flower

  • Baby Day

    Baby Day

  • Mr. Grouch at the Seashore

    Mr. Grouch at the Seashore

  • A Glimpse of Los Angeles

    A Glimpse of Los Angeles

  • Brown’s Séance

    Brown’s Séance

  • Mabel's New Job

    Mabel's New Job

  • The Unveiling

    The Unveiling

  • Lovers' Post Office

    Lovers' Post Office

  • The Champion

    The Champion

  • Indiscretions of Betty

    Indiscretions of Betty

  • A Perfect 36

    A Perfect 36

  • An Interrupted Elopement

    An Interrupted Elopement

  • Oh, Mabel Behave

    Oh, Mabel Behave

  • The Rube and the Baron

    The Rube and the Baron

  • Fatty's Wine Party

    Fatty's Wine Party

  • The New Baby

    The New Baby

  • The Ambitious Butler

    The Ambitious Butler

  • Mabel’s Nerve

    Mabel’s Nerve

  • A Midnight Elopement

    A Midnight Elopement

  • Mabel’s Stormy Love Affair

    Mabel’s Stormy Love Affair

  • Saving Mabel’s Dad

    Saving Mabel’s Dad

  • The Fatal Taxicab

    The Fatal Taxicab

  • The Duel

    The Duel