Myrtle Stedman
Acting
Born 1883-03-03
Died 1938-01-08
Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Myrtle Stedman (March 3, 1883 – January 8, 1938) was a leading lady and later character actress in motion pictures beginning in silent films in 1910. She was born in Chicago, Illinois and educated at a private finishing school there. Miss Stedman performed in light opera and musical comedies there. Her voice was cultivated in France. Her tutor was Marchesi, who was known as one of the finest instructors of voice culture in his country. Myrtle did not enter the field of light opera because of her preference for light opera. She starred for a number of seasons in Isle of Spice and The Chocolate Soldier. She performed for a year at the Whitney Theater in Chicago and was a prima donna of the Chicago Grand Opera Company.
Her first appearances in movies were in Selig studio western and action short films. Among her feature films are Flaming Youth, The Valley of the Moon, The Dangerous Age, and The Famous Mrs. Fair. In 1936, she was signed by Warner Brothers to play bit and extra roles. Her last release was Accidents Will Happen, in 1938.
Myrtle Stedman died of a heart attack in Hollywood, California in 1938 at the age of 54. Interment at Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood California. Her husband Marshall Stedman was a drama school conductor. They were divorced by 1920. Their son Lincoln Stedman was a prolific silent film character actor.
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Filmography
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Acting
58 credits
Western Hearts
The Go-Getter
School for Girls
Pasquale
Chickie
The Great O'Malley
A Slight Case of Murder
The Caprices of Kitty
Wine
Tessie
Ready, Willing and Able
The Chechako
Their Hour
Missing Witnesses
Beau Ideal
Alcatraz Island
The Scapegoat
Sallie's Sure Shot
Green Light
That Man's Here Again
Peer Gynt
Told in Colorado
The World Apart
Lilies of the Field
Rich Men's Wives
She Loved a Fireman
Give Me Liberty
That Certain Woman
The Sin Sister
The Far Cry
Sex
Back in Circulation
Little Accident
Under Southern Stars
In Honor's Web
The Truth About Youth
The Goose Hangs High
Accidents Will Happen
The Irresistible Lover
The Mad Whirl
Song of the Saddle
The American Beauty
Flaming Youth
Nancy from Nowhere
Sally
Happiness of Three Women
The Widow in Scarlet
Draegerman Courage
The Prince of Pilsen
The Law and the Outlaw
The Silver Horde
Beggars in Ermine
The Hands of Nara
Old Dad
Sporting Goods
Juggling with Fate
The Life Timer
The Soul of Kura San
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