Mary Philbin

Movie Actress

Birthday July 16, 1902

Birth Sign Cancer

Birthplace Chicago, IL

DEATH DATE May 7, 1993 (90)

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About

Silent film actress who played Christine Daaé in The Phantom of the Opera and Dea in The Man Who Laughs.

Before Fame

Her acting career began after winning a beauty contest sponsored by Universal.

Trivia

She was unable to make the transition from silent films to talkies like many popular actresses of the silent era.

Family Life

She never married but was engaged twice.

Associated With

She appeared in the 1928 film Drums of Love, which was directed by the revered D.W. Griffith.