Mary Miles Minter | |
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Born | Juliet Reilly April 25, 1902 Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S. |
Died | August 4, 1984 Santa Monica, California, U.S. | (aged 82)
Other names | Juliet Shelby |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1907–1923 |
Spouse |
Brandon O. Hildebrandt
(m. 1957; died 1965) |
Mother | Charlotte Shelby |
Relatives | Margaret Shelby (sister) |
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Mary Miles Minter (born Juliet Reilly; April 25, 1902[1][2]– August 4, 1984) was an American actress, and one of the leading ladies who established the early Hollywood star system.[3] She appeared in 53 silent films from 1912 to 1923.
In 1922, Minter was involved in a scandal surrounding the murder of director William Desmond Taylor, for whom she professed her love. Gossip implicated her mother, former actress Charlotte Shelby, as the murderer, and as a result Minter's reputation was tarnished. She gave up her film career in 1923.[4]