Rosemary Theby
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1892-04-07
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.
Also Known For
As Man Desires
Jan 11, 1925
The Hushed Hour
May 18, 1919
The Midnight Patrol
Nov 01, 1918
Rio Grande
Apr 25, 1920
The Last Trail
Nov 01, 1921
Yellow Men and Gold
May 20, 1922
I Am the Law
Jun 01, 1922
Shame
Jul 31, 1921
Mary of the Movies
May 27, 1923
In Search of a Thrill
Nov 20, 1923
The Fatal Glass of Beer
Mar 03, 1933
A Red Cross Martyr; or, on the Firing Lines of Tripoli
Jan 02, 1912
The Illumination
Apr 05, 1912
The Chinatown Mystery
Sep 01, 1928
The Drunkard
Apr 03, 1935
When a Woman Strikes
Apr 01, 1919
The Geranium
Jul 15, 1911
A Juvenile Love Affair
Jul 30, 1912
The Toymaker
Oct 24, 1912
A Splendid Hazard
Sep 26, 1920
The Awakening of Bianca
Dec 07, 1912
Father's Hot Toddy
Oct 17, 1912
The Godmother
Oct 08, 1912
A Fortune in a Teacup
Sep 14, 1912
The Little Minister
Jan 13, 1913
The Adventure of the Ambassador's Disappearance
Jan 10, 1913
The Reincarnation of Karma
Dec 27, 1912
Betty's Baby
Jan 19, 1913
An Eventful Elopement
Jun 01, 1912
The Two Battles
Aug 17, 1912
The Sacrifice
Jun 09, 1911
Rock of Ages
Jul 20, 1912
His Father's Son
Apr 10, 1912
The Light of St. Bernard
Jul 27, 1912
Love in the Ghetto
May 13, 1912
Wanted, a Sister
Jul 22, 1912
Irene's Infatuation
Mar 06, 1912
Written in the Sand
Aug 30, 1912
Cupid Through a Keyhole
May 24, 1913
The Web
Apr 11, 1913
Undercover Doctor
Jun 09, 1939
One Rainy Afternoon
May 13, 1936
Neighborhood House
Mar 09, 1936
His Brother's Wife
Aug 07, 1936
Man on the Flying Trapeze
Aug 03, 1935
Our Relations
Sep 15, 1936
San Francisco
Jun 26, 1936
The Devil Is Driving
Jun 25, 1937
Wings in the Dark
Feb 01, 1935
Doctor's Orders
Jun 08, 1932
Taxi Troubles
Oct 18, 1931
Who's Who in the Zoo
Oct 11, 1931
Midnight Daddies
Oct 03, 1930
Girls Who Dare
Jan 01, 1929
The Dream Melody
Jan 25, 1929
He Trumped Her Ace
Mar 23, 1930
Montmartre Rose
Apr 01, 1929
Scotch
Jan 19, 1930
Sugar Plum Papa
Feb 16, 1930
The Silent Mystery
Nov 01, 1918
Unexpected Places
Sep 30, 1918
Lost and Found on a South Sea Island
Feb 17, 1923
The Red Lily
Sep 08, 1924
Boston Blackie's Little Pal
Aug 26, 1918
Cocaine Traffic; Or, The Drug Terror
Feb 24, 1914
The Port of Missing Girls
Mar 19, 1928
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
Mar 13, 1921
Unseen Forces
Nov 29, 1920
Vogues of 1938
Aug 18, 1937
The Mystery Of 13
Aug 01, 1919
One Year to Live
Mar 15, 1925
Terror Island
Apr 08, 1920
You Can't Take It with You
Sep 01, 1938
The Chalk Line
Sep 06, 1916
The Second 100 Years
Oct 08, 1927
Yours for the Asking
Jul 23, 1936
The Great Love
Aug 11, 1918
Married to Order
Oct 29, 1920
The Bachelor's Baby, or How It All Happened
Jun 08, 1913
So Big
Dec 28, 1924
Kismet
Nov 14, 1920
Mr. Bolter's Infatuation
Mar 22, 1912
The Classmate's Frolic
Feb 04, 1913
As You Like It
Oct 06, 1912
The Master Painter
Jul 15, 1913
Ten Nights in a Bar-room
Mar 01, 1931
Make Way for Tomorrow
May 09, 1937
Secrets of the Night
Nov 12, 1924
One Million B.C.
Apr 05, 1940
The Hand Bag
Nov 09, 1912
The Mills of the Gods
Nov 04, 1912
Fightin' Mad
Nov 20, 1921
The Eternal Flame
Sep 17, 1922
A Model Husband
Mar 29, 1916
Upstairs and Down
Jun 08, 1919
Bright and Early
May 14, 1918
Trial Marriage
Mar 10, 1929
Bulls and Bears
Mar 02, 1930
Long Live the King
Nov 26, 1923
The Winged Mystery
Nov 26, 1917
Fifth Avenue Models
Apr 26, 1925
A Son of the Sahara
Apr 13, 1924
The Girl of the Golden West
May 03, 1923
Tea- With a Kick!
Aug 26, 1923
The Peacock Fan
Aug 01, 1929
His Strenuous Visit
Sep 13, 1916
Riding to Fame
Jul 01, 1927
The Butterfly Man
Apr 18, 1920
The Man of Shame
Oct 11, 1915
Across the Divide
Oct 09, 1921
Slander the Woman
Apr 16, 1923
The Re-Creation of Brian Kent
Feb 15, 1925
Yvonne from Paris
Jul 13, 1919
The Amateur Adventuress
May 05, 1919
The Eagle's Feather
Oct 15, 1923
More to Be Pitied Than Scorned
Aug 20, 1922
Your Friend and Mine
Mar 05, 1923
Partners of Fate
Jan 10, 1921
Rich Men's Wives
Sep 15, 1922
Wreckage
Sep 12, 1925
The Little Grey Mouse
Oct 31, 1920
His Wedding Promise
Good Women
Apr 03, 1921
Whispering Devils
Oct 25, 1920
Pagan Passions
Feb 29, 1924
Faith
Feb 03, 1919
Peggy Does Her Darndest
Feb 24, 1919