Mabel Trunnelle Explained

Birth Date:8 November 1879
Birth Place:Dwight, Illinois, U.S.
Death Place:Glendale, California, U.S.
Occupation:Actress
Spouse:Herbert Prior

Mabel Trunnelle (November 8, 1879  - April 20, 1981) was an American actress who appeared in 194 films between 1908 and 1923.

Biography

Trunnelle was born in Dwight, Illinois and died in Glendale, California.[1]

Photoplay magazine argued that she was the merry-serious girl whose expressive eyes and face mirror emotions more effectively than a hundred voices. She was educated upon the stage for the five years she had spent in films, mostly before Edison cameras. Miss Trunnelle was a modest, cheerful, winsome young American wife whose husband was Herbert Prior.[2]

She was a prominent star in early silent films of Edison Films, and frequently co-starred with Prior.[3]

Selected filmography

Notes and References

  1. Book: Lowe . Denise . An Encyclopedic Dictionary of Women in Early American Films: 1895-1930 . 2014 . Routledge . 978-1-317-71896-3 . February 25, 2022 . en.
  2. Book: Stars of the Photoplay . 1916 . Chicago . Photoplay magazine . Mabel Trunnelle. (Note: Not currently in copyright)
  3. Web site: Mabel Trunnelle . Allmovie . Sandra . Brennan . 2009-11-24.