Marie Van Tassell Explained

Marie Van Tassell
Birth Date:	6 April 1871
Birth Place:	Little Falls, New York, U.S.
Death Place:	Oakland, California, U.S.
Occupation:	Theater and film actress

Marie Van Tassell (April 6, 1871 – January 22, 1946) was an American stage and silent film actress.

Early life

Marie Van Tassell was born on April 6, 1871, in Little Falls, New York.^[1] From an early age, she performed in the theater.^[1]

Career

In 1914, Van Tassell starred as Mrs. Collins in Fine Feathers with the All Star Players Company.^[2] She began acting in film in 1915. She first starred in The Rose Garden Husband for Universal Pictures. In 1918, she was loaned to Flying A.^[1] After acting, she worked for the Works Progress Administration and directed the KLX radio program Alameda City School of the Air.^[1] She then helped train young people in acting.^[1]

Personal life

According to a 1914 piece in the Seattle Times, Van Tassell married five times. She married Jack King, a circus performer. He predeceased her.^[1] Towards the end of her life, she lived with Marie King on 25th Avenue in Oakland.^[1]

Van Tassell died on January 22, 1946, aged 72, at a hospital in Oakland.^{[1] [3]}

Filmography

• The Rose Garden Husband (1915)^[1]
• The Dynast^[1]
• The Gentle Intruder^[1]
• Curly (1915) as Mrs. Brewster (credited as Marie Van Tassel)^[1]
• Billy Van Deusen's Shadow (1916) as Mrs. Smudge (credited as Marie Van Tassel)
• Johnny's Jumble (1916) as Aunt
• True Nobility (1916) as Mrs. Burton
• April (1916) as Mrs. De Voe
• The Counterfeit Earl (1916) as Mrs. Belknap
• The Trail of the Thief (1916) (credited as Marie Van Tassel)
• The Highest Bid (1916) as Elsie's mother
• Purity (1916) as Truth
• The Torch Bearer (1916) as Mrs. Huntley-Knox
• Dulcie's Adventure (1916) as Aunt Netta
• Peck o' Pickles (1916) as Caroline Pickett^[1]
• The Only Road (1918) as Rosa Lopez
• The Mask (1918) as Miss Prim (credited as Marie Van Tassel)
• Sue of the South (1919) as Margaret Darwin
• Deep Waters (1920) as Barzella Busteed

Notes and References

1. News: Shabby Scrapbooks Recall Heyday of Former Actress . 1946-02-01 . Oakland Tribune . 13 . . 2024-11-08.
2. News: 'Fine Feathers' Falls Below Usual All-Star Players Mark . 1914-12-22 . Honolulu Star-Bulletin . 11 . . 2024-11-08.
3. News: Final Rites Held for Former Actress . 1946-01-28 . Oakland Tribune . 10 . . 2024-11-08.