Pauline Garrette Kimball Explained

Pauline Garrette Kimball (March 15, 1860 – December 11, 1919), also called as Mrs. E. M. Kimball, was an American actress of the silent era.[1] She acted in a number of movies in the silent era including The Deep Purple (1915), The Yellow Passport (1916) and The Feast of Life (1916).[1] She also performed in comic opera such as Princess Ida.[1]

Biography

Born as Pauline Madeline Garrette on March 15, 1860, in Chicago, Illinois, United States, Pauline Garrette Kimball was the daughter of Lawrence Garrett (1829–1898) and his wife Julia M Jardee (1835–1908). She attended the Chicago High School and later graduated from the Vassar College.[1] She began her career as a stage actress.[1]

She was married to Edward Marshall Kimball, an American male actor of the silent era. They had only child, Clara Kimball Young, an American film actress.[2] [3]

She died, at the age of 69, on December 11, 1919, in Los Angeles, California.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Motion Picture News. 1918. Motion Picture Studio Directory. January 18, 2024. Princeton, New Jersey. Princeton University. 136.
  2. Book: Vazzana, Eugene Michael. 1995. Silent Film Necrology: Births and Deaths of Over 9000 Performers, Directors, Producers, and Other Filmmakers of the Silent Era, Through 1993. January 18, 2024. Jefferson, North Carolina. McFarland. 181. 978-0-786-40132-1.
  3. Book: Vazzana, Eugene Michael. 2001. Silent Film Necrology. January 18, 2024. Jefferson, North Carolina. McFarland. 285. 978-0-786-41059-0.
  4. Book: Doyle, Billy H.. 1995. The Ultimate Directory of the Silent Screen Performers: A Necrology of Births and Deaths and Essays on 50 Lost Players. January 18, 2024. Lanham, Maryland. Scarecrow Press. 218. 978-0-810-82958-9.