Linda Arvidson

Linda Arvidson
Circa 1916
Born	Linda Arvidson Johnson (1884-07-12)July 12, 1884 San Francisco, California, U.S.
Died	July 26, 1949(1949-07-26) (aged 65) New York City, New York, U.S.
Other names	Linda Griffith
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1907–1916
Spouse(s)	D.W. Griffith (m. 1906–36)

Linda Arvidson (12 July 1884 – 26 July 1949) was an American actress in silent films.

Biography

Linda Arvidson was the first wife of film director D.W. Griffith (14 May 1906 - 2 March 1936). She played lead roles in many of his earliest films. While acting, she was sometimes credited as Linda Griffith. The pair separated around 1912 and finally divorced in 1936 when Griffith wished to remarry.

In 1925, she authored her autobiography When the Movies Were Young (1925, 1968). She is mentioned in William J. Mann's The Biograph Girl, a novel based on Florence Lawrence.

Selected filmography

Bibliography

• Linda Arvidson Griffith When the Movies were Young Dover Publications (1925, reprinted in 1968) ISBN 0-486-22300-0

External links

• Linda Arvidson at the Internet Movie Database
• Linda Arvidson at AllRovi