Leah Baird
| Leah Baird | |
|---|---|
 Publicity photo of Baird from Stars of the Photoplay (1916) | |
| Born |
June 20, 1883 Champaign, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died |
October 3, 1971 (aged 88) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Resting place | Hollywood Forever Cemetery |
| Years active | 1910-1957 |
| Spouse(s) |
Arthur F. Beck (m.1914–?) |
Leah Baird (June 20, 1883 – October 3, 1971) was an American actress of the silent screen, and a screenwriter.
Life
She began her film career in 1910 in Jean and the Waif opposite Jean, the Vitagraph Dog. She played several leads in William F. Brady's troupe, opposite Douglas Fairbanks. In the late 1910s she played in 15 episodes of the serial Wolves of Kultur.
Baird later became a screenwriter and contributed to a number of Clara Bow features. She was married to producer Arthur F. Beck.
Partial filmography
Photo from The First One Hundred Noted Men and Women of the Screen by Carolyn Lowrey pub. 1920
Actress
- Jean and the Waif (1910)
- Chumps (1912)
- A Cure for Pokeritis (1912)
- All for a Girl (1912)
- Ivanhoe (1913)
- Absinthe (1914)
- Neptune's Daughter (1914)
- Lights of New York (1916)
- One Law for Both (1917)
- The Echo of Youth (1919)
- Is Divorce A Failure? (1923)
- Lady Gangster (1942)
- Air Force (1943)
- The Adventures of Mark Twain (Uncredited, 1944)
- Mildred Pierce (Uncredited, 1945)
- Shadow of a Woman (1946)
- Around the World in Eighty Days (Uncredited, 1956)
Writer
- The Dawning (1912)
- Devil's Island (1926)
- Spangles (1926)
- The Return of Boston Blackie (1927)
- Jungle Bride (1933)
Producer
- Shadow of the Law (1926)
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Leah Baird. |
- Leah Baird on Women Film Pioneers Project
- Leah Baird at the Internet Movie Database
- Leah Baird at AllMovie
- Leah Baird at Find a Grave
- Leah Baird gallery at NY Public Library
- Leah Baird early studio portrait
