Marguerite Blanche
| Marguerite Blanche | |
|---|---|
| Born | Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Other names | Margaret Jessen |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1916-1920 (film) |
Marguerite Blanche was a Danish actress notable for her starring roles in British silent films. She was born in Copenhagen as Margaret Jessen, but emigrated to Britain where she made twelve films for director-producers such as Cecil Hepworth and Sidney Morgan. Her final film was Morgan's The Woman of the Iron Bracelets in 1920.[1] Morgan then replaced her as the star of his films with his own daughter Joan Morgan.
Selected filmography
- Trelawny of the Wells (1916)
- The Grand Babylon Hotel (1916)
- The Grit of a Jew (1917)
- The Romance of Old Bill (1918)
- Sweet and Twenty (1919)
- The Black Sheep (1920)
- The Scarlet Wooing (1920)
- The Woman of the Iron Bracelets (1920)
References
- ↑ Low p.482
Bibliography
- Low, Rachael. The History of the British Film 1918-1929. George Allen & Unwin, 1971.