
Edythe Chapman
Known for ActingBorn 1863-10-07Died 1948-10-15Rochester, New York, USA
From Wikipedia Edythe Chapman (October 8, 1863 - October 15, 1948), was an American stage and silent film actress from Rochester, New York. As early as 1898 she appeared in New York, New York in the Charity Ball. Edythe performed at the Shubert Theater in Brooklyn, New York in a production of The Light Eternal in 1907. Mrs. Chapman played maternal roles in numerous silent motion pictures and became known in the 1920s as Hollywood's Mother. She played Ma Jones in the film version of Lightnin' (1925), a screen production which featured Will Rogers. Edythe was Grandmother Janeway in Man Crazy (1927). Miss Chapman came to Hollywood around 1909 with her husband, screen and stage actor, James Neill. The couple met in Cincinnati, Ohio when Miss Chapman was working in Mr. Neill's stock company. They were married in 1897. The two began making movies with Cecil B. Demille and other noteworthy directors and producers. They had leading roles in The Ten Commandments (1923), Manslaughter (1922), The Little American (1917), and other silent motion pictures. Mr. Neill died in 1931. The final movie in which Edythe appeared was Double Crossroads in 1930. Prior to this, she had a large role in Navy Blues (1929). Edythe Chapman Neill died in Glendale, California in 1948 after a brief illness.Read more
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Take the Heir
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Take the Heir
1930 · Movie
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Synthetic Sin
1929 · Movie
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Twin Beds
1929 · Movie
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Sally's Shoulders
1928 · Movie
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The Runaway
1926 · Movie
Faithful Wives
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Faithful Wives
1926 · Movie
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In the Name of Love
1925 · Movie
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The Miracle Makers
1923 · Movie
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North of the Rio Grande
1922 · Movie
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Her Husband’s Trademark
1922 · Movie
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My American Wife
1922 · Movie
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Bits of Life
1921 · Movie
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The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come
1920 · Movie
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Just Out of College
1920 · Movie
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Fires of Faith
1919 · Movie
Peg o' My Heart
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Peg o' My Heart
1919 · Movie
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The Home Town Girl
1919 · Movie
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Double Cross Roads
1930 · Movie
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The Little Yellow House
1928 · Movie
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Naughty But Nice
1927 · Movie
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Learning to Love
1925 · Movie
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The Shadow of the East
1924 · Movie
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Hollywood
1923 · Movie
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Chastity
1923 · Movie
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Divorce
1923 · Movie
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Dangerous Curve Ahead
1921 · Movie
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Pinto
1920 · Movie
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A Double-Dyed Deceiver
1920 · Movie
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Out of the Storm
1920 · Movie
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The Winning Girl
1919 · Movie
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An Innocent Adventuress
1919 · Movie
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Unexpected Places
1918 · Movie
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Love Hungry
1928 · Movie
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Heart Trouble
1928 · Movie
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Happiness Ahead
1928 · Movie
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Three Faces East
1926 · Movie
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Daughters of Pleasure
1924 · Movie
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The Girl I Loved
1923 · Movie
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The Sleep Walker
1922 · Movie
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Bunty Pulls the Strings
1921 · Movie
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Experimental Marriage
1919 · Movie
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Secret Service
1919 · Movie
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Everywoman
1919 · Movie
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The Crystal Gazer
1917 · Movie
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Man Trouble
1930 · Movie
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The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg
1928 · Movie
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Navy Blues
1929 · Movie
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Three Week Ends
1928 · Movie