Myrtle Stedman
1883-03-03 ( 142 years old ) in Chicago, Illinois, USA

From Wikipedia Myrtle Stedman (March 3, 1883 – January 8, 1938) was a leading lady and later character actress in motion pictures beginning in silent films in 1910. She was born in Chicago, Illinois and educated at a private finishing school there. Miss Stedman performed in light opera and musical comedies there. Her voice was cultivated in France. Her tutor was Marchesi, who was known as one of the finest instructors of voice culture in his country. Myrtle did not enter the field of light opera because of her preference for light opera. She starred for a number of seasons in Isle of Spice and The Chocolate Soldier. She performed for a year at the Whitney Theater in Chicago and was a prima donna of the Chicago Grand Opera Company. Her first appearances in movies were in Selig studio western and action short films. Among her feature films are Flaming Youth, The Valley of the Moon, The Dangerous Age, and The Famous Mrs. Fair. In 1936, she was signed by Warner Brothers to play bit and extra roles. Her last release was Accidents Will Happen, in 1938. Myrtle Stedman died of a heart attack in Hollywood, California in 1938 at the age of 54. Interment at Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood California. Her husband Marshall Stedman was a drama school conductor. They were divorced by 1920. Their son Lincoln Stedman was a prolific silent film character actor.

Movies

Over the Goal 1937-10-16
The Go-Getter 1937-05-22
Green Light 1937-02-20
Klondike 1932-08-29
Beau Ideal 1931-01-25
The Sin Sister 1929-02-10
Sporting Goods 1928-02-11
No Place to Go 1927-10-30
Women's Wares 1927-10-01
The Far Cry 1926-02-14
Sally 1925-03-29
The Mad Whirl 1925-03-02
Wine 1924-08-31
Flaming Youth 1923-11-12
Six Days 1923-09-09
Crashin' Thru 1923-04-01
Reckless Youth 1922-03-30
Ashes 1922-02-24
Black Roses 1921-05-22
The Whistle 1921-04-08
The Concert 1921-02-20
Old Dad 1920-11-01
Sex 1920-03-29
Peer Gynt 1915-09-15
Nearly a Lady 1915-08-12
Kilmeny 1915-07-22
Hypocrites 1915-01-20
The Chechako 1914-11-23
Martin Eden 1914-08-16
By Unseen Hand 1914-01-07
Made a Coward 1913-07-10
The Life Timer 1913-03-26
The Range Law 1913-02-21
The Scapegoat 1912-01-30
Western Hearts 1911-11-07