1892-11-14 ( 132 years old ) in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, USA
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Naomi Childers (November 15, 1892 – May 9, 1964) was an American silent film actress whose career lasted until the mid-20th century.
She was born of English parentage in Pottstown, Pennsylvania. Later in life she took pride in being descended from a long line of British ancestors. Her childhood was spent in St. Louis, Missouri where she was educated in the Maryville convent. Childers began acting at the age of three, reciting at a notable function. She played a Chopin number at an adult recital at the age of eight. When she was ten Childers performed the title roles, in both Red Riding Hood and Alice in Wonderland, at the Odeon Theater in St. Louis. In 1912 she played in The Great Name and Madame X. The theatrical presentations featured Henry Kolker and Dorothy Donnelly. On Broadway Childers appeared in Ready Money.
Childers was in movies beginning in 1913. She appeared in The Turn of the Road (1915) and The Writing on the Wall (1916). She was associated with the Vitagraph company for four years. Her most popular role was in Womanhood, the Glory of the Nation. In this film she performed a most modern characterization of Joan of Arc. In 1917 she began working with the Commonwealth Company. Childers possessed a preference for comedy, yet she was in constant demand to play more serious roles. Her character work in motion pictures was a strong asset. In the 1919 Sam Goldwyn film Lord and Lady Algy, Childers was cast in the leading feminine role. She depicted the wife of the young Lord Algy, played by Tom Moore. As a titled Englishwoman she revealed a cold exterior, but retained a warm nature.
When Louis B. Mayer discovered Childers had come into hard times in later years, he granted her a lifetime contract from MGM. She continued to play numerous, often uncredited, roles into the early 1950s. Childers died in Hollywood, California in 1964, age 71. She is buried at Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery.
Movies
Small Town Girl
1953-04-10
Dial 1119
1950-11-03
The Sea of Grass
1947-04-25
Undercurrent
1946-11-11
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
1945-10-05
Week-End at the Waldorf
1945-10-04
Dangerous Partners
1945-06-07
Little White Lie
1945-03-03
Mrs. Parkington
1944-10-12
Lost Angel
1943-12-23
Rio Rita
1942-03-11
Main Street on the March!
1941-12-09
Love Crazy
1941-05-23
You, the People
1940-11-30
Gold Rush Maisie
1940-07-26
A Failure at Fifty
1940-07-01
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
1940-05-29
The Story That Couldn't Be Printed
1939-07-22
Within the Law
1939-03-17
Fast and Loose
1939-02-17
The Man on the Rock
1938-09-03
Miracle Money
1938-03-26
Women Are Trouble
1936-07-31
White Heat
1934-12-30
Blondie Johnson
1933-02-25
Downstairs
1932-08-06
Trial Marriage
1929-03-10
Restless Wives
1924-01-06
Success
1923-02-25
Mr. Barnes of New York
1922-05-22
Earthbound
1920-08-10
The Street Called Straight
1920-02-01
The Gay Lord Quex
1919-12-21
Human Desire
1919-10-31
The World and Its Woman
1919-09-06
Lord and Lady Algy
1919-09-01
Shadows of Suspicion
1919-02-03
The Divorcee
1919-01-20
Womanhood, the Glory of the Nation
1917-04-09
The Price of Fame
1916-11-13
The Devil's Prize
1916-11-06
Writing on the Wall
1916-02-14
Anselo Lee
1915-11-06
The Dust of Egypt
1915-10-04
An Officer and a Gentleman
1914-03-14
The Portrait
1914-03-10
Iron and Steel
1914-02-21
Their Mutual Friend
1913-09-16
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