Marian Swayne (1916) 🇺🇸

Marian Swayne, who has just been placed under contract to the Arrow Film Corporation by W. E. Shallenberger, is a bewitching blonde personality whose career on stage and screen has been a continued success. Hard work, ambition, personality, ability, and again hard work have combined to put Miss Swayne at the top of the list. In her opinion, for she is a modest little lady who quickly disclaims the pet phrases of the press agent, it has been mostly hard work.

Miss Swayne has five big stage successes to her credit. Included in these are the roles of Effie in The Blindness of Virtue, Cicely in The Importance of Being Ernest, the Squaw in The Squaw Man (on the strength of which performance Lasky offered her the same part for the screen version of this play, but which Miss Swayne declined in order to remain on the stage), as the Grain (the stenographer) in The Grain of Dust, and as Vivie in Mrs. Warren’s Profession.

Before her success in these five important parts Miss Swayne had also played in The City, The Greyhound, The Deep Purple and The Awakening of Helena Ritchie. Prior to her appearance as Effie, Miss Swayne played for almost two years in motion pictures, appearing for one year in Blaché [Herbert Blaché | Alice Guy] features, and for another year in Gaumont features. She also played the role of Kitty in James Montgomery Flagg’s series, The Adventures of Kitty Cobb. Immediately prior to joining the Arrow forces Miss Swayne played the lead in the Thanhouser feature, The Net. Following this performance she was offered the leading part in a current New York stage production, but under the persuasive powers of Mr. Shallenberger this idea was relinquished, and Miss Swayne contracts with Arrow for the big features which that company now has under way.

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Leah Baird Rejoins Universal.

One of the best known leading ladies of the photoplay world. Leah Baird, has rejoined the Universal Film Manufacturing company and will be featured in productions made at the Pacific Coast studios. Miss Baird already has commenced work under the direction of F. E. Kelsey.

Collection: Moving Picture World, September 1916