Marjorie Daw — Blue Book of the Screen (1923) 🇺🇸
Personality has played a prominent part in bringing to the cinema many of those who have attained eminence in this comparatively new source of entertainment.
Intimate history of motion pictures reveals a long list of stars who, because of certain native talent and individuality, have become stars without previous professional experience of any extent.
One of these is Marjorie Daw, a dainty young Miss, who was fortunate through circumstance as well as talented.
Marjorie Daw was born at Colorado Springs, Colorado, in 1902. She was educated at the Westlake School and when very young moved to Los Angeles.
As a child actress appearing in small parts she one day attracted the attention of Geraldine Farrar, noted opera singer, who was at that time making her debut in the silent drama in the famous super-production, “Joan, the Woman.” Due to Miss Farrar’s influence, Marjorie was given a small role in this production, and after its completion Miss Farrar’s interest in the little actress continued to the extent that she was given several other parts in productions that were being made at the Lasky Studios.
She next attracted the attention of Mary Pickford, who gave her a chance with a more important role in “Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm.” Marjorie made good and by this time had blossomed into an ingénue.
Douglas Fairbanks [Douglas Fairbanks Sr.] was the next to notice her talents and engaged her as leading woman in “Arizona.” She was so successful in this piece that she continued as Mr. Fairbank’s leading woman in several other productions. She is noted for having played in more Douglas Fairbanks productions than any other actress on the screen.
Miss Daw is five feet three inches in height, weighs 112 pounds, has light brown hair and hazel eyes. She is unmarried and has never had any experience before the footlights. In fact, her entire career since leaving school has been confined to the screen.
She makes her home in Los Angeles and is at present a free-lance player.
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Portrait by Roman Freulich • Los Angeles
Collection: The Blue Book of the Screen (1923)