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Miriam Cooper (born Marian Cooper and also credited Marion Cooper; November 7, 1891 – April 12, 1976) was a silent film actress who is best known for her work in early film including The Birth of a Nation and Intolerance for D. W. Griffith and The Honor System and Evangeline for her husband Raoul Walsh. She retired from acting in 1924 but was ...
Miriam Cooper. Actress: The Birth of a Nation. Miriam Cooper was born to Julian Cooper and Margaret Stewart in Baltimore, Maryland, in 1891. The family was Roman Catholic, and the Coopers were fairly well-to-do. After the birth of five children in five years (one of whom died in infancy), Julian Cooper deserted his family and fled to Europe.
Miriam Cooper was the self-professed “Dark Lady of the Silents,” but she never wanted a life of fame—just fortune. A chance encounter turned her into a Hollywood star, complete with all of the drama.
Aug 11, 2021 · Turns out, Miriam Cooper was a D.W. Griffith actor for a decade between 1914 and 1924 appearing in two-dozen “flickers” including the “hideously insidious” Birth of a Nation in 1915 playing the eye-batting and waifish plantation aristocrat Margaret Cameron.
Miriam Cooper was a silent film actress who is best known for her work in early film including The Birth of a Nation and Intolerance for D. W. Griffith and The Honor System and Evangeline for her husband Raoul Walsh.
Miriam Cooper (November 7, 1891 – April 12, 1976) was a silent film actress who is best known for her work in early film including Birth of a Nation and Intolerance for D.W. Griffith and The Honor System and Evangeline for her husband Raoul Walsh.
Miriam Cooper (November 7, 1891 - April 12, 1976)[1] was an silent film actress who is best known for her work with D.W. Griffith and her husband Raoul Walsh. After retiring from acting in 1923 she was rediscovered by the film community in the 1960s and toured colleges lecturing about silent...
