Grace Cunard
About
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Also Known As
Harriet Mildred Jeffries
Birth Place
Columbus, Ohio, USA
Born
April 08, 1893
Died
January 19, 1967
Cause of Death
Cancer
Biography
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Early serial queen of silent films, who made her debut in 1908. Teaming with her husband actor Francis Ford, Cunard starred in such hit action serials as "Lucille Love, Girl of Mystery" (1914), "The Broken Coin" (1915), "Adventures of Peg o' the Ring" (1916) and "The Purple Mask" (1917). She also supplied the screenplays for many of her serials, which Ford directed. Her popularity contin...
Filmography
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The Purple Mask
(1917)
Director
Magnificent Doll
(1946)
Woman with baby
Behind City Lights
(1945)
Easy to Look At
(1945)
Tessie
Great Stagecoach Robbery
(1945)
Mother
Girls of the Big House
(1945)
Medical trustee
Family & Companions
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Francis Ford
Husband
Director, actor. Married in 1913; divorced in 1918.
Joe Moore
Husband
Actor. Divorced.
Jack Shannon
Husband
Stuntman.
Biography
Early serial queen of silent films, who made her debut in 1908. Teaming with her husband actor Francis Ford, Cunard starred in such hit action serials as "Lucille Love, Girl of Mystery" (1914), "The Broken Coin" (1915), "Adventures of Peg o' the Ring" (1916) and "The Purple Mask" (1917). She also supplied the screenplays for many of her serials, which Ford directed. Her popularity continued through the 1920s in features such as "The Girl in the Taxi" (1921), "Outwitted" (1925) and "The Masked Angel" (1928). After sound arrived, however, Cunard was reduced to bit parts in such films as "Untamed" (1929), "Ladies They Talk About" (1933) and "The Bride of Frankenstein" (1935).
Filmography
Director (Feature Film)
The Purple Mask
(1917)
Director
Cast (Feature Film)
Magnificent Doll
(1946)
Woman with baby
Behind City Lights
(1945)
Easy to Look At
(1945)
Tessie
Great Stagecoach Robbery
(1945)
Mother
Girls of the Big House
(1945)
Medical trustee
Casanova Brown
(1944)
Relative at baby window
Firebrands of Arizona
(1944)
Woman in bank
The North Star
(1943)
Farmer's wife
Pittsburgh
(1942)
The Mummy's Tomb
(1942)
Farmer's wife
A Little Bit of Heaven
(1940)
Aunt
Wings over Honolulu
(1937)
Mrs. Strange
Show Boat
(1936)
Mother
The Magnificent Brute
(1936)
Nurse
The Rest Cure
(1936)
General's wife
Dangerous Waters
(1936)
Stewardess
Alias Mary Dow
(1935)
Nurse
The Man Who Reclaimed His Head
(1934)
One More River
(1934)
Ladies They Talk About
(1933)
Marie
The Fourth Horseman
(1932)
Mrs. Elmer Brown
Resurrection
(1931)
Olga
A Lady Surrenders
(1930)
Maid
Untamed
(1929)
Billie
The Ace of Scotland Yard
(1929)
Masked Angel
(1928)
Cactus Kate
The Price of Fear
(1928)
Satin Sadie
The Haunted Island
(1928)
The Denver Dude
(1927)
Mrs. Bird
The Return of the Riddle Rider
(1927)
Blake of Scotland Yard
(1927)
Exclusive Rights
(1926)
Nightclub hostess
Fighting With Buffalo Bill
(1926)
The Winking Idol
(1926)
The Kiss Barrier
(1925)
Widow
Outwitted
(1925)
Lucy Carlisle
The Last Man on Earth
(1924)
Gertie
Emblems of Love
(1924)
The Heart of Lincoln
(1922)
Betty
The Girl in the Taxi
(1921)
Marietta
The Woman of Mystery
(1920)
Elmo, the Mighty
(1919)
Hell's Crater
(1918)
Cherry Maurice
After the War
(1918)
Madame Gerve
Society's Driftwood
(1917)
Lena Rogers
The Purple Mask
(1917)
The Adventures of Peg o' the Ring
(1916)
The Campbells Are Coming
(1915)
Mary McLean
The Broken Coin
(1915)
Washington at Valley Forge
(1914)
Betty
The Phantom Violin
(1914)
His wife
Lucille Love, Girl of Mystery
(1914)
Custer's Last Fight
(1913)
Writer (Feature Film)
The Purple Mask
(1917)
From Story
The Purple Mask
(1917)
Screenwriter
The Adventures of Peg o' the Ring
(1916)
Screenwriter
The Campbells Are Coming
(1915)
Adaptation
The Campbells Are Coming
(1915)
Scen
The Broken Coin
(1915)
Screenwriter
The Phantom Violin
(1914)
Scen
Washington at Valley Forge
(1914)
Scen
Producer (Feature Film)
Hell's Crater
(1918)
Producer
Life Events
Family
Myna Cunard
Sister
Actor. Born on Decewmber 16, 1894; died on August 2, 1978.
Companions
Francis Ford
Husband
Director, actor. Married in 1913; divorced in 1918.
Joe Moore
Husband
Actor. Divorced.
Jack Shannon
Husband
Stuntman.
