Mabel Bardine

Mabel Bardine Myers Farnsworth (October 25, 1878 - October 20, 1948), was an American vaudeville performer and Hollywood actress. In 1908 she was accused of plagiarizing the sketch, The Chorus Lady, from Rose Stahl. ^[1] She was a leading woman in Essanay Studios and Fox Film. ^[2]

Mabel Bardine
Bardine in 1909
Born	Mabel Bardine Myers October 25, 1878 Colorado, U.S.
Died	October 20, 1948(1948-10-20) (aged 69) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Other names	Mabel Bardine Myers Farnsworth
Occupation(s)	Vaudeville performer, actress

Biography

She was born as Mabel Bardine Myers on October 25, 1878, in Colorado.

In 1908 she was accused of plagiarizing the sketch, The Chorus Lady, from Rose Stahl. ^[1]

She died on October 20, 1948, in Los Angeles, California. She was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California.

Filmography

• The Splendid Lie (1920)
• The Place of Honeymoons (1920)
• Winning Her Way (1919) by Margaret Mayo for the American Red Cross ^{[2] [3]}
• Rough and Ready (1918)
• Beyond the Law (1918)
• Mother Love and the Law (1917)

Vaudeville playlets

• An Experiment in Humor (1910) ^[4]
• Nell of the Halls (1909) ^{[5] [6] [7]}
• Thou Shall Not Kill (1905), produced by Federick Schwartz ^[8]

External links

• Mabel Bardine at IMDb
• Mabel Bardine at Find a Grave

References

1. "Mabel Berdine Coming Over". Variety . March 6, 1908. Retrieved 2015-06-05.
2. "Mabel Bardine In Pictures". Billboard magazine . July 26, 1919. Retrieved 2015-06-05.
3. "Winning Her Way". International Journal of Surgery . 32: 330. 1919.
4. "Vaudeville". Washington Times . October 25, 1910. Retrieved 2015-06-05– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Miss Bardine Returns". New York Star . February 27, 1909. Retrieved 2015-06-05.
6. "Vaudeville". New York Times . March 28, 1909. Retrieved 2015-06-05.
7. "Empire Palace Music Hall, Leeds". The Stage . December 31, 1908. Retrieved 2015-06-05.
8. "Ohio Vaudeville Theater Event List" . Retrieved 2015-06-05.