Margaret Risser

Margaret Risser, also known as Marguerite Risser, was an actress in the United States who appeared on stage and screen.

She and Grace Cunard featured in Carmen Complexion Powder advertisements. ^[1]

She was the niece of Kathryn Osterman. ^[2] The Library of Congress has a photo of her from 1915. ^[3]

Theater

• The Whirlwind (opened December 23, 1919) ^[4]
• Red Lily replacing Margot Kelly ^[5]
• The Monster by Crane Wilbur ^{[6] [7]}
• Naked by Luigi Pirandello ^{[8] [9] [10]}
• Aloma of the South Seas (1926) staging of the 1925 play by John B. Hymer and LeRoy Clemens ^[11]

Filmography

• The Finger of Fate (1913) ^[12]
• The Society Woman (1913) (credited as Marguerite Risser)
• The Couple Next Door (1913) as Gertrude (credited as Marguerite Risser)
• The Mystery of the Crimson Trail (1913) as The Farmer's Daughter
• A Phony Alarm (1913) as Alice
• Too Many Tenants (1913) as The Artist's Sweetheart
• Gypsy Love (1914)
• The Millionaire's Ward (1913) as Rose - the Millionaire's Ward
• The Depth of Hate (1913)
• The Lodgekeeper's Daughter (1913) (as Marguerite Risser)
• Threads of Destiny (1914) as Rachel Shapiro ^[13]
• All Love Excelling (1914) as Valeria
• On the Chess Board of Fate (1914)
• Good Pals (1914) with Shep the Dog as Beatrice Kane (credited as Marguerite Risser)

References

1. "McClure's Magazine ..." S. S. McClure, Limited. March 16, 1915 – via Google Books.
2. Vazzana, Eugene Michael (March 16, 2001). Silent Film Necrology. McFarland. ISBN   978-0-7864-1059-0 – via Google Books.
3. Genthe, Arnold (January 1, 1915). "Risser, Marguerite, Miss, portrait photograph" – via Library of Congress Digital Collections.
4. "Marguerite Risser (Performer) | Playbill".
5. "The Billboard". R.S. Littleford, Jr., W.D. Littleford. March 16, 1926 – via Google Books.
6. "Reality". Reality Publishing Company. March 16, 1921 – via Google Books.
7. "The Cast". March 16, 1922 – via Google Books.
8. "The Nation". J.H. Richards. March 16, 1926 – via Google Books.
9. Ross, Harold Wallace; Shawn, William; Brown, Tina; White, Katharine Sergeant Angell; Irvin, Rea (March 16, 1926). "The New Yorker". F-R Publishing Corporation – via Google Books.
10. "Arts & Decoration". Artspur publications, Incorporated. March 16, 1926 – via Google Books.
11. "Indianapolis Times 16 January 1926 — Hoosier State Chronicles: Indiana's Digital Historic Newspaper Program". newspapers.library.in.gov.
12. "The Moving Picture World". Chalmers Publishing Company. March 16, 1914 – via Google Books.
13. Gevinson, Alan (1997). Within Our Gates. University of California Press. ISBN   978-0-520-20964-0 – via books.google.com.