Jane Fearnley

American stage and film actress (c. 1885–1952))
  • Richard Clark,
  • Charles Carey

Jane Fearnley (née Sadie J. Fearnley; c. 1885–1952), was an American stage and film actress who appeared in silent films.[1] Her name was sometimes spelled Jane Fernley.[2]

Early life and education

Fearnley was born Sadie J. around 1885 in Fall River, Massachusetts, the daughter of Joseph and Sarah who immigrated to the United States from England.[3][4] She graduated from Dean Academy in 1904.[5]

Career

After college, Fearnley moved to New York City and began her acting career[6][7] performing both on stage and film until the early 1920's.[8] In 1907 she made her national debut in the leading role in the play Raffles as Gwendolin Conron with S. Miller Kent,[9] then in 1909 as Hope Georgia in the play The Gentleman from Mississippi.[10]

After tiring of traveling, she joined Reliance Film Company,[11] later joining Independent Moving Pictures (IMP)[12] and the Famous Players Film Company among others.[13] By 1913, she had solidified herself as a leading film actress, often starring opposite King Baggot in films such as the Human Hearts, Lady Audrey's Secret and A Cave Man Wooing.[14][15] She was also noted for her roles in The Little Gray Lady and The Scales of Justice.[16] She returned to the stage 1916, touring with a company playing the role of Ruth Goldman in Potash and Perlmutter[16][17] then in the early 1920s as Mrs. Marshall in Irene.[18]

Personal life

Fearnley married twice, first to Richard Clark in 1907[7] then to Charles Carey in 1923.[19] Pearl White lived with Fearnely for a short time around 1913 and traveled to Bermuda together.[20] In 1952 Fearnley died while residing New York City, outside of Harlem.[21]

Filmography

  • Making Good (1912)[22]
  • In Old Tennessee (1912)[14]
  • Human Hearts (1912)[15]
  • Lady Audrey's Secret (1912)[23][15][24]
  • King, the Detective and the Opium Smugglers (1912)[14]
  • Officer 174 (1912)[14]
  • Jealousy (1912), part of the Library of Congress' film collection
  • A Cave Man Wooing (1912)
  • The New Magdalen(1912)[15]
  • In a Woman's Power (1913)
  • The Stranglers of Paris[15] (1913) as Mathilde[25]
  • The Golden Pathway (1913)
  • Kathleen Mavourneen (1913 film)[15]
  • The Christian (1914)
  • The Little Gray Lady (1914)
  • The Scales of Justice (1914)
  • The Marble Heart (1915)[15]
  • Bubbles (1916)[26]
  • The Black Stork (1917)
  • The Eternal Sin (1917)

References

  1. ^ Day, Dorothy (May 8, 1919). "News of the Movies". Des Moines Tribune. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ ""Human Hearts" A Feature Of Bill American Theater". The Butte Daily Post. September 26, 1912. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "East End Echos". Fall River Globe. March 16, 1905. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Obituary". Fall River Globe. October 13, 1922. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "School And College". Boston Evening Transcript. June 9, 1904. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Flynn Stock Co". Fall River Daily Evening News. January 16, 1906. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ a b "Clark-Fernley". Fall River Globe. September 13, 1907. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Plays and Players". Brooklyn Life. November 26, 1921. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "She Is With Raffles". The Hutchinson News. January 8, 1908. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ ""The Gentleman From Mississippi" Find". The Charlotte News. October 2, 1909. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Actress Does All Her Work Before A Camera". Star Tribune. March 16, 1913. p. 50 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Theatrical Notes". The Cairo Bulletin. January 25, 1912. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ ""Scales Of Justice" At Opera House Today". The San Bernardino County Sun. October 4, 1914. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ a b c d Wlaschin, Ken (May 15, 2009). Silent Mystery and Detective Movies: A Comprehensive Filmography. McFarland. pp. 115, 121, 167. ISBN 9780786443505 – via Google Books.
  15. ^ a b c d e f g Goble, Alan (September 8, 2011). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 9783110951943 – via Google Books.
  16. ^ a b ""Leave It To Jane"". The Brooklyn Citizen. October 20, 1918. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ^ "Potash and Perlmutter". The Ottawa Citizen. April 15, 1916. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  18. ^ "Notes About Players". The Boston Globe. January 22, 1922. p. 58 – via Newspapers.com.
  19. ^ "Carey-Fearnley". Fall River Daily Evening News. December 8, 1923. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  20. ^ Drew, William M. (2023-03-07). The Woman Who Dared: The Life and Times of Pearl White, Queen of the Serials. University Press of Kentucky. pp. 73–74. ISBN 978-0-8131-9684-8.
  21. ^ Winchell, Walter (April 24, 1952). "Gossip of the Nation". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.
  22. ^ Fleming, E. J. (November 8, 2013). Wallace Reid: The Life and Death of a Hollywood Idol. McFarland. ISBN 9780786477258 – via Google Books.
  23. ^ Tibbetts, John C.; Tibbetts, Professor John C. (April 14, 1985). The American Theatrical Film: Stages in Development. Popular Press. ISBN 9780879722890 – via Google Books.
  24. ^ Beller, Anne-Marie (October 18, 2012). Mary Elizabeth Braddon: A Companion to the Mystery Fiction. McFarland. ISBN 9780786436675 – via Google Books.
  25. ^ "The Stranglers of Paris". www.tcm.com.
  26. ^ "Motography". April 14, 1916 – via Google Books.

External links

  • Jane Fearnley at IMDb
  • Jane Fearnley at BFI
  • Jane Fearnley at AFI