Talk:Virginia Pearson

Film List

Would be very good if we could get a list of the the films she starred in. J Milburn 16:12, 19 July 2006 (UTC)

After years of barking up the wrong tree in my husband's genealogy because family members were sure this was their relative, the reason I felt like I was trying to cram a square peg in a round hole finally became obvious today. She was not their relative, but I have quite a bit of research on her that I would like to share here. Unfortunately, I'm just becoming acquainted with Wikipedia's editing, and do not feel able to do so correctly now.

Below is a "Timeline" I put together for her:

Timeline Added by Mickip65 (talk) 03:39, 24 November 2007 (UTC)

7 Mar 1886 Birth in Anchorage, Jefferson, Kentucky to Joseph J and Mary (Calloway) Pearson

14 Jun 1900 Residence: Louisville City 5th Magistrate Dist, Jefferson, Kentucky with parents Joseph J and Mary Pearson and brother Harvey per Federal Census

1902 Occupation: Assistant Librarian at Booklover's Library [The First One Hundred Noted Men and Women of the Screen by Carolyn Lowrey 1920]

1903 Joined George M Cohan's Little Johnnie Jones Company and moved to New York, NY [The First One Hundred Noted Men and Women of the Screen by Carolyn Lowrey 1920]

1903-? Starred in several play, including "Under Southern Skies," "Arizona," "A Gentleman from Mississippi," and "Children of Destiny." [The First One Hundred Noted Men and Women of the Screen by Carolyn Lowrey 1920]

1909 Starred as Kipling's Vampire in the original Broadway play A Fool There Was which she is known best for not having the role of on film (Theda Bara got the film role) [The First One Hundred Noted Men and Women of the Screen by Carolyn Lowrey 1920; http://www.starpulse.com/Actresses/Pearson,_Virginia/Biography/]

1910 On Her Doorsteps Actress [1]

21 Apr 1910 Residence: Louisville 47th Precinct, Jefferson, Louisville with Parents Joseph J and Mary Pearson and brother Harvey per Federal Census

2/21/10-3/19/10 Laura in Children of Destiny by Sydney Rosenfeld at Savoy Theatre, 112 W. 34th St., New York, NY (24) [2]

1912 As the Fates Decree Writer [3]

17 Aug 1913 Injured in stage explosion caused by Flashlight Powder at the Gaiety Theatre, 1547 Broadway at W. 46th St., New York, NY during rehearsal for Nearly Married (Burned on the leg near the knee) [The New York Times, Mon, 18 Aug 1913, p 18]

9/5/1913-12/1913 Hattie King in Nearly Married produced by Cohan & Harris at the Gaity Theatre, 1547 Broadway at W. 46th St., New York, NY (123) [American Theatre: A Chronicle of Comedy and Drama by Gerald Martin Bordman, p 729 1996; The New York Times, Sat, 6 Sep 1913, p 7; http://www.ibdb.com/production.asp?id=7663]

1 Jan 1914 Death of Mother Mary Alice (Calloway) Pearson [New York Dramatic Mirror: 7 January 1914, pg. 8:2, "Virginia Pearson's Mother Dead (1 Jan 1914, Louisville, KY)]"

1914 The Stain Steven's daughter (Theda Bera had a bit part, and got her start in this film) [4]

1914 Aftermath by Famous Players Film Company: Ruth Morgan [5]

22 Jun 1914 Arrival in New York, NY from Bermuda w/ spouse Sheldon Lewis on the SS Carribean

1915 Joined the Vitagraph Company [6]

1915 The Reward Actress [7]

1915 The Turn of the Road Marcia Wilbur [8]

1916 Ended Virginia Pearson Producing Company with husband Sheldon Lewis

1916 She and Sheldon Lewis affiliate themselves with Independent Productions Company

6 May 1916 Paraded with Theda Bara and the likes down Broadway to the Garden from Columbus Circle in NY, NY for the opening of the Motion Picture Board of Trade Exposition

1916 Signed by William Fox

1916 The Kiss of the Vampire Actress [9]

1916 Thou Art the Man Emily Raynor [10]

1916 The Writing on the Wall Barbara Lawrence [11]

1916 The Hunted Woman Joanne Fitzhugh [12]

1916 The Vital Question Beatrice King [13]

1916 Blazing Love Margaret Walsh http://www.IMDb.com

1916 Hypocrisy heroine Virginia Trent [14]

1916 The Tortured Heart Lucille Darrell [15]

1916 Dare-Devil Kate Kate [16]

1916 The War Bride's Secret Jean MacDougal [17]

1917 When False Tongues Speak Mary Page Walton [18]

1917 The Bitter Truth Anne [19]

1917 Sister Against Sister Anne/Katherine [20]

1917 A Royal Romance The Princess Sylvia [21]

1917 Wrath of Love Roma Winnet [22]

1917 Thou Shalt Not Steal Mary Bruce [23]

1917 All For a Husband Henrietta Downs [24]

1917 The Scarlet Letter [25]

1918 Stolen Honor Virginia Lake [26]

1918 A Daugther of France Louise de Ciron [27]

1918 The Firebrand Princess Natalya [28]

1918 Her Price Marcia Calhoun [29]

1918 The Liar Sybil Houston [30]

1918 The Queen of Hearts Pauline Chraud [31]

1918 Buchanan's Wife Beatrix Buchanan [32]

Mar 1918 Appeared in Photoplay Magazine with Haskell Coffin as cover artist [33]

1919 The Love Auction Lea Montrose, Mrs. Vanderveer [34]

1919 Formed the Viginia Pearson's Photoplays Inc [The First One Hundred Noted Men and Women of the Screen by Carolyn Lowrey 1920]

1919 The Bishop's Emeralds Hester, Lady Cardew (Production Co: Virginia Pearson's Photoplays Inc [The First One Hundred Noted Men and Women of the Screen by Carolyn Lowrey 1920; http://www.IMDb.com]

1919 Impossible Catherine Catherine Kimberly (Production Co: Virginia Pearson's Photoplays Inc)[The First One Hundred Noted Men and Women of the Screen by Carolyn Lowrey 1920; http://www.IMDb.com]

16 Jan 1920 Residence: Riverside Dr, Dist 940, Manhattan Assembly Dist 13, New York, NY with Sheldon Lewis per Fed Census

1922 Wilderness of Youth Louise Wesley [35]

1923 A Prince of a King Queen Claudia [36]

1 Jun 1923 Father James William Pearson passed away in Gibson Co, Indiana

1924 Declared bankruptcy

1925 What Price Beauty Mary [37]

1925 Wizard of Oz Lady Vishuss [38]

1925 The Phantom of the Opera Carlotta, Carlotta's mother (re-edited in 1929 version) [39]

1925 Red Kimona Mrs. Beverly Fontaine [40]

26 Sep 1925 "The True Story of Her Long Absence from the Screen Is Revealed for the First Time" Movie Weekly by Virginia Pearson

1926 The Taxi Mystery A Royal Production Produced by Banner Production: Mrs. Blaine Jameson http://www.silentsaregolden.com/featurefolder5/TMcommentary.html

1926 Lightning Hutch (1926) Janet Thornwall [41]

1926 Silence Millie Burke [42]

1926 Mum's the Word The Wife [43]

1926 Atta Boy Madame Carlton [44]

1927 Driven from Home Actress [45]

1928 The Big City Tennessee http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?_r=1&res=9D01E3D81E3DE73ABC4E51DFB5668383639EDE&oref=login

1928 The Actress Mrs. Telfer aka Trelawny of the Wells [46]

1928 The Power of Silence Mrs. Wright [47]

1928 Divorces Sheldon Lewis

1929 Smilin' Guns Mrs. van Smythe [48]

17 Apr 1930 Residence: Beauchamp Arms Apartments, 308 Yucca St, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California Fed Census *Note: Sheldon also lived in this Apt Bldg, but apparently not in same Apt.

1930 The Danger Man [49]

1931 The Primrose Path Actress [50]

1932 Back Street Bit Part/uncredited [51]

1946 Picadilly Incident Coral Browne [52]

6 May 1958 Death of ex-husband Sheldon Lewis

6 Jun 1958 Death (from Uremic poisoning): Los Angeles, California

10 Jun 1958 Obituary in New York Times 10 June 1958, pg. 33:3: "Virginia Pearson Dies; Actress, 72, Had Appeared in Many Silent Films"