Thelma Parr
Thelma Parr | |
|---|---|
| Born | Thelma Sill October 19, 1906 Grants Pass, Oregon, U.S. |
| Died | February 13, 2000 (aged 93) San Clemente, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1925–1930 |
| Spouse | William E. Goman (m.1925–div.1930) |
Thelma Parr (née Sill, October 19, 1906 – February 13, 2000) was an American actress who played in Mack Sennett comedies as one of the Sennett Bathing Beauties.[1] She was considered by film critics to be one of the most beautiful brunettes in Hollywood films.
Life
Parr was reportedly a descendant of philosopher Thomas Paine.
She was married to banjo player, William E. Goman, in Santa Ana, California on May 21, 1925. Parr obtained a divorce decree from Goman in April 1930.
Parr's film career was ended by a car accident in which she received facial injuries in March 1928 on Sunset Boulevard.[2] Her mouth was badly mutilated when she was thrown against a windshield of an auto in which she was a passenger; Parr received a compensatory sum of $7,112 from the driver of the vehicle, Kenneth Sanderson.[3]
Thelma Parr died in San Clemente, California in 2000, aged 93.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1925 | His Marriage Wow | Wedding Guest | [4] | |
| 1925 | The Raspberry Romance | Mrs. Arthur Fish | ||
| 1925 | Bashful Jim | Actress in Film The Power | [4] | |
| 1925 | Breaking the Ice | Gloria Morgan | [4] | |
| 1925 | The Lion's Whiskers | [5] | ||
| 1925 | Skinners in Silk | The Promoter's Wife | ||
| 1925 | Tee for Two | Lucille van Huff | ||
| 1925 | Hurry, Doctor! | Helen Waring | [6] | |
| 1925 | Good Morning, Madam | Thelma Meadows | ||
| 1925 | Take Your Time | Thelma Lovejoy | ||
| 1925 | The Window Dummy | Thelma Brooks | [7] | |
| 1925 | From Rags to Britches | Bathing Beauty | [8] | |
| 1926 | The Gosh-Darn Mortgage | Tessie Spruder | [9] | |
| 1926 | Wide Open Faces | Thelma Lee | [5] | |
| 1926 | Whispering Whiskers | Train Passenger | Also known as: We Want Whiskers | [10] |
| 1926 | The Funnymooners | Thelma | [5] | |
| 1926 | Meet My Girl | Thelma Lane | ||
| 1926 | Hooked at the Altar | Thelma Stetson | [11] | |
| 1926 | Hubby's Quiet Little Game | Thelma Stone | [12] | |
| 1926 | When a Man's Prince | Party Girl | [13] | |
| 1926 | Her Actor Friend | Mrs. Charlie Dingle | [13] | |
| 1926 | Smith's Landlord | Mrs. Crabtree | ||
| 1926 | The Perils of Petersboro | Thelma Knight | [14] | |
| 1926 | Masked Mamas | Thelma Denton | [15] | |
| 1926 | The Divorce Dodger | Betty Brent | [16] | |
| 1926 | A Blonde's Revenge | Banker's Wife | [16] | |
| 1927 | Should Sleepwalkers Marry? | Mrs. George Stevens | [17] | |
| 1927 | A Hollywood Hero | [17] | ||
| 1927 | The Scorcher | |||
| 1927 | Peaches and Plumbers | The Maid | [18] | |
| 1927 | A Small Town Princess | |||
| 1927 | Catalina, Here I Come | Swimmer | [19] | |
| 1927 | His First Flame | Girl Who Drops Handkerchief Outside Firehouse | ||
| 1928 | The Devil's Tower | Doris Stilwell | ||
| 1930 | My Harem |
References
- ^ Walker 2013, p. 150.
- ^ "Crash May End Film Career of Bathing Beauty". Los Angeles Times. March 29, 1928. p. A11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Actress' Lips Are Estimated At $7,112 Value". Statesman Journal. Salem, Oregon. January 12, 1929. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c Walker 2013, p. 392.
- ^ a b c Walker 2013, p. 400.
- ^ Sherk 1998, p. 111.
- ^ Walker 2013, p. 399.
- ^ Sherk 1998, p. 66.
- ^ Walker 2013, pp. 399–400.
- ^ Walker 2013, p. 152.
- ^ Walker 2013, p. 402.
- ^ Walker 2013, p. 404.
- ^ a b Walker 2013, p. 405.
- ^ Walker 2013, p. 407.
- ^ Sherk 1998, p. 138.
- ^ a b Walker 2013, p. 409.
- ^ a b Walker 2013, p. 410.
- ^ Walker 2013, p. 411.
- ^ Walker 2013, p. 414.
Sources
- Sherk, Warren M. (1998). The Films of Mack Sennett: Credit Documentation from the Mack Sennett Collection at the Margaret Herrick Library. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-810-83443-9.
- Walker, Brent E. (2013). Mack Sennett's Fun Factory: A History and Filmography of His Studio and His Keystone and Mack Sennett Comedies, with Biographies of Players and Personnel. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. ISBN 978-0-786-47711-1.
External links
- Thelma Parr at IMDb