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Marguerite De La Motte
Acting

Marguerite De La Motte
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1902-06-22,Duluth, Minnesota, USA
Gender
Female
Biography
Marguerite De La Motte (June 22, 1902 – March 10, 1950) was an American film actress, most notably of the silent film era. Born in Duluth, Minnesota, De La Motte was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph De La Motte. She was a 1917 graduate of the Egan School of drama, music, and dancing. De La Motte began her entertainment career studying ballet under Anna Pavlova. In 1919, she became the dance star of Sid Grauman on the stage of his theater. In 1918, at the age of 16, she made her screen debut in the Douglas Fairbanks-directed romantic comedy film Arizona. In 1920, both of her parents died, her mother in January in an automobile accident and her father in August from heart disease. Film producer J.L. Frothingham assumed guardianship of her and her younger brother. De La Motte spent the 1920s appearing in numerous films, often cast by Douglas Fairbanks to play opposite him in swashbuckling adventure films such as 1920's The Mark of Zorro and The Three Musketeers. She developed a close friendship with Fairbanks and his wife, actress Mary Pickford. Her career as an actress slowed dramatically at the end of the silent film era of the 1920s. She did continue acting in bit parts through the sound era and made her final appearance in the 1942 film Overland Mail opposite both Noah Beery Sr. and Noah Beery Jr., as well as Lon Chaney Jr. After her film career ended, De La Motte worked as an inspector in a southern California war plant during World War II. Later she came to San Francisco, California, where she worked in the Red Cross office. On February 8, 1960, De La Motte was awarded a star in the Motion Pictures section of the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6902 Hollywood Blvd., in Hollywood, California.

Filmography

The Broken Gate

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The Broken Gate
1920-12-01

Josselyn's Wife

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Josselyn's Wife
1919-05-05

The Mark of Zorro

7.2

The Mark of Zorro
1920-12-05

6.1

Shadows
1922-11-10

The Beloved Brute

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The Beloved Brute
1924-11-09

A Sage Brush Hamlet

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A Sage Brush Hamlet
1919-08-03

The Three Musketeers

6.4

The Three Musketeers
1921-08-28

6.7

The Iron Mask
1929-02-21

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The U.P. Trail
1920-11-01

Shattered Idols

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Shattered Idols
1922-02-06

4

A Woman's Man
1934-02-06

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The Pagan God
1919-08-04

Montmartre Rose

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Montmartre Rose
1929-04-01

The Final Extra

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The Final Extra
1927-02-07

The Famous Mrs. Fair

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The Famous Mrs. Fair
1923-02-19

The Sagebrusher

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The Sagebrusher
1920-01-01

The Man Who Returned to Life

6

The Man Who Returned to Life
1942-02-05

6

Shadow Ranch
1930-09-27

A Man of Action

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A Man of Action
1923-06-03

0

Those Who Dare
1924-11-15

Reg'lar Fellers

4.3

Reg'lar Fellers
1941-09-05

5

In Wrong
1919-10-31

The Unknown Soldier

0

The Unknown Soldier
1926-05-29

0

Overland Mail
1942-09-22

0

The Hope
1920-09-07

Wandering Daughters

0

Wandering Daughters
1923-07-01

0

Red Dice
1926-03-14

Pals in Paradise

6

Pals in Paradise
1926-11-22

The Clean Heart

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The Clean Heart
1924-09-15

The Girl Who Wouldn't Work

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The Girl Who Wouldn't Work
1925-08-18

Children of the Whirlwind

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Children of the Whirlwind
1925-08-15

0

Fifth Avenue
1926-01-24

Daughters Who Pay

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Daughters Who Pay
1925-05-10

Scars of Jealousy

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Scars of Jealousy
1923-03-05

Cheaper to Marry

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Cheaper to Marry
1925-02-09

Richard the Lion-Hearted

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Richard the Lion-Hearted
1923-10-15

5

Trumpet Island
1920-09-01

5.9

The Nut
1921-03-06

What a Wife Learned

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What a Wife Learned
1923-01-28