Name
Natalie Talmadge
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1896-04-28
Deathday
1969-06-19 (73 years old)
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Biography
Natalie Talmadge was the middle daughter of the original "stage mother", Margaret Talmadge (Peg). Her two sisters, Constance Talmadge (the comedienne) and Norma Talmadge (the tragedian) were also in the movies, and had their own production companies, bankrolled by Norma's husband in the 1920s, Joseph M. Schenck. Natalie married Buster Keaton in 1921. She only played one further role, "Virginia Canfield" in Keaton's Our Hospitality (1923). She had worked for Comique as a script girl/secretary for Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle in 1917, and traveled west with the troupe when Schenck found new premises for "Roscoe" in California. She spent a lot of time signing autographs on behalf of her popular sister, Constance. Anita Loos, author of "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes", wrote a book called "The Talmadge Girls", which is mainly about Constance and Norma; Loos based the philosophy of "Lorelei Lee" on the philosophy of Peg Talmadge ("Get the money, and then get comfortable"). Natalie ended her days after her divorce from Keaton in a house in Santa Monica, a confirmed alcoholic. Apart from "Our Hospitality", she appeared in supporting roles in several of her sister Norma's films (now believed to be lost).
Known For
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The story of a poor young woman, separated by prejudice from her husband and baby, is inte...
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A young man falls for a young woman on his trip home; unbeknownst to him, her family has v...
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Buster and Phyllis endure a number of outdoor adventures trying to prove to each other the...
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A bank teller becomes involved with a hold-up, counterfeiters and a theatrical troupe posi...
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Al and Roscoe, employees at a gas station, are rivals for Alice. When Buster delivers a we...
- 1917 His Wedding Night as Pretty Lady in car (uncredited)
- 1923 Our Hospitality as Virginia Canfield
- 1921 The Haunted House as Fainting Female Bank Customer (uncredited)
- 1920 The Love Expert as Dorcas Winthrop
- 1916 Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages as Favorite of the Harem (uncredited)
- 1919 The Isle of Conquest as Janis Harmon
- 1920 Yes or No as Emma Martin
- 1917 A Country Hero as Bit Part (uncredited)
- 1921 The Passion Flower as Milagros
- 1923 The Balloonatic as Woman on sidewalk
- 2026 A Brave Engineer: Buster Keaton's Last Ride as Self (Archival)
