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Jeanie Macpherson is a Actor, Scriptwriter, Researcher and Additional Writing American born on 17 may 1886 at Boston (USA)

Jeanie Macpherson

Jeanie Macpherson
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Nationality USA
Birth 17 may 1886 at Boston (USA)
Death 26 august 1946 (at 60 years) at Los Angeles (USA)

Jeanie MacPherson (May 18, 1887 – August 26, 1946) was an American actress, writer, and director from 1908 until the late 1940s. She was a pioneer for women in the film industry. She worked with some of the best filmmakers of the time period including D. W. Griffith and Cecil B. DeMille. While she started in the theater, and then had a brief stint as an actress, she ultimately dedicated her life's work to screenwriting for DeMille. She was appraised for her new level resourcefulness and attentiveness to the needs of DeMille.

Biography

The outside world was very skeptical of her and DeMille's relationship, as some believed that they may be having an affair. In 1921, MacPherson told a reporter, "I shall always be grateful for Mr. Demille's assitance. He is a hard taskmaster and he demands that a thing shall be perfect... It was hard, but it taught me that anything worth doing at all was worth doing perfectly." It was later confirmed by DeMille's niece that MacPherson was in fact one of his three mistresses.

She was obsessed with flying, and would try to do so daily. She bragged about being the only woman having piloted the plane of the late Lieutenant Locklear, the world’s greatest stunt flier. He gave her the utmost confidence in her skill.

In 1946 MacPherson became ill with cancer while researching Unconquered (1947), a historical drama, and had to stop work. She died that August in Los Angeles, CA, at age 59, and was buried at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Hollywood.

She was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame located at 6150 Hollywood Blvd. in Hollywood, CA.

Best films

Unconquered (1947)
(Scriptwriter)
Reap the Wild Wind (1942)
(Scriptwriter)
Cleopatra (1934)
(Researcher)

Usually with

D. W. Griffith
D. W. Griffith
(49 films)
Mack Sennett
Mack Sennett
(38 films)
Linda Arvidson
Linda Arvidson
(27 films)
Raymond Hatton
Raymond Hatton
(25 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Jeanie Macpherson (105 films)

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Actress

Hollywood
Hollywood (1923)

Directed by James Cruze
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Films about television
Actors George K. Arthur, Bess Flowers, Ruby Lafayette, Roscoe Arbuckle, Gertrude Astor, Mary Astor
Roles Jeanie Macpherson
Rating68% 3.4472453.4472453.4472453.4472453.447245
Angela Whitaker (Hope Drown) is a young unknown who comes to Hollywood to become an actress, and brings her grandfather, Joel Whitaker (Luke Cosgrave). At the end of the first day, she has not found work, but her grandfather has.
Carmen
Carmen (1915)
, 59minutes
Directed by Cecil B. DeMille
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Geraldine Farrar, Wallace Reid, Pedro de Cordoba, Jeanie Macpherson, Horace B. Carpenter, Raymond Hatton
Roles Gypsy Girl
Rating62% 3.1467553.1467553.1467553.1467553.146755
Don José, an officer of the law, is seduced by the gypsy girl Carmen, in order to facilitate her clan's smuggling endeavors. Don José becomes obsessed, turning to violent crime himself in order to keep the attention of Carmen.
The Girl of the Golden West, 50minutes
Directed by Cecil B. DeMille
Origin USA
Genres Romance, Western
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Mabel Van Buren, Theodore Roberts, Jeanie Macpherson, House Peters, Sr., Raymond Hatton, Anita King
Roles Nina
Rating54% 2.71382.71382.71382.71382.7138
Dans un camp de mineurs, le shérif Jack Rance voudrait bien épouser la "fille", une orpheline héritière du saloon local. Mais celle-ci rencontre le bandit Ramerrez, sous une fausse identité. Les circonstances conduisent celui-ci au camp, où leur amour se développe. Ramerrez devient un enjeu entre la fille, qui le protège, et Jack Rance, qui souhaite le pendre.
The Captive, 50minutes
Directed by Cecil B. DeMille
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Romance
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Blanche Sweet, House Peters, Sr., Theodore Roberts, Jeanie Macpherson, William Elmer, Marjorie Daw
Roles Milka
Rating63% 3.184953.184953.184953.184953.18495
Une fermière du Montenegro emploie un prisonnier turc capturé pendant la Guerre des Balkans, et finit par en tomber amoureuse.
Kindling
Kindling (1915)

Directed by Cecil B. DeMille
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Charlotte Walker, Thomas Meighan, Raymond Hatton, William Elmer, Tom Forman, Lillian Langdon
Roles Mrs. Burke-Smith's French Maid (uncredited)
Rating63% 3.1603053.1603053.1603053.1603053.160305
The Rose of the Rancho
Directed by Oscar Apfel, Cecil B. DeMille, Wilfred Buckland
Origin USA
Genres Adventure, Romance, Western
Actors Bessie Barriscale, Jane Darwell, Dick La Reno, Jeanie Macpherson, Monroe Salisbury, William C. de Mille
Roles Isabelita, Espinoza's Daughter
Rating38% 1.940181.940181.940181.940181.94018
Esra Kincaid (La Reno) takes land by force and, having taken the Espinoza land, his sights are set on the Castro rancho. US government agent Kearney (Johnston) holds him off till the cavalry shows up and he can declare his love for Juanita "The Rose of the Rancho" (Barriscale).
The Sea Urchin, 15minutes
Directed by Edwin August
Origin USA
Genres Romance
Actors Lon Chaney, Jeanie Macpherson, Robert Z. Leonard, Gertrude Short
Roles The Girl

A hunchback fisherman finds a young girl tied to a mast, the sole survivor of a shipwreck, and raises her into womanhood with the intention of making her his wife. Ten years pass and the woman, out of gratitude, promises to marry him. The hunchback hires a handsome stranger, the boy. The boy and the girl fall in love, but the girl refuses to marry him. The hunchback sees the two embrace and threatens the boy with a knife. The next day, the three go fishing in the boat and an argument breaks out. During the argument the boat tips over and the girl is washed away. The hunchback and the boy search for her, until the boy becomes exhausted and collapses on the shore. The hunchback finds the girl on a rock and brings her ashore. As the two reunite, he sees how happy they are together and takes his leave.
His Trust
His Trust (1911)
, 14minutes
Directed by D. W. Griffith
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Historical
Actors Wilfred Lucas, Dell Henderson, Claire McDowell, Dorothy West, Linda Arvidson, Dorothy Bernard
Roles Woman at farewell
Rating51% 2.5501952.5501952.5501952.5501952.550195