Jeanie Macpherson is a Actor, Scriptwriter, Researcher and Additional Writing American born on 17 may 1886 at Boston (USA)
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Nationality USABirth 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.
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(1947)
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(1942)
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