Ida Waterman
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Ida Waterman born Ida Shaw, was a stage and screen actress.
Shaw was popular in numerous silent films in the teens and twenties as a supporting elderly actress much like Kate Lester
. After decades of being a Victorian and Edwardian stage actress, Waterman moved into silent film
s in the 1910s.
Shaw was popular in numerous silent films in the teens and twenties as a supporting elderly actress much like Kate Lester
Kate Lester
Kate Lester born Sarah Cody was an English theatrical and silent film actress born in Shouldham Thorpe, Norfolk, England. Her family, the Suydams of New York, were staying in England at the time of her birth....
. After decades of being a Victorian and Edwardian stage actress, Waterman moved into silent film
Silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...
s in the 1910s.
Selected Filmography
- The Eagle's MateThe Eagle's MateThe Eagle's Mate is a 1914 silent film produced by Famous Players film company and released through Paramount Pictures. The film starred Mary Pickford and was her first film working with actor/director James Kirkwood. The film is based on a novel The Eagle's Mate by Anna Alice Chapin...
(1914) - Stella MarisStella Maris (1918 film)Stella Maris is a 1918 silent film directed by Marshall Neilan, written by Frances Marion and based on William J. Locke's novel. The film was remade in 1925, with Mary Philbin in the title role.-Plot:...
(1918) - Amarilly of Clothes-Line AlleyAmarilly of Clothes-Line AlleyAmarilly of Clothes-Line Alley is a 1918 silent film directed by Marshall Neilan, written by Frances Marion and based on a Belle K. Maniates novel.-Plot:...
(1918) - Mr. Fix-ItMr. Fix-It (1918 film)Mr. Fix-It is a silent film comedy starring Douglas Fairbanks, Marjorie Daw, and Wanda Hawley, directed by Allan Dwan at Artcraft Pictures, and released by Paramount Pictures.-Preservation status:...
(1918) - Sadie LoveSadie LoveSadie Love is a 1919 silent film comedy produced Famous Players-Lasky and distributed by Paramount-Artcraft. It is based on a 1915 stage play by Avery Hopwood which starred a young Marjorie Rambeau. Billie Burke is the star in the film version and John S. Robertson directed. This is a lost film...
(1919) - CounterfeitCounterfeit (1919 film)Counterfeit is a 1919 silent film detective/ drama directed by George Fitzmaurice and starring Elsie Ferguson. The assistant director was C. Van Arsdale. The picture was the fourth film Fitzmaurice and Ferguson worked on and is now a lost film.-Cast:...
(1919) - On with the DanceOn with the Dance (1920 film)This article is about the 1920 film. For the 1925 musical revue, see On With the Dance . For the 1975 Upstairs, Downstairs episode, see On With the Dance....
(1920) - Lady Rose's DaughterLady Rose's DaughterLady Rose's Daughter is a 1920 silent film drama starring Elsie Ferguson and David Powell with directing being from Hugh Ford. It was produced by Famous Players-Lasky and released through Paramount Pictures. The film was based on a stage play performed in 1903 on Broadway. Both the film and the...
(1920) - Her Lord and Master (1921)
- The Inner Chamber (1921)
- The Lotus EaterThe Lotus Eater (1921 film)The Lotus Eater is a silent 1921 drama film produced and directed by Marshall Neilan and released through Associated First National.-Story:...
(1921) - Love's Redemption (1921)
- A Society ScandalA Society ScandalA Society Scandal is a 1924 silent film drama starring Gloria Swanson and was produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It is based on a 1923 play, The Laughing Lady by Alfred Sutro, which starred Ethel Barrymore on Broadway. The picture was directed by Allan Dwan,...
(1924) - The Enchanted CottageThe Enchanted Cottage (1924 film)The Enchanted Cottage is a silent drama film based upon a play by Arthur Wing Pinero, and directed by John S. Robertson.The film was produced by Richard Barthelmess, through his company Inspiration, and released through Associated First National...
(1924) - The SwanThe Swan (1925 film)The Swan is a 1925 silent film produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. The film is based on Melville Baker's 1923 Broadway play adaptation, The Swan, of Ferenc Molnar's play A Hattyu Vigjatek Harom Felvonasbarn. This film was directed by Dimitri Buchowetzki, a recent...
(1925) - That Royle GirlThat Royle GirlThat Royle Girl is a silent film directed by D. W. Griffith and released by Paramount Pictures. A lost film.-Production:The film was based on the novel of the same name by Edwin Balmer...
(1925) - A Social CelebrityA Social CelebrityA Social Celebrity is a silent comedy drama starring Louise Brooks as a small town manicurist who goes to New York with her boyfriend , a barber who poses as a French count...
(1926)
External links
- Ida Waterman at the IMDb.com database
- Ida Waterman at IBDb.com
- portrait of Ida Waterman
- Ida Waterman in scene from motion picture Lady Rose's Daughter 1920 with Elsie FergusonElsie FergusonElsie Louise Ferguson was an American stage and film actress.-Early life:Born in New York City, Elsie Ferguson was the only child of Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Benson Ferguson, a successful attorney...
and David PowellDavid PowellDavid Powell was a Scottish born stage and later film actor of the silent era. In his twenties Powell appeared in stage companies of Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree, Ellen Terry and Johnston Forbes-Robertson...