Maude George was an American actress of the silent era

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...

. She is remembered primarily as a regular of director Eric von Stroheim's stock company of actors appearing in four of von Stroheim's lengthy films in the 1920s.

She appeared in 59 films between 1915

1915 in film

The year 1915 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* February 8 : D.W Griffith's The Birth of a Nation premieres at Clune's Auditorium Los Angeles and breaks box office and film length records, running at a total length of 3 hrs 10 minutes.* June 18 : The Motion Picture Directors...

 and 1929

1929 in film

-Events:The days of the silent film are numbered. A mad scramble to provide synchronized sound is on.*January 20 - The movie In Old Arizona is released. The film is the first full-length talking film to be filmed outdoors....

. She also wrote the scenario for the 1917 film

1917 in film

The year 1917 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*Foundation of Universum Film AG , as a propaganda film company, in Berlin.*Technicolor System 1, a two-color process, is introduced...

 The Fighting Gringo

The Fighting Gringo (1917 film)

The Fighting Gringo is a 1917 Western film directed by John Ford and featuring Harry Carey.-Cast:* Harry Carey - William 'Red' Saunders* Claire Du Brey - May Smith* George Webb - Arthur Saxon* Rex De Rosselli - Ramon Orinez* T. D...

, starring Harry Carey.

She was born in Riverside, California

Riverside, California

Riverside is a city in Riverside County, California, United States, and the county seat of the eponymous county. Named for its location beside the Santa Ana River, it is the largest city in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario metropolitan area of Southern California, 4th largest inland California...

 and died in Sepulveda, California.

Selected filmography

• The Piper's Price
  The Piper's Price
  The Piper's Price is a 1917 silent drama film directed by Joe De Grasse and starring Lon Chaney, Sr.-Cast:* Dorothy Phillips - Amy Hadley* Maude George - Jessica Hadley * Lon Chaney, Sr. - Billy Kilmartin...
  
  (1917)
• The Marriage Ring
  The Marriage Ring
  The Marriage Ring is a 1918 silent drama film directed by Fred Niblo.-Cast:* Enid Bennett as Anne Mertons* Jack Holt as Rodney Heathe* Robert McKim as Hugo Mertons* Maude George as Aho* Charles K. French as Koske* Lydia Knott as Mrs. Heathe...
  
  (1918)
• Madame X
  Madame X (1920 film)
  Madame X is a 1920 silent drama film directed by Frank Lloyd. A copy of this film survives at the George Eastman House.-Plot:A woman is thrown out of her home by her jealous husband and sinks into depravity. Twenty years later, she finds herself accused of murder for saving her son, who does not...
  
  (1920)
• The Devil's Pass Key (1920)
• Merry-Go-Round
  Merry-Go-Round (1923 film)
  Merry-Go-Round is a feature film by Erich von Stroheim and his replacement, Rupert Julian, starring Norman Kerry and Mary Philbin,and released by Universal Pictures.-Cast:*Norman Kerry - Count Franz Maxmilian Von Hohenegg...
  
  (1923)
• Altars of Desire
  Altars of Desire
  Altars of Desire is a silent drama film directed by Christy Cabanne and starring silent movie star Mae Murray. A print may survive in the Turner/MGM vaults however silentera.com lists this film as being lost.-Plot:...
  
  (1927)
• The Wedding March (1928)
• After the Storm
  After the Storm (1928 film)
  -Cast:* Hobart Bosworth as Manin Dane* Eugenia Gilbert as Joan Wells / Mary Brian* Charles Delaney as Joe Dane* Maude George as Molly O'Doon* George Kuwa as A. Hop* Linda Loredo as Malay Dancer...
  
  (1928)

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