Marguerite De La Motte

Marguerite De La Motte

Marguerite De La Motte (June 22, 1902 – March 10, 1950) was an American film actress, most notably of the silent film era. Born in Duluth, Minnesota, De La Motte was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph De La Motte. She was a 1917 graduate of the Egan School of drama, music, and dancing. De La Motte began her entertainment career studying ballet under Anna Pavlova. In 1919, she became the dance star of Sid Grauman on the stage of his theater. In 1918, at the age of 16, she made her screen debut in the Douglas Fairbanks-directed romantic comedy film Arizona. In 1920, both of her parents died, her mother in January in an automobile accident and her father in August from heart disease. Film producer J.L. Frothingham assumed guardianship of her and her younger brother. De La Motte spent the 1920s appearing in numerous films, often cast by Douglas Fairbanks to play opposite him in swashbuckling adventure films such as 1920's The Mark of Zorro and The Three Musketeers. She developed a close friendship with Fairbanks and his wife, actress Mary Pickford. Her career as an actress slowed dramatically at the end of the silent film era of the 1920s. She did continue acting in bit parts through the sound era and made her final appearance in the 1942 film Overland Mail opposite both Noah Beery Sr. and Noah Beery Jr., as well as Lon Chaney Jr. After her film career ended, De La Motte worked as an inspector in a southern California war plant during World War II. Later she came to San Francisco, California, where she worked in the Red Cross office. On February 8, 1960, De La Motte was awarded a star in the Motion Pictures section of the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6902 Hollywood Blvd., in Hollywood, California.
Known For: Acting
Birthday: 1902-06-22
Place of Birth: Duluth, Minnesota, USA
Also Known As: Peggy De La Motte, Marguerite Beatrice De La Motte

Movies List of Marguerite De La Motte

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The Broken Gate

1920 Movie
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Josselyn's Wife

1919 Movie
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The Mark of Zorro

1920 Movie
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Shadows

1922 Movie
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The Beloved Brute

1924 Movie
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A Sage Brush Hamlet

1919 Movie
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The Three Musketeers

1921 Movie
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The Iron Mask

1929 Movie
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The U.P. Trail

1920 Movie
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Shattered Idols

1922 Movie
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A Woman's Man

1934 Movie
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The Pagan God

1919 Movie
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Montmartre Rose

1929 Movie
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The Final Extra

1927 Movie
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The Famous Mrs. Fair

1923 Movie
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The Sagebrusher

1920 Movie
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Shadow Ranch

1930 Movie
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A Man of Action

1923 Movie
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Those Who Dare

1924 Movie
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Reg'lar Fellers

1941 Movie
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In Wrong

1919 Movie
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The Unknown Soldier

1926 Movie
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Overland Mail

1942 Movie
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The Hope

1920 Movie
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Wandering Daughters

1923 Movie
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Red Dice

1926 Movie
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Pals in Paradise

1926 Movie
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The Clean Heart

1924 Movie
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Fifth Avenue

1926 Movie
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Daughters Who Pay

1925 Movie
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Scars of Jealousy

1923 Movie
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Cheaper to Marry

1925 Movie
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Trumpet Island

1920 Movie
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The Nut

1921 Movie
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What a Wife Learned

1923 Movie