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    Natalie Talmadge

    1896-04-28 (128 years old) in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

    Natalie Talmadge was the middle daughter of the original "stage mother", Margaret Talmadge (Peg). Her two sisters, Constance Talmadge (the comedienne) and Norma Talmadge (the tragedian) were also in the movies, and had their own production companies, bankrolled by Norma's husband in the 1920s, Joseph M. Schenck. Natalie married Buster Keaton in 1921. She only played one further role, "Virginia Canfield" in Keaton's Our Hospitality (1923). She had worked for Comique as a script girl/secretary for Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle in 1917, and traveled west with the troupe when Schenck found new premises for "Roscoe" in California. She spent a lot of time signing autographs on behalf of her popular sister, Constance. Anita Loos, author of "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes", wrote a book called "The Talmadge Girls", which is mainly about Constance and Norma; Loos based the philosophy of "Lorelei Lee" on the philosophy of Peg Talmadge ("Get the money, and then get comfortable"). Natalie ended her days after her divorce from Keaton in a house in Santa Monica, a confirmed alcoholic. Apart from "Our Hospitality", she appeared in supporting roles in several of her sister Norma's films (now believed to be lost).

    Movies

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    Our Hospitality
    75 %|Nov 19, 1923
    Comedy, Romance
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    The Passion Flower
    0 %|Apr 2, 1921
    Drama
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    The Haunted House
    66.28 %|Feb 21, 1921
    Comedy, Horror
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    Yes or No
    55 %|Jun 28, 1920
    Drama
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    The Love Expert
    52 %|Apr 17, 1920
    Comedy, Romance
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    The Isle of Conquest
    0 %|Oct 26, 1919
    Drama
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    A Country Hero
    50 %|Dec 10, 1917
    Comedy
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    His Wedding Night
    55 %|Aug 20, 1917
    Comedy
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    Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
    71.04 %|Sep 4, 1916
    Drama, History

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