Born: Theodosia Burr Goodman, July 29, 1885, Cincinnati,
Ohio
Married: Charles J. Brabin, Jr. about 1921
Died: April 7, 1955, Beverly Hills, California
First Major Film: "A Fool There Was" 1914
Most Famous Film: "Cleopatra" 1917
Only
Play: "The Blue Flame" 1920
Last Film: "Madame Mystery" 1926
Total Films: 42
Surviving Films: "A Fool There Was", "East Lynne", "The Unchastened Woman", and "Madame
Mystery"
Most Famous line in a movie: "Kiss Me My Fool" from "A Fool There Was".
July 9, 1937 Fox storage fire in Little Ferry, NJ burns to the ground destroying most of Theda's films. (Cleopatra"
and "Salome" were lost in a vault fire at the Museum of Modern Art.)
1936 Lux Radio Recording of Theda's
voice which can be heard today.
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