Myrtle Lind

Myrtle Lind (September 2, 1898 - October 12, 1993)[1] was a film actress in the United States. She was one of Mack Sennett's Bathing Beauties and appeared in several comedy films including with Oliver Hardy and John Gilbert.The Library of Congress has a photo of her holding a large camera on the beach.[2]

Myrtle Lind in 1921

Lind transitioned from Bathing Beauty to an actress opposite comedians and then to drama.[3]

Lind was born in Mankato, Minnesota. The Sun Sentinel ran an obituary for her in 1993 stating she became known as Margaret E. Stevenson (widow of Harold Stevenson) and was born in Wisconsin in 1898.[4] She was previously married to Frank E. Gessell (1920-1922) and William Coleman (1923-1928)[5]

Filmography

Lind, second from left, in No Mother to Guide Him with Heinie Conklin and Ben Turpin

The Danger Girl (1916)
Whose Baby? (1917)[6]
False to the Finish (1917)
A Maiden's Trust (1917)
The Village Chestnut[7] (1918), short film[8]
Nancy Comes Home (1918)[9][10]
Playmates (1918 film)
Whose Little Wife Are You? (1918), short film[8]
The Straight and Narrow (1918)
Yankee Doodle in Berlin (1919)[11]
The Little Widow (1919)
No Mother to Guide Him (1919)
Rip & Stitch Tailors (1919)
Winners of the West (1921), serial[12]
Forget Me Not (1922)

References

"Imdb.com".
"[Myrtle Lind. A young woman posed with a Graflex camera on a beach]". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA.
"Motography". Jan 19, 1918 – via Google Books.
https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1993-10-15-9310150531-story.html
"Imdb".
Gloria Swanson: Ready for Her Close-Up. Univ. Press of Mississippi. Jul 27, 2013. ISBN 9781617037498 – via Google Books.
Teachers in the Movies: A Filmography of Depictions of Grade School, Preschool and Day Care Educators, 1890s to the Present. McFarland. Aug 7, 2007. ISBN 9780786429387 – via Google Books.
"Dangerous Curves atop Hollywood Heels: The Lives, Careers, and Misfortunes of 14 Hard-Luck Girls of the Silent Screen". BearManor Media – via Google Books.
"Dramatic Mirror of Motion Pictures and the Stage". Dramatic Mirror Company. Jan 19, 1918 – via Google Books.
John Gilbert: The Last of the Silent Film Stars. University Press of Kentucky. Mar 27, 2013. ISBN 978-0813141626 – via Google Books.
Ford Sterling: The Life and Films. McFarland. Jun 28, 2010. ISBN 9780786482207 – via Google Books.
Serials and Series: A World Filmography, 1912–1956. McFarland. Jun 8, 2015. ISBN 9781476604480 – via Google Books.

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[1] "Imdb.com".

[2] "[Myrtle Lind. A young woman posed with a Graflex camera on a beach]". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA.

[3] "Motography". Jan 19, 1918 – via Google Books.

[obit-4] ttps://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1993-10-15-9310150531-story.html

[5] "Imdb".

[6] Gloria Swanson: Ready for Her Close-Up. Univ. Press of Mississippi. Jul 27, 2013. ISBN 9781617037498 – via Google Books.

[7] Teachers in the Movies: A Filmography of Depictions of Grade School, Preschool and Day Care Educators, 1890s to the Present. McFarland. Aug 7, 2007. ISBN 9780786429387 – via Google Books.

[curves-8] "Dangerous Curves atop Hollywood Heels: The Lives, Careers, and Misfortunes of 14 Hard-Luck Girls of the Silent Screen". BearManor Media – via Google Books.

[9] "Dramatic Mirror of Motion Pictures and the Stage". Dramatic Mirror Company. Jan 19, 1918 – via Google Books.

[10] John Gilbert: The Last of the Silent Film Stars. University Press of Kentucky. Mar 27, 2013. ISBN 978-0813141626 – via Google Books.

[11] Ford Sterling: The Life and Films. McFarland. Jun 28, 2010. ISBN 9780786482207 – via Google Books.

[12] Serials and Series: A World Filmography, 1912–1956. McFarland. Jun 8, 2015. ISBN 9781476604480 – via Google Books.