
Natalie Talmadge
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).
Known For | Acting |
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Most Rating | 0.372 |
Birthday | 1896-04-28 |
Place of Birth | Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA |
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1917

His Wedding Night
5.5/55
Al and Roscoe, employees at a gas station, are rivals for Alice. When Buster delivers a wedding gown for Alice and begins modeling it, he is mistaken...
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1923

Our Hospitality
7.5/276
A young man falls for a young woman on his trip home; unbeknownst to him, her family has vowed to kill every member of his family.
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1921

The Haunted House
6.528/126
A bank teller who becomes involved with a hold-up, counterfeiters and a theatrical troupe posing as spooks in a haunted house.
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The Haunted House

1920

The Love Expert
5.2/5
In this comedy, Constance Talmadge plays Babs, a girl who is thrown out of boarding school because she's more interested in studying romance than she...
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The Love Expert

1916

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
7.1/341
The story of a poor young woman, separated by prejudice from her husband and baby, is interwoven with tales of intolerance from throughout history.
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1919

The Isle of Conquest
0/0
A 1919 film directed by Edward José.
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The Isle of Conquest

1920

Yes or No
5.5/2
Two wives, one rich, one poor, each find themselves tempted by romantic seducers, and each faces the dilemma of remaining true to the husband who negl...
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Yes or No

1917

A Country Hero
5/1
Fatty plays a village blacksmith in “Jazzville,” an imaginary rural village. There is a rivalry between Fatty and Cy Klone, the garage owner, over the...
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1921

The Passion Flower
0/0
A 1921 film directed by Herbert Brenon.
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1923

The Balloonatic
6.3/89
Buster and Phyllis endure a number of outdoor adventures trying to prove to each other their survival skills. The balloon, which lands Buster in the w...
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