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Leah Baird
Baird in Stars of the Photoplay, 1916
Born
Ada Frankenstein

(1883-06-20)June 20, 1883
Champaign, Illinois, U.S.
DiedOctober 3, 1971(1971-10-03) (aged 88)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting placeHollywood Forever Cemetery
Years active1910–1957
Spouse(s)Arthur F. Beck
(m.1914)

Leah Baird (born Ada Frankenstein,[1] June 20, 1883 – October 3, 1971) was an American actress and screenwriter.

Life

Ada Frankenstein was born on June 20, 1883, the daughter of William Frankenstein (1855–1911) and Bertha Schreiver Frankenstein Rathjen (1855–1923). She had an older sister, Mathilda Marie Emilie Frankenstein (1880–1893).

She began her film career in 1910 in Jean and the Waif opposite Jean, the Vitagraph Dog. She played several leads in William F. Brady's troupe, opposite Douglas Fairbanks. In the late 1910s she played in 15 episodes of the serial Wolves of Kultur. Baird wrote and produced film during the 1920s.[2]

Baird later became a screenwriter and contributed to a number of Clara Bow features. She was married to producer Arthur F. Beck.

Partial filmography

Photo from The First One Hundred Noted Men and Women of the Screen by Carolyn Lowrey pub. 1920
1920

Actress

Writer

Producer

References

  1. ^ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7893356/leah-baird
  2. ^ Blaetz, Robin. "Leah Baird". Women Film Pioneers. Columbia University Libraries. Retrieved October 5, 2015.

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