Beatrice Banyard
Beatrice Banyard | |
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Born | Beatrice Frances Banyard February 11, 1897 Spring Valley, Iowa, USA |
Died | February 1, 1968 (aged 70) Los Angeles, California USA |
Other names | Beatrice Beebe |
Occupation(s) | Screenwriter, actress |
Years active | 1929–1933 |
Spouse | Willard Mack |
Beatrice Banyard was an American screenwriter and actress active in the late '30s and early '40s.
Biography
Beatrice was born in Spring Valley, Iowa, to A.T. Banyard and Ida Burnett, the second of two daughters. She grew up primarily in Salt Lake City, Utah, where she was a well-known society girl.[1] She began acting in plays in the area as a young teenager.[2]
She married John Stone in 1917; the pair had two children but were soon divorced.[3][4] After the split, she began a career on the stage, at which point she was reacquainted with playwright, film director, and actor Willard Mack, who she met when she was 12.[5][6] He made her his fourth (and final) wife in 1927.[7] She left him soon afterward, but the pair reconciled.[8]
She continued acting through the 1920s and early 1930s,[9] and around 1931, she began writing film scenarios after she and Mack moved to Los Angeles, where he was contracted by MGM as a writer.[10] She also appeared in a few films as an actress, including What Price Innocence? and The Voice of the City, both of which Mack directed.[11][12]
She enjoyed car-racing, and was noted as one of the best women racers in the U.S. She also held a number of dirt-track records on the West Coast.[13][9]
Selected filmography
As a writer:
- Myrt and Marge (1933)
- Strictly Personal (1933)
- The Billion Dollar Scandal (1931)
- Reducing (1931) (dialogue)
As an actress:
- What Price Innocence? (1933)
- The Voice of the City (1929)
References
- ^ "Society Girl Tells of Young Men's Insults". Salt Lake Telegram. 3 Jun 1915. Retrieved 2019-01-12.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Grand Theatre". The Salt Lake Herald-Republican. 16 May 1910. Retrieved 2019-01-12.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Romance Resumed". Salt Lake Telegram. 4 Sep 1922. Retrieved 2019-01-12.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Engagements and Weddings". Salt Lake Telegram. 28 Jan 1917. Retrieved 2019-01-12.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Beatrice Banyard". The Pittsburgh Press. 4 Jan 1926. Retrieved 2019-01-12.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "5 Mar 1927, Page 5 - Pittsburgh Daily Post at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-01-12.
- ^ "11 Jan 1935, Page 12 - The Salt Lake Tribune at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-01-12.
- ^ "Willard Mack, Playwright, Actor, Dies". Hartford Courant. 20 Nov 1934. Retrieved 2019-01-12.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b "14 Jun 1925, 45 - Daily News at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-01-12.
- ^ "20 Oct 1928, 19 - The Los Angeles Times at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-01-12.
- ^ "1 Dec 1928, 9 - The Daily Times at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-01-12.
- ^ "3 Jul 1929, 7 - The Post-Star at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-01-12.
- ^ "24 Feb 1926, 3 - Buffalo Courier at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-01-12.