Beatrice Banyard
Beatrice Banyard | |
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 Banyard in 1928 theatre production 'The Scarlet Fox' | |
| 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 1930s and early 1940s.
Biography
[edit]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, whom 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 and remained married until his death in 1934.[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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "Society Girl Tells of Young Men's Insults". Salt Lake Telegram. 3 Jun 1915. Archived from the original on 2019-01-12. Retrieved 2019-01-12.
- ^ "Grand Theatre". The Salt Lake Herald-Republican. 16 May 1910. Archived from the original on 2019-01-12. Retrieved 2019-01-12.
- ^ "Romance Resumed". Salt Lake Telegram. 4 Sep 1922. Archived from the original on 2019-01-12. Retrieved 2019-01-12.
- ^ "Engagements and Weddings". Salt Lake Telegram. 28 Jan 1917. Archived from the original on 2019-01-12. Retrieved 2019-01-12.
- ^ "Beatrice Banyard". The Pittsburgh Press. 4 Jan 1926. Archived from the original on 2019-01-12. Retrieved 2019-01-12.
- ^ "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. Archived from the original on 2019-01-12. Retrieved 2019-01-12.
- ^ 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.