Daw, Marjorie (1902–1979)

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Daw, Marjorie (1902–1979)

American silent-film actress. Born Marguerite House, Jan 19, 1902, in Colorado Springs, Colorado; died Mar 18, 1979, in Huntington Beach, California; sister of Chandler House (film editor); trained as a opera singer by Geraldine Farrar; m. A. Edward Sutherland (director, div.).

Appeared in juvenile parts in a number of Cecil B. De Mille productions; starred opposite Douglas Fairbanks Sr. in 7 films (1918–19); films include Joan the Woman, Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm, A Modern Musketeer, His Majesty the American, The River's End, Dinty, Revelation and Topsy and Eva; retired with advent of sound.