Glaum, Louise (1894–1970)

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Glaum, Louise (1894–1970)

American silent-film star. Name variations: The Spider Woman; The Tiger Woman. Born Sept 10, 1894, in Baltimore, Maryland; died Nov 26, 1970, in Los Angeles, California; m. Harry J. Edwards; m. Zachary Harris (director), 1926.

Early in career, worked with Thomas Ince; films include Hell's Hinges, The Lure of Woman, The Aryan, Lady of the Peacocks, The Idolators, The Lone Wolf's Daughter, Sex and I Am Guilty; ran a drama school in Hollywood.