Mabel Taliaferro
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| Born |
Maybelle Evelyn Taliaferro May 21, 1887 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Died | January 24, 1979 (aged 91) Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. |
| Other names | Nell |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1899–1956 |
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| Children | Bill Taliaferro (b. 1924) |
Mabel "Nell" Taliaferro (May 21, 1887 – January 24, 1979) was an American stage and silent-screen actress, known as the Sweetheart of American Movies. Taliaferro was descended on her father's side from one of the early families who settled in Virginia in the 17th century, the Taliaferros, whose roots are from a northern Italian immigrant to England in the 16th century.
Born as Maybelle Evelyn Taliaferro in New York City and raised in Richmond, Virginia, in 1912 her career began with the Selig Studios film version of Cinderella co-starring her then husband Thomas Carrigan. She continued performing in films through her retirement in 1921. In 1940, she appeared in her final picture, My Love Came Back. Taliaferro was a sister of film and stage actress Edith Taliaferro and the cousin of actress Bessie Barriscale. Her first husband was amusement park designer and manager Frederic Thompson.
Mabel Taliaferro frequently participated in meetings organized to promote women's suffrage. In 1914 she participated in a suffrage gathering that drew 1,500 people to honor the work of Anna Howard Shaw.
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