Phyllis Haver
Phyllis Haver
Biography
From Wikipedia Phyllis Haver (January 6, 1899 – November 19, 1960) was an American actress of the silent film era. Haver auditioned for comedy producer Mack Sennett on a whim. Sennett hired her as one of his original Sennett Bathing Beauties. Within a few years, she appeared as a leading lady in two-reelers for Sennett Studios. Later, while signed with DeMille-Pathé, Haver played the part of Roxie Hart in the first film adaptation of Chicago in 1927, opposite Hungarian film actor Victor Varconi. One reviewer called her performance "astoundingly fine," and added that Haver "makes this combination of tragedy and comedy a most entertaining piece of work." She performed in the comedy film The Battle of the Sexes (1928), directed by D. W. Griffith, and appeared with Lon Chaney in his last silent film, Thunder (1929). Haver retired from the industry with two 'sound' films to her credit. In 1929, she married millionaire William Seeman with a service performed by New York Mayor James J. Walker  at the home of Rube Goldberg, the cartoonist. The couple divorced in 1945. Haver retired in Sharon, Connecticut. She died at age 61 from an overdose of barbiturates in 1960, a suspected suicide. Haver left no survivors.
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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
54
Gender
Female
Birthday
1899-01-05 (126 years old)
Place of Birth
Douglass, Kansas, USA
Acting

1949

Down Memory Lane as (archive footage)

1943

Happy Times and Jolly Moments as (archive footage)

1939

A Small Town Idol as Mary Brown

1930

She Couldn't Say No as Showgirl

1929

Thunder as Zella

1929

The Office Scandal as Jerry Cullen

1928

The Battle of the Sexes as Marie Skinner

1928

Sal of Singapore as Sal

1928

Tenth Avenue as Lyla Mason

1927

The Way of All Flesh as The Temptress

1927

Chicago as Roxie Hart

1927

Nobody's Widow as Betty Johnson

1927

The Little Adventuress as Victoria Stoddard

1927

The Wise Wife as Helen Blaisdell

1927

The Fighting Eagle as Countess de Launay

1926

3 Bad Men as Lily

1926

Don Juan as Imperia (uncredited)

1926

Fig Leaves as Alice Atkins

1926

What Price Glory as Shanghai Mabel

1926

Other Women's Husbands as Roxana

1926

The Cave Man as Dolly Van Dream

1926

Hard Boiled as Justine Morton

1926

The Nervous Wreck as Sally Morgan

1926

Up in Mabel's Room as Phyllis Wells

1925

The Golden Princess as Kate Kent

1925

New Brooms as Not available

1925

Rugged Water as Myra Fuller

1925

After Business Hours as Sylvia Vane

1924

The Snob as Dorothy Rensheimer

1924

So Big as Dallas O'Meara

1924

The Hollywood Kid as Self

1924

The Midnight Express as Jessie Sybil

1924

Lilies of the Field as Gertrude

1924

One Glorious Night as Sarah Graham

1924

The Perfect Flapper as Gertrude Trayle

1924

The Fighting Coward as Elvira

1924

The Foolish Virgin as Not available

1924

Singer Jim Mckee as Mary Holden

1923

The Balloonatic as The Young Woman

1923

The Christian as Polly Love

1923

The Common Law as Rita Terris

1923

The Temple of Venus as Constance Lane

1922

Step Forward as Rodney's Sweetheart

1921

A Small Town Idol as Mary Brown

1921

Bright Eyes as The Modest Maid

1921

Love and Doughnuts as The Baker's Sweetheart

1920

Down on the Farm as Herself - in Prologue

1919

Yankee Doodle in Berlin as Minor Role (uncredited)

1919

Hearts and Flowers as Prune Magnate's Daughter

1919

Why Beaches Are Popular as Bathing Girl

1918

It Pays to Exercise as Dental Assistant

1917

'49–'17 as Young Bee Adams

1917

The Sultan's Wife as Harem Girl (uncredited/unconfirmed)

1916

Sunshine as Not available