What is Marion Leonard?
{{Infobox person <!-- See [[Template:Infobox person]] for more --> | name = Marion Leonard | image = Marion Leonard 1.jpg | caption = ''The Theater of Science'', 1914 | birth_date = {{birth date|1881|6|9|mf=y}} | birth_place = [[Cincinnati, Ohio]], U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|1956|1|9|1881|6|9|mf=y}} | death_place = [[Woodland Hills, California]], U.S. | occupation = Actress | yearsactive = 1908–1915, 1926 | spouse = [[Stanner E.V. Taylor]] }} '''Marion Leonard''' (June 9, 1881 — 9 January 1956) was an American actress, who became one of the first [[Celebrity|celebrities]] in the era of a [[silent movie]]. == Biography == She was born in [[Cincinnati]], [[Ohio]]. She began her career in the theater and at the age of 27 she signed a contract with [[American Mutoscope and Biograph Company]]. She made her debut on the screen in the short film ''At the Crossroads of Life'' (1908) directed by Wallace McCutcheon, Jr. During the year, she was filmed mostly in films by [[D. W. Griffith]]. Marion Leonard died in 1956 in Woodland Hills, [[California]]. {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Leonard, Marion}} [[Category:1881 births]] [[Category:American movie actors]] [[Category:American silent movie actors]] [[Category:1956 deaths]]