Tuesday 24 May 2022

MURIEL OESTRICH American silent film actress. 1896 MAY 24 - 1989 MAY 3

 


MURIEL OESTRICH 

American silent film actress.

  1896 MAY 24 - 1989 MAY 3


Muriel Ostriche (born Muriel Henrietta Oestrich, May 24, 1896 – May 3, 1989) was an American silent film actress.

Following tryouts with the Biograph and Pathe studios, Ostriche signed with Eclair for $5 per day. After a year and a half with Eclair, she joined Reliance for a higher salary. Following that experienced, she was signed by the Thanhouser Company[1] based in New RochelleNew York, and starred in 134 films in her career. Ostriche told author Michael G. Ankerich that A Daughter of the Sea (1915) was her best performance and her favorite film.[2]

In 1920, Ostriche was featured in advertising for Bonnie-B veils.[3]

She was living in Florida in the mid-1980s when author Q. David Bowers began researching a biography on Ostriche, which became Muriel Ostriche: Princess of Silent Films. He was shocked to discover that she was still living and a willing interview subject. She enjoyed a revival in her fame in the later portion of her life which she relished and because of this renewed interest, her own insights into her life are preserved today.[2]: 237 

Selected filmography[edit]

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