EDNA HIBBARD SILENT FILM ACTRESS BORN 1894 MAY 12 -1942 DECEMBER 26
EDNA HIBBARD SILENT FILM ACTRESS BORN 1894 MAY 12 -1942 DECEMBER 26 Edna Louise Hibbard (May 12, 1894 – December 26, 1942) was a stage and motion picture actress from Detroit , Michigan . She had a sharp tongue and was known for her roles in comedy. Theatrical prominence [ edit ] She made her stage debut in Milwaukee , Wisconsin , in 1907 as the child in The Kreutzer Sonata . Hibbard trained with the Poli Stock Company in Hartford, Connecticut , and Washington, D.C. Soon she performed in Officer 666 , Ready Money , and Stop Thief . She spent a year in vaudeville with Lynne Overman in a rendition of The Highest Bidder . Hibbard first came to theatrical prominence as the ingenue lead in Rock-a-Bye Baby in 1918. The play was staged at the Rialto Theater in New York City with the ingenue role b...