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Actress, Alice Terry, was born Alice Frances Taaffe on Jul 24, 1899 in Vincennes, IN. Terry died at the age of 88 on Dec 22, 1987 in Burbank, CA .

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She was honored with one star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the category of Motion Pictures.

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By Annette Bochenek on Dec 6, 2021 From Classic Movie Hub Blog

Classic Movie Travels: A silent film actress and director, ?s made her mark as Marguerite in The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921) alongside Rudolph Valentino. Sporting a trademark blonde wig from that point on, Terry enjoyed additional starring roles, t... Read full article


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By Dawn Sample on Apr 21, 2013 From Noir and Chick Flicks

(July 29, 1899 – December 22, 1987), began her career during the silent film era, performing in thirty-nine films between 1916 and 1933. Born Alice Frances Taaffe in Vincennes, Indiana, she made her film debut in, Not My Sister(1916). Which is now considered lost. In 1921 she... Read full article


By Art on Jul 29, 2011 From Classic Cinema Gold

, born Alice Frances Taaffe in Vincennes, Indiana on July 29, 1899 was an American film actress who began her career during the silent film era, appearing in thirty-nine films between 1916 and 1933. ?Terry made her film debut in 1916 in “Not My Sister”, opposite Bessie Barri... Read full article


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Alice Terry made 29 films, not counting 4 appearances as an extra. Of these 29, 17 are lost films. Six exist in archives around the world and six survive on video and on television broadcast release.

Rex & Alice were married in South Pasadena. They sneaked away for the day from the set of The Prisoner of Zenda (1922) without telling anyone. They married on Saturday, November 5th 1921 in Adobe Flores, South Pasadena. The next day they saw three movies and went back to work on the Monday. When the film was completed they went to San Francisco for their honeymoon.

It was while she was working as an extra on The Devil's Passkey (1920) that Alice was first noticed, by director Erich von Stroheim. Sadly, her insecurity caused her to rapidly leave the Universal lot. She never even stopped to pick up her pay check.

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