Alice Terry Overview:

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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It was during preparation for her first significant role in Hearts Are Trumps (1920) that Alice discovered what would become her trade mark. She was putting on her make-up and saw a blonde wig on the table next to her. She put it on but thought it looked silly. Just then the director Rex Ingram (who was already an admirer, both personally and professionally) walked in and saw her in it. He insisted she wear it in the film. Alice wasn't convinced until she saw the rushes the next day. "When I appeared on the screen, I looked so different, and from that time I never got rid of the wig."

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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