Naomi Childers

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Naomi Childers (November 15, 1892 - May 9, 1964) was an

American silent film actress whose career lasted until the mid-20th century.

She was born of English parentage in Pottstown,

Pennsylvania. Later in life she took pride in being descended from a long line

of British ancestors. Her childhood was spent in St. Louis, Missouri where she

was educated in the Maryville convent. Childers began acting at the age of

three, reciting at a notable function. She played a Chopin number at an adult

recital at the age of eight. When she was ten Childers performed the title

roles, in both Red Riding Hood and Alice in Wonderland, at the Odeon Theater in

St. Louis. In 1912 she played in The Great Name and Madame X. The theatrical

presentations featured Henry Kolker and Dorothy Donnelly. On Broadway Childers

appeared in Ready Money.

Childers was in movies beginning in 1913. She appeared in

The Turn of the Road (1915) and The Writing on the Wall (1916). She was

associated with the Vitagraph company for four years. Her most popular role was

in Womanhood, the Glory of the Nation. In this film she performed a most modern

characterization of Joan of Arc. In 1917 she began working with the

Commonwealth Company. Childers possessed a preference for comedy, yet she was

in constant demand to play more serious roles. Her character work in motion

pictures was a strong asset. In the 1919 Sam Goldwyn film Lord and Lady Algy,

Childers was cast in the leading feminine role. She depicted the wife of the

young Lord Algy, played by Tom Moore. As a titled Englishwoman she revealed a

cold exterior, but retained a warm nature.

When Louis B. Mayer discovered Childers had come into hard

times in later years, he granted her a lifetime contract from MGM. She

continued to play numerous, often uncredited, roles into the early 1950s.

Childers died in Hollywood, California in 1964, age 71. She is buried at

Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery.