Grace Darling (born Grace Foster; November 20, 1893 â€" October 7,
1963) was an American actress who was active in Hollywood during the
silent era. She was best known for her role as Beatrice Fairfax in a
1916 serial of the same name.Darling was reportedly born in New York
City. By the mid-1910s, she was under contract at Hearst-Selig, and
would write travelogues for Hearst papers from her globe-trotting
adventures. She was a bit eccentric, and was known for carrying around
a doll dressed in imaginative outfits during the height of her fame.
She was sometimes confused for the actress Ruth Darling, who died in a
1918 car crash in San Francisco. She told reporters she married actor
Pat Rooney when she was 15 years old; despite their eventual divorce,
she was caring for him at the time of his death. She was also married
to a Harry Turek of San Francisco.
1963) was an American actress who was active in Hollywood during the
silent era. She was best known for her role as Beatrice Fairfax in a
1916 serial of the same name.Darling was reportedly born in New York
City. By the mid-1910s, she was under contract at Hearst-Selig, and
would write travelogues for Hearst papers from her globe-trotting
adventures. She was a bit eccentric, and was known for carrying around
a doll dressed in imaginative outfits during the height of her fame.
She was sometimes confused for the actress Ruth Darling, who died in a
1918 car crash in San Francisco. She told reporters she married actor
Pat Rooney when she was 15 years old; despite their eventual divorce,
she was caring for him at the time of his death. She was also married
to a Harry Turek of San Francisco.
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