Nell W. Franzen (November 17, 1889 â€" August 21, 1973) was an
American film and stage actress of the silent era. A native of
Portland, Oregon, Franzen began her career acting in local theatre.
She signed with the Baker Theatre Company and performed in various
stage productions, becoming a prolific stage actress in the Pacific
Northwest.She later moved to Los Angeles in 1913 to pursue a career in
silent films, signing a contract with the America Film Company. One of
her earliest film appearances was in Love and the Law (1913) with
Wallace Reid, followed by 1916's Lord Loveland Discovers America, and
Embers. Franzen made her final film appearance in 1924 before retiring
from acting.Nell Franzen was born on November 17, 1889 in Portland,
Oregon to John O'Flarrity Franzen (1860-1941) and Mary Ellen Coshow
(1861-1938). According to the 1930 United States Census, Franzen's
father was from Massachusetts, and her mother a native of Missouri.
She was the second of two children; she had one older sister, Mae
Frances Franzen, born in 1885.She began her career as an actress
working in stock theater. She began performing onstage with the Baker
Stock Company at their Baker Theatre location in Portland in 1910,
under stage director Marshall Farnum, the brother of William Farnum.
She appeared in the stage production of The Toyshop in 1908, and also
performed with the Sanford Stock Company in Vancouver, British
Columbia.
American film and stage actress of the silent era. A native of
Portland, Oregon, Franzen began her career acting in local theatre.
She signed with the Baker Theatre Company and performed in various
stage productions, becoming a prolific stage actress in the Pacific
Northwest.She later moved to Los Angeles in 1913 to pursue a career in
silent films, signing a contract with the America Film Company. One of
her earliest film appearances was in Love and the Law (1913) with
Wallace Reid, followed by 1916's Lord Loveland Discovers America, and
Embers. Franzen made her final film appearance in 1924 before retiring
from acting.Nell Franzen was born on November 17, 1889 in Portland,
Oregon to John O'Flarrity Franzen (1860-1941) and Mary Ellen Coshow
(1861-1938). According to the 1930 United States Census, Franzen's
father was from Massachusetts, and her mother a native of Missouri.
She was the second of two children; she had one older sister, Mae
Frances Franzen, born in 1885.She began her career as an actress
working in stock theater. She began performing onstage with the Baker
Stock Company at their Baker Theatre location in Portland in 1910,
under stage director Marshall Farnum, the brother of William Farnum.
She appeared in the stage production of The Toyshop in 1908, and also
performed with the Sanford Stock Company in Vancouver, British
Columbia.
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