Mabel Van Buren (born Mabel Brown Southard; July , â€" November , )
was an American stage and screen actress.As a theatrical performer she
played the leading lady in both The Virginian and The Squaw Man ().
Van Buren became prominent in motion pictures at the time of the
development of feature-length movies in . She starred in The Girl of
the Golden West () under the direction of Cecil B. Demille. It was
Demille who brought Mabel west to Hollywood. Mabel was the first
leading lady of the Famous Players-Lasky studio on Vine Street in
Hollywood, California.Her final role of note was in Neighbor's Wives
() in which she played Mrs. Lee. She continued acting in movies until
the death of her husband, James Gordon. He was a Shakesperian actor
who died in . Other films in which she played prominent parts are The
Warrens of Virginia (), The Man From Home (), and Craig's Wife ().
was an American stage and screen actress.As a theatrical performer she
played the leading lady in both The Virginian and The Squaw Man ().
Van Buren became prominent in motion pictures at the time of the
development of feature-length movies in . She starred in The Girl of
the Golden West () under the direction of Cecil B. Demille. It was
Demille who brought Mabel west to Hollywood. Mabel was the first
leading lady of the Famous Players-Lasky studio on Vine Street in
Hollywood, California.Her final role of note was in Neighbor's Wives
() in which she played Mrs. Lee. She continued acting in movies until
the death of her husband, James Gordon. He was a Shakesperian actor
who died in . Other films in which she played prominent parts are The
Warrens of Virginia (), The Man From Home (), and Craig's Wife ().
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