Enid Markey (February , â€" November , ) was an American actress of
theater, film, and television. She originated the role of Jane in
films, playing the character twice in (Tarzan of The Apes; The
Romance of Tarzan). Her career extended into the s.Markey was born in
Dillon in Summit County in north central Colorado. Her education came
in a Denver, Colorado, boarding school.Markey acted on stage and in
vaudeville before turning to motion pictures. Her first film role was
in The Fortunes of War (). During the production of The Wrath of the
Gods (), Markey, a "leading lady with the New York Motion Picture
Company", was "badly injured" during the production. During her scene
in which the lava flow destroys the village she was surrounded by
smoke and fumes and nearly asphyxiated, but had recovered by May .
theater, film, and television. She originated the role of Jane in
films, playing the character twice in (Tarzan of The Apes; The
Romance of Tarzan). Her career extended into the s.Markey was born in
Dillon in Summit County in north central Colorado. Her education came
in a Denver, Colorado, boarding school.Markey acted on stage and in
vaudeville before turning to motion pictures. Her first film role was
in The Fortunes of War (). During the production of The Wrath of the
Gods (), Markey, a "leading lady with the New York Motion Picture
Company", was "badly injured" during the production. During her scene
in which the lava flow destroys the village she was surrounded by
smoke and fumes and nearly asphyxiated, but had recovered by May .
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