Frances Grant Starr (June , â€" June , ) was an American stage, film
and television actress.Her parents were Charles Edward Starr and Emma
(née Grant). She had two half sisters. Her father died when she was a
child. Starr started in plays in in an Albany stock company, in which
Lionel Barrymore and Alison Skipworth were members. She signed with
David Belasco in and appeared in a small role with David Warfield in
The Music Master.In November she appeared along with another young
actress, Jane Cowl, in The Rose of the Rancho. She achieved her
breakout stage role in in Belasco's production of The Easiest Way.
Starr continued to have a string of successes such as The Case of
Becky () and Shore Leave (). Several of the plays she starred in were
turned into early silent films often by Famous Players-Lasky.[citation
needed]
and television actress.Her parents were Charles Edward Starr and Emma
(née Grant). She had two half sisters. Her father died when she was a
child. Starr started in plays in in an Albany stock company, in which
Lionel Barrymore and Alison Skipworth were members. She signed with
David Belasco in and appeared in a small role with David Warfield in
The Music Master.In November she appeared along with another young
actress, Jane Cowl, in The Rose of the Rancho. She achieved her
breakout stage role in in Belasco's production of The Easiest Way.
Starr continued to have a string of successes such as The Case of
Becky () and Shore Leave (). Several of the plays she starred in were
turned into early silent films often by Famous Players-Lasky.[citation
needed]
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