Vivian Martin (July , â€" March , ) was an American stage and silent
film actress.Martin was born in Sparta, Michigan and began her career
as a child actress on the stage with comedian Lew Fields. Her early
theatrical appearances included Stop Thief, Officer , The Only Son and
with Richard Mansfield in Cyrano de Bergerac.A winsome and pretty
blonde, Martin entered the motion picture industry in . Her first role
was in The Wishing Ring: An Idyll of Old England () for the World Film
Company, in which she played Sally, a parson's daughter. Martin
subsequently became a contract player for the Famous Players Film
Company, where she achieved popularity as a rival to Mary Pickford.
Among her other credits are The Third Kiss (), Her Official Fiancee
(), The Innocent Adventuress (), and Louisiana (). She made forty-four
movies in all, including some for the Fox Film Corporation.In the
early s, Martin started her own production company and released her
films through the Goldwyn Corporation. Her career entered into a
downward spiral soon afterwards as a result of a lawsuit for payment
of studio rentals. Although eventually settled out of court, the case
did irreparable damage to her standing among her peers.
film actress.Martin was born in Sparta, Michigan and began her career
as a child actress on the stage with comedian Lew Fields. Her early
theatrical appearances included Stop Thief, Officer , The Only Son and
with Richard Mansfield in Cyrano de Bergerac.A winsome and pretty
blonde, Martin entered the motion picture industry in . Her first role
was in The Wishing Ring: An Idyll of Old England () for the World Film
Company, in which she played Sally, a parson's daughter. Martin
subsequently became a contract player for the Famous Players Film
Company, where she achieved popularity as a rival to Mary Pickford.
Among her other credits are The Third Kiss (), Her Official Fiancee
(), The Innocent Adventuress (), and Louisiana (). She made forty-four
movies in all, including some for the Fox Film Corporation.In the
early s, Martin started her own production company and released her
films through the Goldwyn Corporation. Her career entered into a
downward spiral soon afterwards as a result of a lawsuit for payment
of studio rentals. Although eventually settled out of court, the case
did irreparable damage to her standing among her peers.
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