Vivienne Osborne (December , â€" June , ) was an American stage and
film actress known for her work in Broadway theatre and in silent and
sound films.Osborne began her career on stage when she was years old,
and by the time she was years old, she had spent many years touring
throughout Washington with a stock theater company. She made her
Broadway debut when she was in her early s, and her screen debut in
in a film that never was released. She continued work on Broadway, and
appeared in films when not working theater.Osborne's first silent film
was in The Gray Brother, but the film did not have distribution and
never was released. From March through December , she appeared in the
Florenz Ziegfeld musical version of The Three Musketeers. It was after
her performance that Douglas Fairbanks Sr. offered her a role in The
Iron Mask (), his last silent film, made as a sequel to his film The
Three Musketeers. Rather than accept the offer, she chose to remain in
New York City and continue her career. She signed with Paramount
Studios in and was assigned to character roles, but left to sign with
Warner Studios to get better roles. She then left Warners and signed a
three-year contract with Radio Pictures. She alternated between film
and stage roles for the rest of her career.Of her work in the musical
The Three Musketeers, Theatre Magazine wrote her voice was "of true
operatic quality." Of her work as Mary Boyd in the film Husband's
Holiday, Spokesman-Review wrote "Vivienne Osborne does fine work," and
noted the several scenes which "tugged at the heartstrings" that were
well done by Osborne and her co-star Juliette Compton.
film actress known for her work in Broadway theatre and in silent and
sound films.Osborne began her career on stage when she was years old,
and by the time she was years old, she had spent many years touring
throughout Washington with a stock theater company. She made her
Broadway debut when she was in her early s, and her screen debut in
in a film that never was released. She continued work on Broadway, and
appeared in films when not working theater.Osborne's first silent film
was in The Gray Brother, but the film did not have distribution and
never was released. From March through December , she appeared in the
Florenz Ziegfeld musical version of The Three Musketeers. It was after
her performance that Douglas Fairbanks Sr. offered her a role in The
Iron Mask (), his last silent film, made as a sequel to his film The
Three Musketeers. Rather than accept the offer, she chose to remain in
New York City and continue her career. She signed with Paramount
Studios in and was assigned to character roles, but left to sign with
Warner Studios to get better roles. She then left Warners and signed a
three-year contract with Radio Pictures. She alternated between film
and stage roles for the rest of her career.Of her work in the musical
The Three Musketeers, Theatre Magazine wrote her voice was "of true
operatic quality." Of her work as Mary Boyd in the film Husband's
Holiday, Spokesman-Review wrote "Vivienne Osborne does fine work," and
noted the several scenes which "tugged at the heartstrings" that were
well done by Osborne and her co-star Juliette Compton.
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