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| spouse = John P. Squire <br><small>({{abbr|m.|married}}&nbsp;1938-1945)</small>
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'''Edna Purviance''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɛ|d|n|ə|_|p|ər|ˈ|v|aɪ|ə|n|s}}; October 21, 1895 - January 11, 1958) was an American actress during the ] era. She was the leading lady in many of ]'s early films and in a span of eight years, she appeared in over thirty films with him. '''Edna Purviance''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɛ|d|n|ə|_|p|ər|ˈ|v|aɪ|ə|n|s}}; October 21, 1895 &ndash; January 11, 1958) was an American actress during the ] era. She was the leading lady in many of ]'s early films and in a span of eight years, she appeared in over thirty films with him.


==Early life== ==Early life==
Edna Purviance was born in ], to Louis and Madison Gates Purviance. When she was three, the family moved to ], where they assumed ownership of a hotel property. Her parents ]d in 1902, and her mother later married Robert Nurnberger, a ] ]. Growing up, Purviance was a talented pianist. She left Lovelock in 1913, and attended business college in ]. '''Olga Edna Purviance''' was born in ], to Louis and Madison Gates Purviance. When she was three, the family moved to ], where they assumed ownership of a hotel property.<ref>{{cite book|last=Toll|first=David W. |title=The Complete Nevada Traveler: The Affectionate and Intimately Detailed Guidebook to the Most Interesting State in America|year=2002|publisher=University of Nevada Press|isbn=0-940-93612-7|page=12}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|editor=Monush, Barry|title=Screen World Presents the Encyclopedia of Hollywood Film Actors: From the silent era to 1965, Volume 1|year=2003|publisher=Hal Leonard Corporation|isbn=1-557-83551-9|page=612}}</ref> Her parents ]d in 1902, and her mother later married Robert Nurnberger, a ] ]. Growing up, Purviance was a talented pianist.

She left Lovelock in 1913, and attended business college in ].


==Career== ==Career==
] ]
In 1915, Edna Purviance was working as a secretary in San Francisco when Chaplin was working on his second film with ], working out of ], one hour southeast of San Francisco, in Southern ]. He was looking for a leading lady for '']''. One of his associates noticed Purviance at a Tate's Café in ] and thought she should be cast in the role. Chaplin arranged a meeting with her and, although he was concerned that she might be too serious for comedic roles, she won the job.<ref>This is not the way Purviance met Chaplin, according to Gerith von Ulm’s , pp. 90-91.</ref> In 1915, Purviance was working as a secretary in San Francisco when actor and director ] was working on his second film with ], working out of ], one hour southeast of San Francisco, in Southern ]. He was looking for a leading lady for '']''. One of his associates noticed Purviance at a Tate's Café in ] and thought she should be cast in the role. Chaplin arranged a meeting with her and, although he was concerned that she might be too serious for comedic roles, she won the job.<ref>This is not the way Purviance met Chaplin, according to Gerith von Ulm’s , pp. 90-91.</ref>


Chaplin and Purviance were romantically involved during the making of his Essanay, ], and ] films of 1915–1917. Purviance appeared in 33 of Chaplin's productions, including the 1921 classic '']''. Her last film with him, '']'', was also her first lead role. She went on to appear in two more films: ''The Sea Gull'', also known as '']''—which Chaplin never released—and '']'', a ] film released in 1927, just before she retired as an actress. She has been credited as an extra in Chaplin's final two American movies, '']'' and '']''. Chaplin kept her on his payroll until her death. Chaplin and Purviance were romantically involved during the making of his Essanay, ], and ] films of 1915 to 1917. Purviance appeared in 33 of Chaplin's productions, including the 1921 classic '']''. Her last film with him, '']'', was also her first lead role. The film was not a success and effectively ended Purviance's career. She went on to appear in two more films: ''The Sea Gull'', also known as '']'' (which Chaplin never released) and '']'', a ] film released in 1927, just before she retired from acting. She has been credited as an extra in Chaplin's final two American movies, '']'' and '']''. Chaplin kept her on his payroll until her death in 1958.<ref>Toll 2002 p.13</ref>


==Personal life== ==Personal life==
] ]
Although she was romantically involved with Chaplin for several years, Purviance eventually married John Squire, a Pan-American Airlines pilot, whom she wed in 1938 and who died in 1945. Recently, silent films, in black-and-white and colour, have been discovered that show a glimpse into their life together from the late 1930s and early 1940s, and over 50 production stills from her unreleased film ''The Sea Gull'', have also come to light. These stills have been published with the original title list from the film. Although she was romantically involved with Charlie Chaplin for several years, Purviance eventually married John Squire, a Pan-American Airlines pilot, in 1938. They remained married until his death in 1945.


==Death==
She died from ]<ref></ref> on January 11, 1958.
On January 11, 1958, Purviance died from ] at the ] in ].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1946&dat=19580116&id=9RYvAAAAIBAJ&sjid=aagFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3279,2536053|title=Edna Purviance|date=January 16, 1958|work=The Montreal Gazette|page=35|accessdate=July 21, 2014}}</ref><ref name=ellenberger>{{cite book|last=Ellenberger|first=Allan R.|title=Celebrities in Los Angeles Cemeteries: A Directory|year=2001|publisher=McFarland & Company Incorporated Pub|isbn=0-786-40983-5|page=104}}</ref> Her remains are interred at ] in ].<ref name=ellenberger/>


==In popular culture==
There is currently a petition drive to commemorate Purviance's career with a star on the ].<ref><!-- Bot generated title --></ref>

==In other media==
She was portrayed by ] in the film '']'', and more recently by Katie Maguire in the film ''Madcap Mabel'' (2009). She was portrayed by ] in the film '']'', and more recently by Katie Maguire in the film ''Madcap Mabel'' (2009).


==Filmography== ==Filmography==
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! Film ! Title
! Role ! Role
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| The Headwaiter's Wife | The Headwaiter's Wife
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|- |-
| 1915
| '']'' | '']''
| Trainer's Daughter | Trainer's Daughter
| |
|- |-
| 1915
| '']'' | '']''
| Nursemaid | Nursemaid
| |
|- |-
| 1915
| '']'' | '']''
| Edna | Edna
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|- |-
| 1915
| '']'' | '']''
| Farmer's Daughter | Farmer's Daughter
| |
|- |-
| 1915
| '']'' | '']''
| Man in Top Hat's Sweetheart | Man in Top Hat's Sweetheart
| |
|- |-
| 1915
| '']'' | '']''
| Maid | Maid
| |
|- |-
| 1915
| '']'' | '']''
| Daughter of the House | Daughter of the House
| |
|- |-
| 1915
| '']'' | '']''
| Edna, a Secretary | Edna, a Secretary
| |
|- |-
| 1915
| '']'' | '']''
| Daughter of the Shipowner | Daughter of the Shipowner
| |
|- |-
| 1915
| '']'' | '']''
| Lady in the Stalls with Beads | Lady in the Stalls with Beads
| |
|- |-
| 1915
| '']'' | '']''
| Carmen | Carmen
| |
|- |-
|rowspan= 8|1916 | 1916
| '']'' | '']''
| Manager's secretary | Manager's secretary
| |
|- |-
| 1916
| '']'' | '']''
| Daughter of the House | Daughter of the House
| |
|- |-
| 1916
| '']'' | '']''
| Girl | Girl
| |
|- |-
| 1916
| '']'' | '']''
| Girl Stolen by Gypsies | Girl Stolen by Gypsies
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|- |-
| 1916
| '']'' | '']''
| Miss Moneybags | Miss Moneybags
| |
|- |-
| 1916
| '']'' | '']''
| Daughter | Daughter
| |
|- |-
| 1916
| '']'' | '']''
| The Girl | The Girl
| |
|- |-
| 1916
| '']'' | '']''
| The Girl | The Girl
| |
|- |-
|rowspan= 4|1917 | 1917
| '']'' | '']''
| The Mission Worker | The Mission Worker
| |
|- |-
| 1917
| '']'' | '']''
| The Girl | The Girl
| |
|- |-
| 1917
| '']'' | '']''
| Immigrant | Immigrant
| |
|- |-
| 1917
| '']'' | '']''
| The Girl | The Girl
| |
|- |-
|rowspan= 4|1918 | 1918
| '']'' | '']''
| Bar Singer | Bar Singer
| |
|- |-
| 1918
| '']'' | '']''
| Maid | Maid
|
| Created by Essanay from outtakes left by Chaplin from ''Police'' and unfinished film ''Life''
|- |-
| 1918
| '']'' | '']''
| French Girl | French Girl
| |
|- |-
| 1918
| '']'' | '']''
| Charlie's Wife | Charlie's Wife
| |
|- |-
|rowspan= 2|1919 | 1919
| '']'' | '']''
| Village Belle | Village Belle
| |
|- |-
| 1919
| '']'' | '']''
| Mother | Mother
| |
|- |-
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⚫ | '']''
⚫ | Mother
| Feature
⚫ |-
| '']'' | '']''
| Neglected Wife | Neglected Wife
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|- |-
|rowspan= 1|1922 | 1922
| '']'' | '']''
| Foreman's Daughter | Foreman's Daughter
| |
|- |-
|}
|rowspan= 2|1923

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|-
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! Role
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|-
| 1921
⚫ | '']''
⚫ | Mother
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|-
| 1923
| '']'' | '']''
| Miss Brown | Miss Brown
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|- |-
| 1923
| '']'' | '']''
| Marie St. Clair | Marie St. Clair
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|rowspan= 1|1926 | 1926
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| Joan | Joan
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| '']'' | '']''
| |
| Feature |
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| 1947
| '']''
| Garden Party Guest
| Uncredited
|-
| 1952
| '']''
| Mrs. Parker
| Uncredited
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Edna Purviance
BornOlga Edna Purviance
(1895-10-21)October 21, 1895
Paradise Valley, Nevada, United States
DiedJanuary 11, 1958(1958-01-11) (aged 62)
Hollywood, California, United States
Cause of deathThroat cancer
Resting placeGrand View Memorial Park Cemetery
Years active1915–1927
Spouse John P. Squire ​ ​(m. 1938; invalid reason 1945)​

Edna Purviance (/ˈɛdnə pərˈvaɪəns/; October 21, 1895 – January 11, 1958) was an American actress during the silent movie era. She was the leading lady in many of Charlie Chaplin's early films and in a span of eight years, she appeared in over thirty films with him.

Early life

Olga Edna Purviance was born in Paradise Valley, Nevada, to Louis and Madison Gates Purviance. When she was three, the family moved to Lovelock, Nevada, where they assumed ownership of a hotel property. Her parents divorced in 1902, and her mother later married Robert Nurnberger, a German plumber. Growing up, Purviance was a talented pianist.

She left Lovelock in 1913, and attended business college in San Francisco.

Career

Photoplay: The Aristocrat of Motion Picture Magazines 1915

In 1915, Purviance was working as a secretary in San Francisco when actor and director Charlie Chaplin was working on his second film with Essanay Studios, working out of Niles, California, one hour southeast of San Francisco, in Southern Alameda County. He was looking for a leading lady for A Night Out. One of his associates noticed Purviance at a Tate's Café in San Francisco and thought she should be cast in the role. Chaplin arranged a meeting with her and, although he was concerned that she might be too serious for comedic roles, she won the job.

Chaplin and Purviance were romantically involved during the making of his Essanay, Mutual, and First National films of 1915 to 1917. Purviance appeared in 33 of Chaplin's productions, including the 1921 classic The Kid. Her last film with him, A Woman of Paris, was also her first lead role. The film was not a success and effectively ended Purviance's career. She went on to appear in two more films: The Sea Gull, also known as A Woman of the Sea (which Chaplin never released) and Éducation de Prince, a French film released in 1927, just before she retired from acting. She has been credited as an extra in Chaplin's final two American movies, Monsieur Verdoux and Limelight. Chaplin kept her on his payroll until her death in 1958.

Personal life

Edna Purviance in The Adventurer (1917)

Although she was romantically involved with Charlie Chaplin for several years, Purviance eventually married John Squire, a Pan-American Airlines pilot, in 1938. They remained married until his death in 1945.

Death

On January 11, 1958, Purviance died from throat cancer at the Motion Picture Country Hospital in Hollywood. Her remains are interred at Grand View Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, California.

In popular culture

She was portrayed by Penelope Ann Miller in the film Chaplin, and more recently by Katie Maguire in the film Madcap Mabel (2009).

Filmography

Edna Purviance in The Pawnshop (1916)
Short subject
Year Title Role Notes
1915 A Night Out The Headwaiter's Wife
1915 The Champion Trainer's Daughter
1915 In the Park Nursemaid
1915 A Jitney Elopement Edna
1915 The Tramp Farmer's Daughter
1915 By the Sea Man in Top Hat's Sweetheart
1915 Work Maid
1915 A Woman Daughter of the House
1915 The Bank Edna, a Secretary
1915 Shanghaied Daughter of the Shipowner
1915 A Night in the Show Lady in the Stalls with Beads
1915 Burlesque on Carmen Carmen
1916 The Floorwalker Manager's secretary
1916 Police! Daughter of the House
1916 The Fireman Girl
1916 The Vagabond Girl Stolen by Gypsies
1916 The Count Miss Moneybags
1916 The Pawnshop Daughter
1916 Behind the Screen The Girl
1916 The Rink The Girl
1917 Easy Street The Mission Worker
1917 The Cure The Girl
1917 The Immigrant Immigrant
1917 The Adventurer The Girl
1918 A Dog's Life Bar Singer
1918 Triple Trouble Maid
1918 Shoulder Arms French Girl
1918 The Bond Charlie's Wife
1919 Sunnyside Village Belle
1919 A Day's Pleasure Mother
1921 The Idle Class Neglected Wife
1922 Pay Day Foreman's Daughter
Features
Year Title Role Notes
1921 The Kid Mother
1923 The Pilgrim Miss Brown
1923 A Woman of Paris Marie St. Clair
1926 A Woman of the Sea Joan Unreleased film
Lost film
1927 Education de Prince
1947 Monsieur Verdoux Garden Party Guest Uncredited
1952 Limelight Mrs. Parker Uncredited

References

  1. Toll, David W. (2002). The Complete Nevada Traveler: The Affectionate and Intimately Detailed Guidebook to the Most Interesting State in America. University of Nevada Press. p. 12. ISBN 0-940-93612-7.
  2. Monush, Barry, ed. (2003). Screen World Presents the Encyclopedia of Hollywood Film Actors: From the silent era to 1965, Volume 1. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 612. ISBN 1-557-83551-9.
  3. This is not the way Purviance met Chaplin, according to Gerith von Ulm’s Charlie Chaplin – King of Tragedy, pp. 90-91.
  4. Toll 2002 p.13
  5. "Edna Purviance". The Montreal Gazette. January 16, 1958. p. 35. Retrieved July 21, 2014.
  6. ^ Ellenberger, Allan R. (2001). Celebrities in Los Angeles Cemeteries: A Directory. McFarland & Company Incorporated Pub. p. 104. ISBN 0-786-40983-5.

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