Ouida Bergère (born Eunie Branch; December 14, 1886 – November 29, 1974) was an American screenwriter and actress.
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Ouida Bergère and her husband Basil Rathbone
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Ouida Bergère - Actress, screenwriter.
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Born Eunie Branch, December 14, 1886, Madrid, Spain
Died November 29, 1974 (aged 87), New York City, New York, U.S.
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Occupation :
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Spouse(s)
1. Louis Timothy Weadock - (divorced)
2. George Fitzmaurice - (divorced)
3. Basil Rathbone - (1926–1967; his death); 1 child
Child name Cynthia Rathbone
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Introduction :
Ouida Bergère (born Eunie Branch; December 14, 1886 – November 29, 1974) was an American screenwriter and actress.
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Biography :
Eunie Branch was born in Madrid, Spain, the daughter of Stephen W. and Ida Branch, both natives of Tennessee. Her early years were spent in Madrid, Paris and England. She came to the U.S. at eight years of age. Her father was a merchant who would later work as a railroad timekeeper. By the time of the taking of the 1900 Federal Census she was living with her brother's family in Searcy, Arkansas as Eunie Branch.
A decade later she is listed in the census with her parents in Little Rock, Arkansas as Eula Burgess. Her marital status then was recorded as divorced and occupation, actress. In January of that year she appeared as Ouida Bergère playing the stenographer in the play Via Wireless and was one of few cast members to receive positive reviews in the production.
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Career :
Bergère began her career as an actress. Playwright Winchell Smith gave her her first role, but she eventually abandoned her stage career and turned her attention to writing. She wrote for the New York Herald and for various magazines, besides writing the stories (or 'scenarios') for silent film productions.
She wrote most of the stories for the films of Elsie Ferguson, and many for Mae Murray, including On With the Dance. She also wrote for Pola Negri, Corinne Griffith, Bert Lytell, and Betty Compson, many of which were directed by her second husband, George Fitzmaurice. In 1920 she wrote the screen version of Peter Ibbetson, starring Elsie Ferguson and Wallace Reid. During this time she met Basil Rathbone, who was playing the lead role in the stage production of the play, whom she eventually married in 1926.
As well as the United States, Bergère also worked on films in England, France and Italy. While in Rome, she wrote a screenplay entitled The Eternal City (1923), based on the Hall Caine novel, directed by her husband George Fitzmaurice, and released by the Samuel Goldwyn Company. The film enlisted the assistance of the Fascists, and of Mussolini himself, with the help of the American ambassador in Rome. The film included a scene in which Mussolini appeared writing a letter and summoning a man to post it. Ten thousand real Blackshirts appeared in the Coliseum scenes for the film.
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Family :
*Ouida Bergère and her husband Basil Rathbone
After her marriage to actor Basil Rathbone on April 18, 1926, Bergère gave up her film work to assist him in his work and in the management of his business affairs. Together they had one child, an adopted daughter named Cynthia Rathbone (1939–1969), and raised Ouida's niece, Ouida Branch, who married David Bruce Huxley, brother of Julian Huxley, Aldous Huxley, and Andrew Huxley.
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Death :
Bergere died about two weeks shy of her 88th birthday at Roosevelt Hospital in New York from complications after falling and breaking her hip. She was survived by her younger brother, Bernice C. Branch. She is buried next to her husband at Ferncliff Cemetery in New York.
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Filmography :
Writer :
The Eternal City (1923)
Six Days (1923)
The Cheat (1923)
The Rustle of Silk (1923)
Bella Donna (1923)
Kick In (1923)
The Man from Home (1922)
Three Live Ghosts (1922)
Peacock Alley (1922)
Peter Ibbetson (1921)
Paying the Piper (1921)
Idols of Clay (1920)
The Right to Love (1920)
On With the Dance (1920)
The Broken Melody (1919)
Counterfeit (1919)
The Witness for the Defense (1919)
A Society Exile (1919)
Our Better Selves (1919)
The Avalanche (1919)
The Profiteers (1919)
The Cry of the Weak (1919)
Common Clay (1919)
The Narrow Path (1918)
A Japanese Nightingale (1918)
More Trouble (1918)
The Hillcrest Mystery (1918)
The On-the-Square Girl (1917)
The Iron Heart (1917)
Kick In (1917)
The Romantic Journey (1916)
Arms and the Woman (1916)
Big Jim Garrity (1916)
Virtue Triumphant (1916)
New York (1916)
Wasted Lives (1915)
At Bay (1915)
Saints and Sinners (1915)
The Esterbrook Case (1915)
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Casting director :
At Bay (1915)
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Actress :
1.Getting Even (1912)
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Lingua originale inglese
Paese di produzione Stati Uniti d'America
Anno 1912
Durata 1 rullo
Dati tecnici B/N
rapporto: 1,33:1
film muto
Genere commedia
Produttore Pat Powers
Casa di produzione Powers Picture Plays
Interpreti e personaggi
Leo White: Percy Jones
Ouida Bergère: Dollie Vaughn
Katherine Griffith (come Kate Griffith): la madre di Dollie
Charles Craig: Hank Hawkins
Guy Powell: Ezra Jackson
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Getting Even è un cortometraggio muto del 1912. Non si conosce il nome del regista che non appare nei credit. Prodotto dalla Powers Picture Plays e distribuito dalla Universal Film Manufacturing Company, uscì nelle sale cinematografiche il 12 luglio 1912. Aveva come interpreti Leo White, Ouida Bergère, Katherine Griffith, Charles Craig, Guy Powell.
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Trama
Percy Jones porta la fidanzata Dollie con la madre in campagna. A una festa, incontra due braccianti agricoli, Hank Hawkins e Ezra Jackson, che, presi di mira dall'uomo di città, diventano oggetto dei suoi scherzi e delle sue battute. Rivedendoli al lavoro sulle rive del lago, Percy finge che la barca, dove lui e Dollie si trovano, stia per affondare e si mette a gridare aiuto. I due contadini si precipitano a salvarli: Hank si butta in acqua... ma solo per essere sbeffeggiato da Percy che lo prende in giro. Tornato a riva furibondo, ripromette di vendicarsi. Qualche giorno più tardi, la barca dove si trovano di nuovo Dollie e Percy questa volta si trova veramente in difficoltà, affondando rapidamente. Le urla disperate dei due vengono raccolte dalla signora Vaughn, la madre di Dollie, che corre a cercare aiuto. Ma questa volta Ezra e Hank non hanno nessuna intenzione di farsi prendere nuovamente per il naso. La donna implora Hank che, alla fine, cede e, a nuoto, porta in salvo i due cittadini. Il suo comportamento colpisce Dollie, che mette a confronto il contadino con Percy, a tutto svantaggio di quest'ultimo. Finisce per fargli una dichiarazione d'amore, ma lui le mostra la foto di una ragazza (la foto di un'attrice), dicendole che quella è la sua fidanzata. Stizzita, Dollie chiede a Percy di tornare a casa. I turisti salgono sul treno che li riporterà alla loro città mentre i due contadini, soddisfatti, li vedono andare via.
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Produzione
Il film fu prodotto da Pat Powers per la Powers Picture Plays.
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Distribuzione
Distribuito dall'Universal Film Manufacturing Company, il film - un cortometraggio di una bobina - uscì nelle sale cinematografiche degli Stati Uniti il 12 luglio 1912.
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2.Mates and Mis-Mates (1912)
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