Biography
Mercedes Dagmar Godowsky (November 24, 1897 – February 13, 1975) was an American silent film actress. Godowsky was born in Chicago, Illinois, on November 24, 1897, the daughter of Polish-Jewish composer Leopold Godowsky and Frederica "Frieda" Saxe (1870–1933), who was of German descent, although she later claimed she was born in Vilna, Russian Empire (present-day Vilnius, Lithuania) in her autobiography, First Person Plural. She had an older sister, Vanita Hedwig (1892–1961), and two younger brothers, Leopold Godowsky Jr. and Gutram "Gordon" (1905–1932), who was born in Berlin. In November 1914, the family immigrated from Liverpool, England, to Montreal, Quebec, in Canada.Her Hollywood film career spanned the years from 1919 through 1926. She played in A Sainted Devil (1924) with Rudolph Valentino and The Story Without a Name (1924). The latter co-starred Tyrone Power Sr. and Louis Wolheim. Among her other film credits are Red Lights (1923), The Common Law (1923), Virtuous Liars (1924), and The Price of a Party (1924).
Filmography
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In Borrowed Plumes (1926)
The Price of a Party (1924)
A Sainted Devil (1924)
Greater Than Marriage (1924)
Meddling Women (1924)
The Story Without a Name (1924)
Roulette (1924)
Red Lights (1923)
The Common Law (1923)
Souls for Sale (1923)
The Strangers' Banquet (1922)
The Altar Stairs (1922)
The Trap (1922)
Honor Bound (1920)
The Marriage Pit (1920)
Hitchin' Posts (1920)
The Path She Chose (1920)
The Forged Bride (1920)
The Peddler of Lies (1920)
Bonds of Honor (1919)
Virtuous Sinners (1919)
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GenderFemale
Birthday1897-11-24
Deathday1975-02-13 (77 years old)
Birth PlaceChicago, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsMercedes Dagmar Godowsky
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