Biography
Mabel Van Buren (born Mabel Brown Southard; July 17, 1878 – November 4, 1947) was an American stage and screen actress. As a theatrical performer she played the leading lady in both The Virginian and The Squaw Man (1909). She was an actress for the Kinemacolor Company of America. Van Buren became prominent in motion pictures at the time of the development of feature-length movies in 1914. She starred in The Girl of the Golden West (1915) under the direction of Cecil B. Demille. It was Demille who brought Mabel west to Hollywood. Mabel was the first leading lady of the Famous Players–Lasky studio on Vine Street in Hollywood, California.
Her final role of note was in Neighbor's Wives (1933) in which she played Mrs. Lee. She continued acting in movies until the death of her husband, James Gordon. He was a Shakesperian actor who died in 1941. Other films in which she played prominent parts are The Warrens of Virginia (1915), The Man From Home (1914), and Craig's Wife (1928).
Van Buren's residence was 4351 Kingswell Avenue, Los Angeles, California. She died of pneumonia in 1947, age 69, at St. Vincent's Hospital. Her daughter, Katherine Charlton, was also an actress.
Filmography
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Movies 47
Mississippi (1935)
His First Command (1929)
The Flyin' Buckaroo (1928)
Craig's Wife (1928)
The Meddlin' Stranger (1927)
His Secretary (1925)
Fighting Blood (1923)
In Search of a Thrill (1923)
Lights Out (1923)
The Light That Failed (1923)
Wandering Daughters (1923)
Fighting Blood (1923)
Manslaughter (1922)
While Satan Sleeps (1922)
For the Defense (1922)
Beyond the Rocks (1922)
Miss Lulu Bett (1921)
Moonlight and Honeysuckle (1921)
A Wise Fool (1921)
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921)
The Sins of Rosanne (1920)
Young Mrs. Winthrop (1920)
Hearts of Men (1919)
Riders of the Night (1918)
Breakers Ahead (1918)
The Devil Stone (1917)
The Countess Charming (1917)
The Squaw Man's Son (1917)
Those Without Sin (1917)
Lost and Won (1917)
The Victoria Cross (1916)
The House with the Golden Windows (1916)
Ramona (1916)
The Woman (1915)
Bill Haywood, Producer (1915)
The Warrens of Virginia (1915)
The Circus Man (1914)
The Man From Home (1914)
Brewster's Millions (1914)
Tested by Fire (1914)
A Lively Affair (1912)
The Usurer (1910)
The House with Closed Shutters (1910)
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1878-07-16
Deathday1947-11-04 (69 years old)
Birth PlaceChicago, Illinois, USA
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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