Edna Payne

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Edna Payne
Edna Payne in a Lubin publicity photo, ca. 1915
Born(1891-12-05)December 5, 1891
New York City, U.S.
DiedJanuary 31, 1953(1953-01-31) (aged 61)
Resting placeHollywood Forever Cemetery
OccupationActress
Years active1911–1917
Spouse
Jack Rollens
(m. 1917; div. 1925)
Children2

Edna Payne (December 5, 1891 – January 31, 1953) was an American silent screen motion picture actress. She was not in any feature-length films, but is regarded as a "pioneer" in the film industry because she was in many short films from 1911 through 1917.[1]

Career[edit]

Her parents were both stage actors, so Payne began her career as a child in vaudeville, making her movie debut in Higgenses Versus Judsons (1911). She played the lead in reel dramas, and later in a few reel westerns including The Girl Stage Driver (1914).[2] Although her film career was confined to the 1910s, she took part in countless productions.

Family[edit]

She was married to actor Jack Rollens, whom she divorced in 1925. She had two children, Edna J, born in 1919, and Jack A, born in 1921.

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b Katchmer, George A. (2002). A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company. p. 297. ISBN 978-0-7864-4693-3. Retrieved May 18, 2017.
  2. ^ Kehr, Dave (June 6, 2010). "Long-Lost Silent Films Return to America". The New York Times.

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