Pearl White

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Pearl White was a pioneering American silent film actress best known as the “Queen of the Serials” for her daring roles in early 20th-century adventure film series.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American film actress
human
silent film actress
activeYearsEnd 1924
activeYearsStart 1907
burialPlace Cimetière de Passy, Paris
surface form: Cimetière de Passy
citizenshipStatus natural-born citizen of the United States
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1889-03-04
dateOfDeath 1938-08-04
employer Astra Film Company
Fox Film Corporation
Pathé
surface form: Pathé Frères
ethnicGroup European American
surface form: White American
familyName White
fieldOfWork motion pictures
theatre
genre film serial
silent film
givenName Pearl
hasCauseOfDeath liver disease
hasWorkType adventure film
crime serial
influenced later action heroines in cinema
knownFor performing her own stunts in film serials
languagesSpokenWrittenOrSigned English
mannerOfDeath natural causes
mediumOfPerformance silent black-and-white film
movement silent era of cinema
nickname Queen of the Serials
notableAchievement major box-office draw in the 1910s
one of the first international film stars
notableWork The Exploits of Elaine
The House of Hate
The Iron Claw
The Lightning Raider
The Perils of Pauline
occupation actress
film actor
stage actor
partOf early American cinema history
placeOfBirth Green Ridge, Missouri, United States of America
placeOfDeath Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
residence New York City
Paris
sexOrGender female
workLocation Fort Lee, New Jersey
New York City
Paris

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Edison Studios notableEmployee Pearl White
Cimetière de Passy, Paris burialPlaceOf Pearl White
subject surface form: Cimetière de Passy