Though her name is forgotten even by some silent film fans, Marguerite Clark was a major star in the 1910's. Like Mary Pickford because of her youthful look and small size, she often played children, past the age most actresses couldn't. Movie audiences loved her from the first time she appeared on screen. The reason she is not as well remembered today as Mary is that many of her films are considered lost. What is available for watching though proves that she was a very talented actress with a charming screen presence.
The following is a 1918 article from Photo-Play World that looks at how Marguerite got into the movies and her thoughts on film acting as an art. If you have any trouble reading click on the page and use your touch screen to zoom in.
A delightful film of hers that is easy to view is Snow White (1916). This was the movie that supposedly inspired Walt Disney to make his film version of the classic fairy tale.
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