Lilyan Tashman
Biography
Lilyan Tashman was an American actress who moved from the stage into silent and sound films. Born in Brooklyn, New York, she worked as a model before breaking into vaudeville by 1914, and she went on to appear in Broadway productions that included the 1916 and 1917 Ziegfeld Follies, The Century Girl and Miss 1917. She made her first film, Experience, in 1921, then moved to Hollywood, where a supporting part in Mabel Normand's Head Over Heels helped launch a steady screen career. Her pictures included Pretty Ladies, Seven Days, Camille, So This Is Paris (1926), Craig's Wife and The Trial of Mary Dugan. With the arrival of talking pictures she made an easy transition, aided by a rich contralto voice and a delivery sharpened by her years on stage, and she appeared in Girls About Town in 1931.
37years old at death
- Born Brooklyn
- Died New York City
- Star sign: ScorpioFirst day of the sign, on the Libra cusp
Movie Career
- Films
- 4
- Career span
- 6 years1925 to 1931
Every film, newest first
- 1931MillieIMDb rating 6.2
- 1931Murder by the ClockIMDb rating 6.0
- 1926So This Is ParisIMDb rating 7.1
- 1925The Girl Who Wouldn't Work
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First role
In 1919 the producer David Belasco gave Tashman a job in a comedy called The Gold Diggers that starred Ina Claire. The show ran two years, and Tashman had a supporting role and was Claire's understudy.
First role
In 1921, Tashman appeared in her first film, Experience, alongside Richard Barthelmess and Nita Naldi. After one show closed and another let her go, she chose to move to Hollywood to build her film career.
A change of course
Tashman worked as a model, and her blonde hair and unusual beauty drew artists who hired her. By 1914 she had also begun performing in vaudeville, sharing a bill with the rising double act Eddie Cantor and Al Lee.
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Worked with
Lilyan Tashman shares two films with Max Barwyn, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Monte Blue's page
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John Francis DillonDirector, 1 film, 1931
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Edward SlomanDirector, 1 film, 1931
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