Mabel Normand

Mabel Normand (November 10, 1892 - February 23, 1930) was a US film actress, who was a popular comedienne in silent films.

Career destroyed

Director William Desmond Taylor shared these interests and also tried to help in her battle against addiction. The two formed a close relationship. He was murdered in 1922 just fifteen minutes after Normand had left his home. As the last person to see him alive, Normand was closely scrutinised by police and the media. Reports of her drug use became public and her reputation suffered. Her past appearances in many films with Fatty Arbuckle, who was also involved in a widely reported scandal, did further damage. The following year she was involved in yet another scandal when her chauffeur shot and wounded one of Normand's lovers with her own pistol. For a few years she made no films but returned in 1926 in the film Raggedy Rose. Despite publicity support from the Hollywood community (including Mary Pickford), moviegoers did not respond and after more than 250 films her career was essentially over.

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William Desmond Taylor - 1922 - Fatty Arbuckle - 1926 - Raggedy Rose - Mary Pickford

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She also married actor Lew Cody in 1926 but her health was in decline. After an extended stay in a sanitarium she died from tuberculosis in Monrovia, California and was interred in the Calvary Cemetery, Los Angeles.

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Lew Cody - 1926 - Tuberculosis - Monrovia, California - Calvary Cemetery - Los Angeles

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Mabel Normand has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her contributions to Motion Pictures, at 6821 Hollywood Boulevard.

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In 1974, Michael Stewart and Jerry Herman wrote the musical Mack & Mabel, chronicling the romance between Normand and Mack Sennett.

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1974 - Michael Stewart - Jerry Herman

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