Question 1

I appear on the Ace of Spades. I was born in Chicago in 1883. Before moving to the silent screen, I was a prima donna of the Chicago Grand Opera Company. I was credited in 216 films and starred in such features as 1914's "The Valley of the Moon" and 1923's "The Famous Mrs. Fair." Who am I?

Accepted Answer

Myrtle Stedman

Question 2

I am the Queen of Diamonds. At one time I was second in popularity as a movie starlet only to Mary Pickford. After a successful career on Broadway, I made my first silent screen appearance at age 31. Among my best lead roles were the title character in 1916's "Snow White" and as both Little Eva and Topsy in 1918's "Uncle Tom's Cabin". Who am I?

Accepted Answer

Marguerite Clark

Question 3

I am on the 5 of Clubs. Besides acting in over 100 shorts and feature films, I was a director and writer. Like many actresses of my time, I also had a successful career on the stage and was inducted into the American Theatre Hall of Fame. My sister and I had our film debut in 1912 in "An Unseen Enemy". My career as a star in comedy films was launched in 1918 when I played "the little disturber" in "Hearts of the World". Who am I?

Accepted Answer

Dorothy Gish

Question 4

I am the deck's Ace of Hearts. I was a producer as well as an actress and made over 200 films, including 1918's "Cupid Angling", the only feature film made using the Douglass Natural Color process. I specialized in action adventure films, such as 1922's "The Timber Queen" and a 14-episode film, "The Red Circle", made in 1915. Nicknamed "Queen of the Thriller Serials", who am I?

Accepted Answer

Ruth Roland

Question 5

I am the Queen of Spades. Although I only made 26 films, my role in Cecil B. DeMille's "The Cheat" (1915) made me famous. I was known as "the Youth Girl" because I made films playing characters 20 to 30 years under my actual age. I also starred on Broadway and in vaudeville. Who am I?

Accepted Answer

Fannie Ward

Starlets of the Silver Screen's Silent Era

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