
Natalie Talmadge
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1896-04-28
Day of Death
1969-06-19 (73 years old)
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Natalie Talmadge
Biography
Natalie Talmadge was the middle daughter of the original "stage mother", Margaret Talmadge (Peg). Her two sisters, Constance Talmadge (the comedienne) and Norma Talmadge (the tragedian) were also in the movies, and had their own production companies, bankrolled by Norma's husband in the 1920s, Joseph M. Schenck. Natalie married Buster Keaton in 1921. She only played one further role, "Virginia Canfield" in Keaton's Our Hospitality (1923). She had worked for Comique as a script girl/secretary for Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle in 1917, and traveled west with the troupe when Schenck found new premises for "Roscoe" in California. She spent a lot of time signing autographs on behalf of her popular sister, Constance. Anita Loos, author of "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes", wrote a book called "The Talmadge Girls", which is mainly about Constance and Norma; Loos based the philosophy of "Lorelei Lee" on the philosophy of Peg Talmadge ("Get the money, and then get comfortable"). Natalie ended her days after her divorce from Keaton in a house in Santa Monica, a confirmed alcoholic. Apart from "Our Hospitality", she appeared in supporting roles in several of her sister Norma's films (now believed to be lost).
Known For
Acting
(1923)
Our Hospitality
as Virginia Canfield
(1923)
The Balloonatic
as Woman on sidewalk
(1921)
The Haunted House
as Fainting Female Bank Customer (uncredited)
(1921)
The Passion Flower
as Milagros
(1920)
The Love Expert
as Dorcas Winthrop
(1920)
Yes or No
as Emma Martin
(1919)
The Isle of Conquest
as Janis Harmon
(1917)
A Country Hero
as Bit Part (uncredited)
(1917)
His Wedding Night
as Pretty Lady in car (uncredited)
(1916)
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
as Favorite of the Harem (uncredited)
Crew
(1918)
Out West
Story