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Norma Talmadge

1894 - 1957

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Norma Marie Talmadge (May 2, 1894 – December 24, 1957) was an American actress and film producer of the silent era. A major box-office draw for more than a decade, her career reached a peak in the early 1920s, when she ranked among the most popular idols of the American screen. Talmadge specialized in melodrama. Her most famous film was Smilin’ Through (1922), but she also scored artistic triumphs teamed with director Frank Borzage in Secrets (1924) and The Lady (1925). Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2024). Norma Talmadge is the 2,895th most popular actor (up from 3,571st in 2024), the 4,928th most popular biography from United States (up from 5,347th in 2019) and the 1,380th most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Norma Talmadge ranks 2,895 out of 13,578. Before her are Richard Tauber, Cedric Hardwicke, Fritz Muliar, Corin Redgrave, Édgar Ramírez, and Margarita Terekhova. After her are Rose McGowan, Michel Duchaussoy, Norman Wisdom, Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu, Joe Lando, and Lisa Niemi.

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Among people born in 1894, Norma Talmadge ranks 139. Before her are Carlos Luz, Hermann Muhs, Ecaterina Teodoroiu, Vicente Rojo Lluch, Willem Schermerhorn, and Mae Marsh. After her are Gunnar Sköld, Paul Dessau, Âşık Veysel, Jean Rostand, Tibor Déry, and Oskar Maria Graf. Among people deceased in 1957, Norma Talmadge ranks 133. Before her are Othmar Schoeck, Joseph Canteloube, Alexander Vertinsky, Frank País, Ferenc Hirzer, and Augusto Genina. After her are James Whale, Sadri Maksudi Arsal, Peter Freuchen, Ted Meredith, Carl-Gustaf Rossby, and Robert Esnault-Pelterie.

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Among people born in United States, Norma Talmadge ranks 4,928 out of 20,380. Before her are Radia Perlman (1951), John L. Sullivan (1858), Lillian Hellman (1905), Buck Adams (1955), Jason Derulo (1989), and Nellie Tayloe Ross (1876). After her are Odetta (1930), Joe Lando (1961), Lisa Niemi (1956), Susan Howard (1944), Giovanni Ribisi (1974), and Steven Zaillian (1953).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Norma Talmadge ranks 1,380. Before her are Mercedes Ruehl (1948), Mae Marsh (1894), Elaine Stewart (1930), Bryce Dallas Howard (1981), Betsy Palmer (1926), and Danneel Ackles (1979). After her are Joe Lando (1961), Lisa Niemi (1956), Susan Howard (1944), Giovanni Ribisi (1974), Majel Barrett (1932), and Lana Wood (1946).

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