Mary Thurman

From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Mary Thurman née Christiansen April 27 1895 December 22 1925 was an American actress of the silent film era Thurmans film career began with roles in the comedies of Mack Sennett as one of the Sennett Bathing Beauties and featured appearances in Bombs 1916 and The Fool 1925 Her greatest success came when she was started working with director Allan Dwan They collaborated on several critically acclaimed films including The Sin of Martha Queed 1921 and A Broken Doll 1921 In Dwans still extant 1923 film Zaza Thurman is the actress Gloria Swanson fights with She appeared in nearly sixty Hollywood films from 1915 up until her death in 1925 frequently in those made by Pathé Studios In 1924 while working on the movie Down Upon The Suwanee River in Florida Thurman came down with a serious case of pneumonia She suffered from the illness and was hospitalized for nearly a year She died the result of pneumonia in New York City in 1925