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{{short description|American actress}}
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| name = Madlaine Traverse
| name = Madlaine Traverse
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| birth_name = Mary Businsky
| birth_name = Mary Businsky
| birth_date = August 1, 1875
| birth_date = August 1, 1875
| birth_place = Cleveland, Ohio
| birth_place = [[Cleveland]], [[Ohio]]
| death_date = January 7, 1964
| death_date = January 7, 1964 (aged 88)
| death_place = Cleveland, Ohio
| death_place = Cleveland, Ohio
| restingplace =
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| spouse = Max Traverse (died 1906)
| spouse = Max Traverse (died 1906)
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'''Madlaine Traverse''' (August 1, 1875 - January 7, 1964) was an [[United States|American]] [[Theatre|stage]] and [[Film|screen]] [[actress]] from [[Cleveland, Ohio]]. Mary was her birth name. In the course of her career she is alternately billed as "Madaline Traverse", "Madeline Traverse" and "Madeline Travers".<ref>''Pictorial History of the Silent Screen'' by Daniel Blum c. 1953 pages 37, 59 & 108</ref>
'''Madlaine Traverse''' (born '''Mary Businsky'''; August 1, 1875 – January 7, 1964) was an [[Americans|American]] [[Theatre|stage]] and [[Film|screen]] actress from [[Cleveland, Ohio]]. In the course of her career she is alternately billed as "Madaline Traverse", "Madeline Traverse" and "Madeline Travers".<ref>''Pictorial History of the Silent Screen'' by Daniel Blum c. 1953 pages 37, 59 & 108</ref>


==Silent movie actress==
==Silent movie actress==
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Traverse was a leading lady of the [[Fox Film]] Corporation in the second decade of the twentieth century. In 1917 she played the mother of [[Mary Pickford]] in ''[[The Poor Little Rich Girl]]'' (1917). In ''What Would You Do?'' (1920) director Edmund Lawrence required Traverse to wear the clothes of a [[Boer]] woman of [[South Africa]]. Lawrence stressed realism to the point of insisting that Traverse not wash her face for several days before her scenes were shot.
Traverse was a leading lady of the [[Fox Film]] Corporation in the second decade of the twentieth century. In 1917 she played the mother of [[Mary Pickford]] in ''[[The Poor Little Rich Girl]]'' (1917). In ''What Would You Do?'' (1920) director Edmund Lawrence required Traverse to wear the clothes of a [[Boer]] woman of [[South Africa]]. Lawrence stressed realism to the point of insisting that Traverse not wash her face for several days before her scenes were shot.


Her most successful films are ''The Caillaux Case'' (1918) and ''Three Weeks'' (1914). In 1920 she made her first movie for Madlaine Traverse Productions, ''Snares of [[Paris]]'' (1919), in [[New York]]. Her wardrobe for the motion picture was purchased in Paris and she stayed in [[Fort Lee, New Jersey]] while on location.
Her most successful films are ''The Caillaux Case'' (1918) and ''Three Weeks'' (1914). In 1920 she made her first movie for Madlaine Traverse Productions, ''Snares of Paris'' (1919), in [[New York City]]. Her wardrobe for the motion picture was purchased in Paris and she stayed in [[Fort Lee, New Jersey]] while on location.


Traverse was rescued from drowning while she was bathing at high tide in the Pacific Ocean in October 1918. A man who was swimming nearby noticed Traverse did not come to the surface after struggling with strong waves. He pulled her by her skirt and took her to safety from the water off the coast of Ocean Park, California.
Traverse was rescued from drowning while she was bathing at high tide in the Pacific Ocean in October 1918. A man who was swimming nearby noticed Traverse did not come to the surface after struggling with strong waves. He pulled her by her skirt and took her to safety from the water off the coast of Ocean Park, California.
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==Additional information==
==Additional information==
[[File:Madlaine Traverse - Dec 1920 EH.jpg|thumb|Madlaine Traverse in 1920]]
Madlaine Traverse's birth name was Mary Businsky. She was born August 1, 1875. Madlaine began her acting career on the stage in England. She married Max Traverse, who died in 1906. The lights from filming permanently damaged her eyes, forcing her into retirement. Mary Pickford, who starred with her in ''Poor Little Rich Girl'', visited her in 1962, which was the highlight of her retirement years. She was 88 when she died January 7, 1964.
Madlaine Traverse's birth name was Mary Businsky. She was born August 1, 1875. Madlaine began her acting career on the stage in England. She married Max Traverse, who died in 1906. The lights from filming permanently damaged her eyes, forcing her into retirement. Mary Pickford, who starred with her in ''Poor Little Rich Girl'', visited her in 1962, which was the highlight of her retirement years. She was 88 when she died January 7, 1964.


==Filmography==
==Partial filmography==
* ''[[Leah Kleschna (film)|Leah Kleschna]]'' (1913)
* ''{{ill|Three Weeks (1914 film)|it|3=Three Weeks (film 1914)|lt=Three Weeks}}'' (1914)
* ''[[The Closing Net]]'' (1915)
* ''[[Fruits of Desire]]'' (1916)
* ''[[The Shielding Shadow]]'' (1916)
* ''[[The Shielding Shadow]]'' (1916)
* ''[[The Poor Little Rich Girl]]'' (1917)
* ''[[The Poor Little Rich Girl]]'' (1917) (*Survives)
* ''[[The Penalty (film)|The Penalty]]'' (1920)
* ''[[Sins of Ambition]]'' (1917) (*survives LoC)
* ''[[The Iron Heart (film)|The Iron Heart]]'' (1920)
* ''[[The Caillaux Case]]'' (1918)
* ''[[The Danger Zone (1918 film)|The Danger Zone]]'' (1918)
* ''[[Gambling in Souls]]'' (1919)
* ''[[The Love That Dares]]'' (1919)
* ''[[When Fate Decides]]'' (1919)
* ''[[Rose of the West]]'' (1919)
* ''[[The Splendid Sin]]'' (1919)
* ''[[Snares of Paris]]'' (1919)
* ''[[Lost Money (1919 film)|Lost Money]]'' (1919)
* ''[[What Would You Do? (film)|What Would You Do?]]'' (1920)
* ''[[The Hell Ship]]'' (1920)
* ''[[The Tattlers (1920 film)|The Tattlers]]'' (1920)
* ''[[The Iron Heart (1920 film)|The Iron Heart]]'' (1920)
* ''[[The Spirit of Good]]'' (1920)
* ''[[The Penalty (1920 film)|The Penalty]]'' (1920)


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
{{Commons category}}
{{Commons category}}
*{{IMDb name|0871337}}
*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0871337/ '''Madlaine Traverse''' at the Internet Movie Database / IMDb.com]
*{{IBDB name|62605}}
*[http://ibdb.com/person.php?id=62605 '''Madlaine Traverse''' at Internet Broadway Database / IBDb.com] (as Madeline Traverse)
*[http://content.lib.washington.edu/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/sayrepublic&CISOPTR=5286&CISOBOX=1&REC=1 A still picture '''mislabeled''' as Madlaine Traverse. The actress in the photo is '''Seena Owen'''] (Univ. of Washington, Sayre collection)
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20121104105426/http://content.lib.washington.edu/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=%2Fsayrepublic&CISOPTR=5286&CISOBOX=1&REC=1 still of Madlaine Traverse] (Univ. of Washington, Sayre collection)-Wayback version.....[http://digitalcollections.lib.washington.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/sayre/id/10497/rec/1 new url version]
*[http://content.lib.washington.edu/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/sayrepublic&CISOPTR=5167&CISOBOX=1&REC=2 A portrait of '''Madlaine Traverse''' in side profile, 1919] (Univ. of Washington, Sayre collection)
*[http://digitalcollections.lib.washington.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/sayre/id/10267/rec/2 A portrait of '''Madlaine Traverse''' in side profile, 1919] (Univ. of Washington, Sayre collection)


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Revision as of 05:51, 28 December 2022

Madlaine Traverse
lobby card, Madlaine Traverse
Born
Mary Businsky

August 1, 1875
Cleveland, Ohio
DiedJanuary 7, 1964 (aged 88)
Cleveland, Ohio
Other namesMadeline Traverse
Madeline Travers
Madaline Traverse
Occupationactress
Years active1913-1920
SpouseMax Traverse (died 1906)

Madlaine Traverse (born Mary Businsky; August 1, 1875 – January 7, 1964) was an American stage and screen actress from Cleveland, Ohio. In the course of her career she is alternately billed as "Madaline Traverse", "Madeline Traverse" and "Madeline Travers".[1]

Silent movie actress

In When Fate Decides (1919)

Traverse was a leading lady of the Fox Film Corporation in the second decade of the twentieth century. In 1917 she played the mother of Mary Pickford in The Poor Little Rich Girl (1917). In What Would You Do? (1920) director Edmund Lawrence required Traverse to wear the clothes of a Boer woman of South Africa. Lawrence stressed realism to the point of insisting that Traverse not wash her face for several days before her scenes were shot.

Her most successful films are The Caillaux Case (1918) and Three Weeks (1914). In 1920 she made her first movie for Madlaine Traverse Productions, Snares of Paris (1919), in New York City. Her wardrobe for the motion picture was purchased in Paris and she stayed in Fort Lee, New Jersey while on location.

Traverse was rescued from drowning while she was bathing at high tide in the Pacific Ocean in October 1918. A man who was swimming nearby noticed Traverse did not come to the surface after struggling with strong waves. He pulled her by her skirt and took her to safety from the water off the coast of Ocean Park, California.

She became an avid duck hunter in southern California after settling there to make motion pictures.

Madlaine Traverse died in Cleveland in 1964.

Additional information

Madlaine Traverse in 1920

Madlaine Traverse's birth name was Mary Businsky. She was born August 1, 1875. Madlaine began her acting career on the stage in England. She married Max Traverse, who died in 1906. The lights from filming permanently damaged her eyes, forcing her into retirement. Mary Pickford, who starred with her in Poor Little Rich Girl, visited her in 1962, which was the highlight of her retirement years. She was 88 when she died January 7, 1964.

Filmography

References

  1. ^ Pictorial History of the Silent Screen by Daniel Blum c. 1953 pages 37, 59 & 108
  • Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette, Madlaine Traverse Hunts, Sunday Morning, November 23, 1919, Section Four, Page 8.
  • Los Angeles Times, Flashes, Star Nearly Drowns, October 4, 1918, Page II3.
  • Los Angeles Times, Madlaine Traverse Was Rather Shocked, August 24, 1919, Page III15.
  • Los Angeles Times, Madlaine Traverse Plans Costume Innovation, May 13, 1920, Page II7.
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