Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1899-01-05
Day of Death
1960-11-19
Place of Birth
Douglass, Kansas, USA
Phyllis Haver
Biography
From Wikipedia Phyllis Haver (January 6, 1899 – November 19, 1960) was an American actress of the silent film era. Haver auditioned for comedy producer Mack Sennett on a whim. Sennett hired her as one of his original Sennett Bathing Beauties. Within a few years, she appeared as a leading lady in two-reelers for Sennett Studios. Later, while signed with DeMille-Pathé, Haver played the part of Roxie Hart in the first film adaptation of Chicago in 1927, opposite Hungarian film actor Victor Varconi. One reviewer called her performance "astoundingly fine," and added that Haver "makes this combination of tragedy and comedy a most entertaining piece of work." She performed in the comedy film The Battle of the Sexes (1928), directed by D. W. Griffith, and appeared with Lon Chaney in his last silent film, Thunder (1929). Haver retired from the industry with two 'sound' films to her credit. In 1929, she married millionaire William Seeman with a service performed by New York Mayor James J. Walker at the home of Rube Goldberg, the cartoonist. The couple divorced in 1945. Haver retired in Sharon, Connecticut. She died at age 61 from an overdose of barbiturates in 1960, a suspected suicide. Haver left no survivors.
Filmography (66)
Down Memory Lane
1949
Happy Times and Jolly Moments
1943
A Small Town Idol
1939
She Couldn't Say No
1930
Thunder
1929
The Office Scandal
1929
The Shady Lady
1928
Sal of Singapore
1928
The Battle of the Sexes
1928
Tenth Avenue
1928
Chicago
1927
The Wise Wife
1927
The Way of All Flesh
1927
The Fighting Eagle
1927
