Mary Thurman (née Christiansen; 1895 – 1925). American actress of the silent film era.
She was one of seven children raised in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Her parents were both Danish.
She attended the University of Utah and became a teacher before turning to acting.
In 1915, she married Victor E. Thurman, son of Utah Supreme Court justice Samuel R. Thurman, but divorced in 1919.
Thurman's 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 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). Off screen Thurman and Dwan were engaged for several years. She appeared in nearly sixty Hollywood films from 1915 up until her death in 1925, frequently in those made by Pathé Studios.
In 1920 she adopted the Dutch bob hairstyle, thus becoming the first celebrity with the style that became a craze among young fashionable women known as "flappers" during the 1920s and early 1930s.
- "Red-headed former schoolteacher, who was discovered by a Mack Sennett talent scout, while on vacation in California." https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0862197/bio/?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm
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