Grace Darling (née Foster; November 20, 1893 – October 7, 1963) was an American actress who was active in Hollywood during the silent era. She was best known for her role as Beatrice Fairfax in a 1916 serial of the same name. [1] [2]
Darling was reportedly born in New York City. [3] By the mid-1910s, she was under contract at Hearst-Selig, [4] and would write travelogues for Hearst papers from her globe-trotting adventures. [5] She was a bit eccentric, and was known for carrying around a doll dressed in imaginative outfits during the height of her fame. [6] She was sometimes confused for the actress Ruth Darling, who died in a 1918 car crash in San Francisco. [7] She told reporters she married actor Pat Rooney when she was 15 years old; despite their eventual divorce, she was caring for him at the time of his death. [8] She was also married to a Harry Turek of San Francisco. [9] [10]
Grace Darling (née Foster; November 20, 1893 – October 7, 1963) was an American actress who was active in Hollywood during the silent era. She was best known for her role as Beatrice Fairfax in a 1916 serial of the same name. [1] [2]
Darling was reportedly born in New York City. [3] By the mid-1910s, she was under contract at Hearst-Selig, [4] and would write travelogues for Hearst papers from her globe-trotting adventures. [5] She was a bit eccentric, and was known for carrying around a doll dressed in imaginative outfits during the height of her fame. [6] She was sometimes confused for the actress Ruth Darling, who died in a 1918 car crash in San Francisco. [7] She told reporters she married actor Pat Rooney when she was 15 years old; despite their eventual divorce, she was caring for him at the time of his death. [8] She was also married to a Harry Turek of San Francisco. [9] [10]