Birthday

1894-07-27

Place of Birth

Dennison, Ohio, USA

Biography

Marie Walcamp was an American actress of the silent film era, often specializing in roles as an "action heroine" in serials, including Westerns. After landing various roles in New York, she signed to Universal Studios in 1913 and was cast at the age of 19 in the film "The Werewolf". Marie Walcamp appeared in more than 100 hundred film productions from 1913 till 1927. On November 17, 1936, suffering from depression, she committed suicide by turning on the gas in her Los Angeles apartment.