Mabel Normand

Born: 1893-11-09 in New Brighton, Staten Island, New York, USA

Died: 1930-02-23

Known For: Acting

Biography

Mabel Normand (November 10, 1892– February 23, 1930) was an American silent film comedienne and actress, a popular star of Mack Sennett's Keystone Studios and noted as one of the film industry's first female screenwriters, producers and directors. Onscreen she appeared in a dozen commercially successful films with Charles Chaplin and seventeen with Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, occasionally writing and directing movies featuring Chaplin as her leading man as well as sometimes co-writing and co-directing with Chaplin in films in which they played the lead roles. At the height of her career in the late 1910s and early 1920s, Normand had her own movie studio and production company. Throughout the 1920s her name was linked with widely publicized scandals including the 1922 murder of William Desmond Taylor and the 1924 shooting of Courtland S. Dines, who was shot by Normand's chauffeur with her pistol. She was not a suspect in either crime. Her film career declined, possibly due to both scandals and a recurrence of tuberculosis in 1923, which led to a decline in her health, retirement from films and her death in 1930 at age 37. Mabel Normand has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her contributions to Motion Pictures, at 6821 Hollywood Boulevard. Her film Mabel's Blunder (1914) was added to the National Film Registry in December 2009. In June 2010, the New Zealand Film Archive reported the discovery of a print of Normand's film Won in a Closet (exhibited in New Zealand under its alternate title Won in a Cupboard), a short comedy previously believed lost. This film is a significant discovery, as Normand directed the movie and starred in the lead role, making it a showcase for her talents on both sides of the camera.

Filmography

2020

Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty as archive footage

2016

The Women Who Run Hollywood as Self (archive footage)

2015

Looking for Mabel Normand as Self (archive footage)

2009

The Parrott Chase as (archive footage) (uncredited)

1988

Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies as (archive footage) (uncredited)

1961

Days of Thrills and Laughter as Self (archive footage)

1960

When Comedy Was King as edited from 'Fatty & Mabel Adrift' (archive footage)

1955

All in Good Fun as Archive Footage

1949

Down Memory Lane as (archive footage)

1943

Happy Times and Jolly Moments as (archive footage)

1942

Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10) as Self (archive footage)

1931

Stars of Yesterday as Self

1927

One Hour Married
Anything Once! as The Little Girl
Should Men Walk Home? as The Girl Bandit

1926

The Nickel-Hopper as Paddy
Raggedy Rose as Raggedy Rose

1923

The Extra Girl as Sue Graham
Suzanna as Suzanna

1922

Seeing Stars as Self
Head Over Heels as Tina
Oh, Mabel Behave as The Innkeeper's Daughter

1921

Molly O' as Molly O'Dair

1920

Pinto as Pinto
What Happened To Rosa as Mayme Ladd / Rosa Alvaro
The Slim Princess as Kalora

1919

Upstairs as Elsie MacFarland
Sis Hopkins as Sis Hopkins
When Doctors Disagree as Millie Martin
The Pest as Jigs
Jinx as The Jinx

1918

Mickey as Mickey
The Venus Model as Kitty O'Brien
Back to the Woods as Stephanie Trent
Dodging a Million as Arabella Flynn
Joan of Plattsburg as Joan
Stake Uncle Sam to Play Your Hand as Italian Girl
Peck's Bad Girl as Minnie Penelope Peck
The Floor Below as Patricia O'Rourke
A Perfect 36 as Mabel

1916

Bright Lights as Mabel
He Did and He Didn’t as The Doctor's Wife
Fatty and Mabel Adrift as Mabel

1915

Mabel and Fatty’s Married Life as Mabel
Mabel and Fatty's Wash Day as Mabel
Wished on Mabel as Mabel
Fatty and Mabel’s Simple Life as Mabel
Mabel, Fatty and the Law as Mabel - Fatty's Wife
Fatty and Mabel at the San Diego Exposition as Mabel
Mabel’s Wilful Way as Mabel
The Little Teacher as The Little Teacher
My Valet as Mabel Stebbins
Stolen Magic as The Friend's Wife
Mabel Lost and Won as Mabel
Their Social Splash
That Little Band Of Gold as Mabel - the Wife
Mabel and Fatty Viewing the World's Fair at San Francisco as Herself

1914

Mabel's Strange Predicament as Mabel
Tillie's Punctured Romance as Mabel
Getting Acquainted as Ambrose's Wife Mabel
Mack at It Again as Mabel
Mabel's Blunder as Mabel
Where Hazel Met the Villain
The Alarm
Caught in a Cabaret as Mabel
The Sea Nymphs as Mabel
Mabel's Married Life as Mabel
Mabel's Busy Day as Mabel
Those Country Kids as Mabel
Gentlemen of Nerve as Mabel
A Misplaced Foot as Mabel
A Film Johnnie as Mabel
His Trysting Places as Mabel, The Wife
The Masquerader as Actress Outside Studio (uncredited)
A Gambling Rube as Unconfimed role
Lovers' Post Office
Fatty's Wine Party as The Girl
Mabel at the Wheel as Mabel
The Fatal Mallet as Pretty Girl (uncredited)
Her Friend the Bandit as Mabel
Won in a Closet as Mabel
Hello, Mabel as Mabel - the 'Hello' Girl
A Glimpse of Los Angeles
Fatty's Wild Night
Mabel's New Job as Mabel
Mabel’s Stormy Love Affair as Mabel
Love and Gasoline
Mabel’s Bear Escape as Mabel
A Missing Bride as Unconfirmed role
Mabel’s Latest Prank as Mabel
Mabel’s Nerve as Mabel

1913

When Dreams Come True as The Peddler's Wife
The Waiters' Picnic as Mabel - the Cashier
The Riot as Mabel - Cohen's Daughter
The Battle of Who Run as Mack's Girl
The Fatal Taxicab as Mabel
Love and Courage as The Country Boy's Sweetheart
Mabel’s Awful Mistakes as Mabel
Mabel's New Hero as Mabel
Mabel's Dramatic Career as Mabel, the Kitchen Maid
The Gypsy Queen as The Gypsy Queen
A Noise from the Deep as Mabel
The Gusher as Oil Well Buyer's Sweetheart
The Speed Kings as Mabel
The Mistaken Masher as Mabel - George's Girl
The Cure That Failed as Mabel
Hide and Seek as Mabel Brown - the Boss's Daughter
A Muddy Romance as Mabel
A Strong Revenge as Mabel
The Ragtime Band as Mabel
Bangville Police as Della, the Farmer's Daughter
Hubby’s Job as Wifey
The Doctored Affair as Tillie
For Lizzie's Sake as Lizzie
Just Brown’s Luck as Mrs. Brown
Father’s Choice as Mabel
The Hansom Driver as Mabel
The Foreman of the Jury as Mabel
Near To Earth
His Chum the Baron as Party Girl
Zuzu, the Band Leader as Mabel - Zuzu's Admirer
A Tangled Affair as Mabel
Professor Bean's Removal as Mabel - Professor Bean's Daughter
For the Love of Mabel as Mabel
A Little Hero
The Sleuths at the Floral Parade as The Woman
A Healthy Neighborhood
The Rube and the Baron as Mabel
At Twelve O’Clock as Mabel
Red Hot Romance as Señorita
Love and Pain as Mabel
On His Wedding Day as Wedding Guest
The Telltale Light as Mabel
Her New Beau as Mabel
Cohen Saves the Flag as Mabel
How Hiram Won Out as Sallie
Those Good Old Days as The Peasant Girl
Saving Mabel’s Dad as Mabel
Love Sickness at Sea as Mabel
The Champion as Mabel
Fatty's Flirtation as Mabel
Foiling Fickle Father as Mabel
A Double Wedding as Undetermined Role
The Bowling Match as Mabel
Baby Day
Barney Oldfield's Race for a Life as Mabel
The Speed Queen as Nellie
The Deacon Outwitted
Mabel’s Heroes as Mabel
Heinze’s Resurrection as Uncredited / Unconfirmed

1912

The Ambitious Butler
When Kings Were the Law as At Court (Uncredited)
A Dash Through the Clouds as Josephine
A Voice from the Deep as Minor Role (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
He Must Have a Wife as The Girl
The Flirting Husband as Mrs. Smith
Cohen Collects a Debt
Mabel's Lovers as Mabel
A Midnight Elopement as Sally Rice
The Beating He Needed as Girl
At Coney Island as The Girl
Mr. Grouch at the Seashore as Undetermined Secondary Role
The Mender of Nets as The Net Mender's rival
Helen's Marriage as Helen
A Temperamental Husband as wife
Mabel’s Adventures as Mabel
Help! Help! as Mrs. Suburbanite
The Rivals as Mabel
The Engagement Ring as Alice
A Spanish Dilemma as The Señorita
A Family Mixup as A Wife
Riley and Schultze
The Tourists as Trixie - a Tourist
The Deacon's Troubles
The Tragedy of a Dress Suit as The Heiress
The New Neighbor
Mr. Fixit as Mabel
Pat's Day Off as Bridget, His Wife
The New Baby as The Wife
Pedro's Dilemma as Girl
Neighbors as First French Family, the Wife
An Interrupted Elopement as Alice, Bob's Sweetheart
Hot Stuff as Hank's Sweetheart
What the Doctor Ordered as Jenks' Daughter
The Duel as Mabel
The Fatal Chocolate as The City Girl
The Furs as The Wife
Oh, Those Eyes! as Gladys
Tomboy Bessie as Tomboy Bessie
Katchem Kate as Katchem Kate
Mabel's Stratagem as Mabel
At It Again as Mrs. Smith
The Brave Hunter as The Woman
Drummer’s Vacation
The Eternal Mother as Mary, the Woman
A Desperate Lover
The Water Nymph as Diving Venus
The Fickle Spaniard as Marcelle
Brown’s Séance as Mrs. Brown

1911

A Tale of Two Cities
A Victim of Circumstance
Why He Gave Up as The Wife
Italian Blood
The Subduing of Mrs. Nag as Miss Prue, the Stenographer
The Unveiling as The Showgirl
Betty Becomes a Maid as Betty
The Making of a Man as In Second Audience
How Betty Won the School as Betty's Rival
His Mother as Donald's Fiancee
Troublesome Secretaries as Betty Harding
Her Awakening as The Daughter
The Diving Girl as The Niece
The Inventor’s Secret
The Strategy of Ann
The Baron as The Heiress
The Diamond Star as Guest at Dinner Party
The Revenue Man and His Girl
The Changing of Silas Warner as The Son's Wife
Picciola; or, The Prison Flower as Theresa Girhardi
Through His Wife’s Picture as Wifey
Saved from Himself as The Stenographer
The Squaw's Love as Wild Flower
When a Man’s Married His Trouble Begins as Mabel, Jack's Wife
Two Overcoats
Dead Man’s Honor as Helen