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person_profile-Majel Coleman

Majel Coleman Died at age: 77

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

Majel Coleman

Date of Birth:

Feb 22, 1903

Country of birth:

USA

Died:

Jul 27, 1980

Biography of

Majel Coleman

    From Wikipedia

    Majel Coleman (February 22, 1903 - July 27, 1980) was a

    movie actress and model from Mason, Ohio. Most of her 11 film credits are

    silent movie features.

    Majel, who was a beauty contest winner in her hometown, went

    to Hollywood in 1921 after high school. Coleman wanted to work for Cecil B.

    Demille in particular. When she could not find a way to get his attention, she

    lost interest in working for other movie studios. Then a chance happening

    changed Coleman's future.

    Demille noticed Coleman when a small stray dog followed her

    home and became intimidated by her police dog. The little dog jumped off her

    porch and broke its leg on the cement below. It continued on across the street

    with Coleman pursuing. A car driven by the film producer almost ran over the

    red haired beauty. Together Demille and Coleman took the puppy to the hospital.

    Demille then signed Coleman to a movie contract in March

    1925. He made tests and arranged for her to act in small parts in his next

    films.

    Coleman's hands became an ideal of perfection, beginning

    with film screen tests which revealed their beauty, and she was often a hand

    double in movies. She was listed among the 14 most beautiful women in the world

    in 1926 along with Sally Rand, Etta Lee, Eugenia Gilbert, Jocelyn Lee, Sally

    Long, Clara Morris, Olive Borden, Christina Montt, Adalyn Mayer, Thais

    Valdemar, Yola D'Avril, and Dorothy Seastrom.

    Her early motion picture efforts include roles in

    Bluebeard's Eighth Wife (1923) and several Harry Carey westerns, Soft Shoes (1925)

    and West of Broadway (1926). In Corporal Kate (1926) Coleman stars with Vera

    Reynolds and Julia Faye. In 1927, Coleman played Procula, the wife of Pontius Pilate,

    in Demille's production of King of Kings. Her last films include roles in The

    Girl In The Glass Cage (1929) and Romance of the Rio Grande (1929).

    Majel Coleman was married to Academy Award-winning feature

    film and television set decorator Victor Gangelin (1899-1967) and they lived in

    Los Angeles.

    Majel Coleman died at age 77 in 1980 in Paramount,

    California.

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Majel Coleman

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Filmography of

Majel Coleman

Found 9 Movies in total

Romance of the Rio Grande

Dorry Wayne ( Actor )

... 1929

The Girl in the Glass Cage

Isabelle Van Court ( Actor )

... 1929

Almost Human

Cecile Adams ( Actor )

... 1927

The King of Kings

Proculla - Wife of Pilate ( Actor )

... 1927

Corporal Kate

Evelyn ( Actor )

... 1926

West of Broadway

Muriel Styles ( Actor )

... 1926

Sunny Side Up

Showgirl ( Actor )

... 1926

Soft Shoes

Mabel Packer ( Actor )

... 1925

... 1923