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Miriam Cooper
Deceased

How Did Miriam Cooper Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 84
Also known asMarian Cooper, Marion CooperGenderFemaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn06/11/1891Born inBaltimore, Maryland, USADied12/04/1976Died inCharlottesvilleCausestrokeWikidataQ452455Buried atNew Cathedral CemeteryTMDb#8831

Miriam Cooper, also credited Marion Cooper, was an American silent film actress who is best known for her work in early film including The Birth of a Nation and Intolerance for D. W. Griffith and The Honor System and Evangeline for her husband Raoul Walsh. She retired from acting in 1924 but was rediscovered by the film community in the 1960s, and toured colleges lecturing about silent films.

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Filmography12 titles

Importing filmography…
YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
1993The Making of 'The Birth of a Nation'MovieSelf (Archive footage)102
1975Black Shadows on a Silver ScreenMovieSelf (archive footage)84
1921SerenadeMovieMaria del Carmen30
1919Should a Husband Forgive?MovieRuth Fulton28
1918The Woman and the LawMovieBlanquetta La Salle27
1916Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the AgesMovieThe Friendless One25
1915The Birth of a NationMovieMargaret Cameron24
1914Home, Sweet HomeMovieThe Fiancee23
1913ShenandoahMovieMadeline West22
1913Uncle Tom's CabinMovieTopsy - Aunt Ophelia's Slave22
1912The Confederate IroncladMovieRose21
1912The Darling of the CSAMovie21