Natalie Talmadge

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Natalie Talmadge was the middle daughter of the original "stage mother", Margaret Talmadge (Peg). Her two sisters, Constance Talmadge (the comedienne) and Norma Talmadge (the tragedian) were also in the movies, and had their own production companies, bankrolled by Norma's husband in the 1920s, Joseph M. Schenck. Natalie married Buster Keaton in 1921. She only played one further role, "Virginia Canfield" in Keaton's Our Hospitality (1923). She had worked for Comique as a script girl/secretary for Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle in 1917, and traveled west with the troupe when Schenck found new premises for "Roscoe" in California. She spent a lot of time signing autographs on behalf of her popular sister, Constance. Anita Loos, author of "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes", wrote a book called "The Talmadge Girls", which is mainly about Constance and Norma; Loos based the philosophy of "Lorelei Lee" on the philosophy of Peg Talmadge ("Get the money, and then get comfortable"). Natalie ended her days after her divorce from Keaton in a house in Santa Monica, a confirmed alcoholic. Apart from "Our Hospitality", she appeared in supporting roles in several of her sister Norma's films (now believed to be lost).

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2026
A Brave Engineer: Buster Keaton's Last Ride
Movie Self (Archival)
1923
Our Hospitality
Movie Virginia Canfield
1923
The Balloonatic
Movie Woman on sidewalk
1921
The Passion Flower
Movie Milagros
1921
The Haunted House
Movie Fainting Female Bank Customer (uncredited)
1920
Yes or No
Movie Emma Martin
1920
The Love Expert
Movie Dorcas Winthrop
1919
The Isle of Conquest
Movie Janis Harmon
1918
Out West
Movie Story
1917
A Country Hero
Movie Bit Part (uncredited)
1917
His Wedding Night
Movie Pretty Lady in car (uncredited)
1916
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
Movie Favorite of the Harem (uncredited)