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- Marion Leonard was born on June 9, 1881 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. She was an actress and writer, known for What Avails the Crown (1912), The Seed of the Fathers (1913) and The Voice of the Millions (1912). She was married to Stanner E.V. Taylor. She died on January 9, 1956 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
- SpouseStanner E.V. Taylor(1909 - November 23, 1948) (his death)
- Starred as the female lead in the Biograph film In Old California (1910), which was the first movie ever filmed in Hollywood, California.
- She and Florence Auer were Biograph's first leading ladies, appearing frequently for D.W. Griffith.
- Claimed that her 1913 $1000 per week contract with the Monopol Film Company granted her the position of being the highest paid motion artist in the world at that time. A few months later, Monopol declared bankruptcy.
- Off screen pseudonym: Lillian Bedford
- Beautiful silent leading lady notable for her strong resemblance to Sarah Bernhardt.
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