Acting

17

Woman

28 June 1905

St. Joseph, Missouri, USA

Georgia Hale

In 1922, Georgia won a beauty contest and went to New York to get a job in the theater. Unsuccessful, she left New York for Hollywood where she worked as a bit player in a few movies. Georgia's first break came when she was hired for the film The Salvation Hunters (1925). It was from this picture that Charlie Chaplin hired her to play the Georgia, the dance-hall girl who wins Charlie's heart, in The Gold Rush (1925). With a very successful film, Georgia became an instant celebrity and was signed by Paramount Pictures. Her big film with Paramount was The Great Gatsby (1926) where she played the role of Myrtle Wilson. But her career never went anywhere and her last picture would be the silent film The Last Moment (1928). Deemed unsuitable for talkies, she was one of the first to be released.

The Gold Rush

13 July 1925

The Salvation Hunters

15 February 1925

Chaplin Today: 'The Gold Rush'

1 July 2003

Unknown Chaplin

5 January 1983

The Lightning Warrior

1 November 1931

Fashion News

6 November 1928

Sigrid Holmquist

8 October 2010

The Last Moment

15 February 1928

Man of the Forest

27 December 1926

Hills of Peril

1 May 1927