~The Lovely Phyllis Haver~Silent Film Star~

Phyllis Haver was one of the magic names of the silent movies. She was one of the original Mack Sennett bathing beauties. She was the darling of the nation during the teens and twenties of this century. Haver appeared on the covers of Photoplay, Screenland. Motion Picture. Pathe Sun. Picture Play. and The Police Gazette. She graced the cover of the sheet music, Singapore Lil, theme song for the Pathe motion picture production. Sal of Singapore, in which she starred. She, also, adorned calendars, matchbook covers, and postcards.

She was also a Maybelline Model! Phyllis was the ultimate Flapper!.

The Balloonatic (1923)
Haver starred with Buster Keaton in The Balloonatic

She began work in 1917 and was soon a top-line comic. Among her best roles were 'Roxy Hart' in the first film version of "Chicago" (1927) and as 'Shanghai Mabel' in "What Price Glory?" (1927). Haver retired in 1929 to marry the New York millionaire William Seeman. Sadly, she committed suicide (overdose of barbiturates)

Birth: Jan. 6, 1899 Douglass Butler County Kansas
Death: Nov. 19, 1960
Falls Village Litchfield County Connecticut, USA

Phyllis Haver was in the ranks of Greta Garbo, Clara Bow, Colleen Moore, Delores Del Rio, Norma Talmadge, Conrad Nagel, Gloria Swanson, Wallace Beery, Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks, Norma Sheerer and Lon Chaney

Selected filmography
Whose Baby? (1917)
The Sultan's Wife (1917)
The Pullman Bride (1917)
The Balloonatic (1923 short)
The Snob (1924)
The Caveman (1926)
Don Juan (Uncredited, 1926)
3 Bad Men (1926)
Fig Leaves (1926)
What Price Glory (1926)
The Way of All Flesh (1927)
Chicago (1927)
The Battle of the Sexes (1928)
Thunder (1929)
She Couldn't Say No (1930)

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[MPL029]

Will you do a montage for Alice White? My fav!!!

[staclynn72]

@MPL029 I made one for her ...take a look

[JRudyLove]

Oh I love the music StacyLynn! In the fourth pic she reminds me a lot of another silent actress Mae Murray, with the bee stung lips "look".  Thumbs up :))) Great job and great pics/music!

[staclynn72]

@JRudyLove Well thanks for the compliment...

[VictoriasRoses]

I love the music you chose for this video. Very relaxing while we watch the pictures of lovely Phyllis Haver! So beautiful! :)

[staclynn72]

@VictoriasRoses Thanks, I wasnt sure about the music...

[JRudyLove]

@staclynn72 Your most welcomed hon :)

[staclynn72]

@preservationhall01 Thanks!

[staclynn72]

@bill3murr Thanks for your comment!

[staclynn72]

@scifi707 Well Thanks!!! ;) I can honestly say watching one of these silent movies put you in another mode, "relaxed"..Appreciate your compliment!