Maude Wayne

Maude Wayne (born Maude Wehn) was an American film actress who was active in Hollywood during the silent era.[1]

Maude Wayne
Born
Maude Lois Wehn

March 26, 1890
Beatrice, Nebraska, US
DiedOctober 10, 1983 (aged 93)
Los Angeles, California, US
OccupationActress
SpouseJohnnie Walker
RelativesRichard Wayne

Biography

Maude was born in Beatrice, Nebraska, to Louis Wehn and Maria McCathern. She was the youngest of the couple's children, and her brother Richard Wayne also became an actor.[2]

After starting as an extra in Triangle productions, she began appearing in Keystone films c. 1917, often as one of Mack Sennett's bathing beauties.[3] Following a few years spent in comedies, she later transitioned to heavier, vampier, more dramatic roles at Paramount, sometimes playing the leading lady to Rudolph Valentino.[4][5]

She retired from acting in the late 1920s before she married fellow actor Johnnie Walker.[6]

Selected filmography

References
  1. "At the Theatre". Beatrice Daily Sun. 17 Aug 1919. Retrieved 2021-04-09.
  2. Brich, Monica (March 20, 2020). "Event recognizes silent film stars' Gage County roots". Beatrice Daily Sun. Retrieved 2021-04-09.
  3. "Miss Maude Wayne a Movie Star". The Pawhuska Capital. 1 Mar 1917. Retrieved 2021-04-09.
  4. "Maude Wayne Jumps from Sennett Comics to Paramount Films". The Wichita Beacon. 12 Dec 1920. Retrieved 2021-04-09.
  5. "Maude Wayne Is a Blonde Vamp". Vancouver Daily World. 3 Jan 1921. Retrieved 2021-04-09.
  6. "Actor and Bride Flee to Ventura". The Los Angeles Times. 6 Apr 1928. Retrieved 2021-04-09.
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