Queenie Thomas

Marjorie Violet Queenie Thomas (18 June 1898 – 11 October 1977) was a British actress in silent films, called "England's Mary Pickford".[1]

Queenie Thomas
A young white woman with dark hair
Queenie Thomas, from a 1921 publication
Born
Marjorie Violet Queenie Thomas

(1898-06-18)18 June 1898
Cardiff, Wales, UK
Died11 October 1977(1977-10-11) (aged 79)
England, UK
Other namesRegina Thomas
OccupationActress

Early life

Marjorie Violet Queenie Thomas was born in Cardiff, Wales, on 18 June 1898, the daughter of William Masters Thomas.[2]

Career

She and director Bertram Phillips often worked on films together,[3] including an adaptation of The School for Scandal (1923), in which she played Lady Teazle[4] opposite a young Basil Rathbone.[5] "Considerable efforts were made to publicize her as a star," noted one film historian of Thomas.[6] She was often shown enjoying outdoor sports such as fishing, golf,[7] and ice skating in photographs printed in newspapers and magazines, and was referred to as "England's Mary Pickford."[1]

Personal life

She married engineer George Newman in 1919.[2][8] Their honeymoon trip, a short flight to Paris, was the subject of a newsreel clip by British Pathé.[9] She died on 11 October 1977 in England, at the age of 79.

A smiling young white woman standing outdoors, wearing a hat and coat, and a fox fur
Queenie Thomas, from the Library of Congress

Selected filmography

References
  1. "England's Mary Pickford Likes St. Moritz Sports". The Bridgeport Times and Evening Farmer. 1 February 1922. p. 15. Retrieved 2 January 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. Marriage record for Marjorie Violet Queenie Thomas and George Newman (October 20, 1919), in the records of St. Margaret's Church, Westminster, England, via Ancestry.
  3. Gifford, Denis (24 October 2018). The British Film Catalogue: The Fiction Film. Routledge. pp. 219, 238, 243, 310, 314. ISBN 978-1-317-83702-2.
  4. "Gilmmers in the Shadow Show". Sunday Mercury and News. 29 April 1923. p. 3. Retrieved 2 January 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Druxman, Michael B. (1975). Basil Rathbone: His Life and His Films. BearManor Media.
  6. Low, Rachael (13 September 2013). History of British Film (Volume 4): The History of the British Film 1918 - 1929. Routledge. pp. 151, 381, 396, 399, 437, 442, 444, 459, 469. ISBN 978-1-136-20634-4.
  7. "Miss Queenie Thomas". The Tatler. 72: vi. 16 April 1919.
  8. "The Marriage of Queenie Thomas". Kinematograph Weekly: 100. 23 October 1919.
  9. British Pathé (1919). "Film Stars Aerial Honeymoon". British Pathé. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  10. "Live Racing Film Coming to Bijou". The Winnipeg Tribune. 7 June 1919. p. 24. Retrieved 2 January 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "The Bioscope (11/May/1916) - Frills". Huddersfield Exposed: Exploring the History of the Huddersfield Area. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  12. "A Truly Happy Comedy". Pictures and Picturegoer. 15: 453. 2–9 November 1918.
  13. "Meg o' the Woods". Pictures and Picturegoer. 15: 229. 31 August 1918.
  14. Gledhill, Christine (2016). "Lydia Hayward". Women Film Pioneers Project. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  15. "Coventry Amusements". Midland Daily Telegraph. 1 May 1926. p. 4. Retrieved 2 January 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. "New Australian Star". Everyones. Vol. 6, no. 397. Sydney: Everyone's Ltd. 12 October 1927. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  17. "Normanton". Derby Daily Telegraph. 2 August 1930. p. 2. Retrieved 2 January 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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