Molly Malone (actress)

Molly Malone
Malone in 1921
Born	Violet Isabel Malone (1897-02-02)February 2, 1897
Died	January 21, 1944(1944-01-21) (aged 46)
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1916–1929

Violet Isabel Malone (stage name Molly Malone) (February 2, 1897 – January 21, 1944) was an American actress of the silent film era.^[1] She appeared in more than 80 films between 1916 and 1929. Her father, Lewis Malone, was a metallurgist for mining companies. Her mother was Violet St. John, born in Nebraska to immigrant parents from England.^{[citation needed]}

She started her movie career aged 17 but soon caught the eye of comedic actor and director Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle,^{[citation needed]} who cast her in a number of his shorts including Back Stage and The Garage plus his feature film The Round-Up. She also appeared in films directed by John Ford and Clarence Badger. Her last film was the Universal-Stern silent comedy short The Newlyweds' Pest in 1929.

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