Miriam Seegar

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Miriam Seegar
Born September 1, 1907 (1907-09-01) (age 100)
Greentown, Indiana,
United States
Occupation Film actress
Years active 1928-1933
Spouse(s) Tim Whelan

Miriam Seegar (born September 1, 1907) is one of the few known surviving silent film actors.

Born in Greentown, Indiana, she made her film debut in 1928. Her first film was The Price of Divorce, in which she starred alongside Frances Day and Rex Maurice. She followed that with a lead role in Valley of the Ghosts the same year. She starred in four films in 1929 and six films in 1930, includinge The Dawn Trail opposite western film star Buck Jones. In 1931 and 1932, she made a total of six films, all B-movies, and retired from acting in 1933.

In 2000, Seegar appeared in the documentary I Used to Be in Pictures, which featured commentary from other early actors and actresses including Lucille Lund, Beverly Roberts, and Muriel Evans.

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