Beulah Elizabeth Booker (December 27, 1899 – September 17, 1973)[Some sources give her birth year as 1901; however, she appears as a 5-month-old child in the 1900 United States census, via Ancestry, pointing to a December 1899 birthdate. Also in this census return, her parents' names, brother's name, and place of birth.][Death date from the U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, which also confirms the December 27, 1899 birthdate; via Ancestry.] was an American actress in silent films.
Early life and education
Booker was born in Silverton, Colorado, the daughter of William Edward Booker and Marguerite "Gretchen" E. Brendel Booker. Her father was an English-born railroad engineer. She had an older brother, Lawrence.
Career
Booker, billed as "Little Miss Booker",
had a short career in Hollywood, appearing in several films and shorts between 1917 and 1920. Her most prominent role was as
Buster Keaton's love interest in his feature film debut,
The Saphead (1920).
Beyond acting, Booker was interested in aviation,
Films
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Officer Jerry and Jerry's Big Deal (1917, shorts), with George Ovey
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The Finger of Justice (1918)
[Pilkington, Maude C. "The Finger of Justice" Sunset 39(6)(December 1917): 24-25.]
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The Boomerang (1919)
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Tempest Cody, Kidnapper (1919)
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The Dwelling Place of Light (1920), based on a novel by Winston Churchill
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The Saphead (1920), also known as The New Henrietta
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My Lady's Ankle (1920, short)
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The Ransom of Mack (1920, short)
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Monsieur Couperin (1920)
Personal life
Booker married twice. Her first husband was screenwriter and aviator Kenneth Anthony O'Hara; they married in 1918 and divorced in 1919.
Her second husband was Thomas O'Farrell; they married in 1925,
and lived in Newport Beach, Modjeska, and Encinitas. She died in 1973, at the age of 73, in Oceanside, California.
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