Ollie Kirkby

Ollie Kirkby
Born	Olive Kirby September 26, 1886 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Died	October 7, 1964 (or 1965) Glendale, California
Other names	Ollie Kirby
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1914–1926
Spouse(s)	George Larkin

Ollie Kirkby (September 26, 1886 – October 7, 1964/?65) was a stage, screen, and vaudeville actress. Her entire career dedicated to making short films or serials from 1914 until 1923. She was married to actor George Larkin from 1918 to his death in 1946. She was born in Philadelphia and died at Glendale California.^[1][2]

In addition to her acting career, she also wrote scripts with her husband, which include Bulldog Courage (1922) and The Pell Street Mystery (1924).^[3]

Selected filmography

• The Girl and the Gangster (1913) – short
• The Wiles of a Siren (1914) – short
• The Potter and the Clay (1914) – short
• The Key to Yesterday (1914)
• The Last Chapter (1914)
• The Girl Detective (1915) – episodes 16 & 17
• The Trap Door (1915) – short
• The Voice from the Taxi (1915) – short
• The Tattooed Hand (1915) – short
• The Clairvoyant Swindlers (1915) – short
• Scotty Weed's Alibi (1915) – short
• The Closed Door (1915) – short
• The Figure in Black (1915) – short
• The Money Leeches (1915) – short
• The Vanishing Vases (1915) – short
• The Accomplice (1915) – short
• The Frame-Up (1915) – short
• The Straight and Narrow Path (1915) – short
• The Strangler's Cord (1915) – short
• Mysteries of the Grand Hotel (1915) – short
• The Disappearing Necklace (1915) – short
• The Secret Code (1915) – short
• The Riddle of the Rings (1915) – short
• The Substituted Jewel (1915) – short
• The Barnstormers (1915) – short
• The False Clue (1915) – short
• The Wolf's Prey (1915) – short
• The Man on Watch (1915) – short
• The Man in Irons (1915) – short
• Stingaree (1915)
• The Social Pirates (1916)
• Black Magic (1916) – short
• The Code Letter (1916) – short
• The Missing Heiress (1916) – short
• The Pencil Clue (1916) – short
• Grant, Police Reporter (1916) – short
• The Man from Yukon (1916) – short
• The Rogue's Pawn (1916) – short
• The House of Three Deuces (1916) – short

References

1. Who Was Who on the Screen by Evelyn Mack Truitt 3rd Edit., p.404 c.1983; (source has date of death as October 7, 1965)
2. Silent Film Necrology 2nd Edit., p.288 c.2001; (source has date of death as October 7, 1964)
3. "Finding Aid for the George Larkin Papers, ca. 1915–1946". Online Archive of California.

External links

• Ollie Kirkby at the Internet Movie Database
• Bio