CONWAY TEARLE was born in New York in 1880. He was educated in Amherst
College and studied to become a lawyer. For several years as a junior member
he practiced before the bar, but was finally attracted to the stage, and
in 1910 he entered upon a theatrical career.
Mr. Tearle had a hard time at first, only playing small parts, but finally
he worked his way up until he was given leading roles. Before the footlights
he appeared in support of such well known stars as Ethel Barrymore, Billie
Burke, Viola Allen, Ellen Terry and Grace George.
After playing on the stage for several years with great success, he was
turned to a screen career. He made his debut in the silent drama with Marguerite
Clark in "Helene of the North."
In 1915 he was engaged by Lewis J. Selznick to play opposite Clara Kimball
Young in "The Common Law." This picture was one of the hits of
the day, and Tearle made such an impression that he was engaged for several
other pictures by Selznick, among the best known being "The Foolish
Virgin," "The Reason Why," "She Loves and Lies"
and "The Way of a Woman," the latter two being Norma Talmadge
productions.
The star then worked two years as a free-lance leading man, playing opposite
Mary Pickford in "Stella Maris," Anita Stewart in "Virtuous
Wives," Constance Talmadge in "The Virtuous Vamp," etc. His
first starring production was "The Road of Ambition." This was
followed by such well-known successes as "Society Snobs," "The
Fighter," "Bucking the Tiger," "The Referee," "A
Wide-Open Town," "The Man of Stone," "Shadows of the
Sea."
After playing for a season on the stage, he again returned to the Selznick
fold. Under this new contract he has made two of the greatest productions
of his career: "One Week of Love," in which he was co starred
with Elaine Hammerstein, and a new version of "The Common Law,"
in which he played the same role he had previously portrayed opposite Clara
Kimball Young. However, in this version, Corinne Griffith played the role
of the model.
Mr. Tearle is five feet ten inches tall, has black hair and brown eyes.
He married Adele Rowland, famous musical comedy star. His favorite sports
are tennis and swimming. |