Louise Glaum (September 4, 1888 – November 25, 1970) was an American actress. Best-known for her role as a femme fatale in silent movie dramas, she was credited with giving one of the best characterizations of a vamp. She appeared in over 110 movies in the early 20th century.
She was born near Baltimore, Maryland, the third of four daughters of John W. Glaum (July 9, 1856–July 7, 1934) and Lena Katherine Kuhn (December 30, 1863–July 1, 1946). Her...
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Louise Glaum (September 4, 1888 – November 25, 1970) was an American actress. Best-known for her role as a femme fatale in silent movie dramas, she was credited with giving one of the best characterizations of a vamp. She appeared in over 110 movies in the early 20th century.
She was born near Baltimore, Maryland, the third of four daughters of John W. Glaum (July 9, 1856–July 7, 1934) and Lena Katherine Kuhn (December 30, 1863–July 1, 1946). Her sisters were Hattie Helen "Phyllis" Glaum (September 7, 1884–February 4, 1941), Lena K. Glaum (December 22, 1887–January 15, 1971), and Margaret Olive Glaum (October 11, 1896–June 18, 1911). Her father was born as Johannes Wilhelm Glaum in Germany, emigrated with his family to the U.S. in 1869, and lived in Indiana, then Prince George's County, Maryland, while her mother was born in New York to German-born parents. John and Lena Glaum and family moved to Southern California in the late 1890s, and lived in Pasadena for several years before...
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