Jeanie Macpherson Biography

Fast Facts

• Was a member of the chorus at the Chicago Opera House in 1907
• Made her screen acting debut in the short film "The Fatal Hour" in 1908
• Quote: "(On her spending three days undercover in jail): "I have plumbed the utmost depths of human degradation․․․And I have met the most perfect kindness and sympathy it has ever been my lot to experience․""
• Best known as a screenwriter and actress who appeared in the films "The Captive" and "The Tarantula․"
• As a screenwriter, she worked primarily for Cecil B․ DeMille for 15 fifteen years on films like "The Ten Commandments," "The King of Kings," and "The Crusades․"
• Was one of the founders of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and was on the board of the Palmer Photoplay Company
• Wrote the screenplay for "The Tarantula" and later directed it after the original negatives were destroyed by accident and, since the first director was unavailable, she was asked to direct the second incarnation