Louise Glaum

Birth Name:

Louise Glaum

Birth Place:

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Profession

Actress, Producer

Served as the president of the Matinee Musical Club
Was the state president of the California Federation of Music Clubs
Was interred in Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery after a funeral service held at Pierce Brothers Mortuary
Compromised with her mother, who wanted her to remain home in Chicago after her sister's death, by acting as an ingénue in a local theatre company while she started to make the rounds at movie studios
Found a niche playing ingénues in several shows, even making her own gowns for a road show called "Why Girls Leave Home․"
Started her acting career in stock and stage productions, appearing in such plays as "Crucifixus" and "How Baxter Butted In․"
Some of her best known film credits were "The Tiger Lady" and a number of Max Sennett comedies
Was often cast in leading roles and as a vamp in silent movies
At the time of the 1920 census, she maintained a household in Los Angeles with a married couple, a housekeeper, a caretaker and a gardener
A drama instructor in her later career, she opened her own play house in the 1930s

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