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Seena Owen(1894-1966)

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  • Writer
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Seena Owen
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Seena Owen was born in Spokane, WA, on Nov. 14, 1894. Her first film was A Yankee from the West (1915) under the name of Signe Auen, when she was 21. The following year she appeared (as "Attarea") in D.W. Griffith's epic Intolerance (1916). In 1919 she played Barbara Riggs in the well-received A Fugitive from Matrimony (1919). This very adept actress appeared in several quality films during her career. After Officer Thirteen (1932) she retired from the silver screen in 1933.

On August 15, 1966, Seena died in Hollywood, CA, at age 72.
BornNovember 14, 1894
DiedAugust 15, 1966(71)
BornNovember 14, 1894
DiedAugust 15, 1966(71)
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Known for

Arnold Gray and Seena Owen in The Flame of the Yukon (1926)
The Flame of the Yukon
5.4
  • The Flame
  • 1926
Seena Owen and Joseph Schildkraut in Shipwrecked (1926)
Shipwrecked
6.9
  • Lois Austin
  • 1926
Back Pay (1922)
Back Pay
6.4
  • Hester Bevins
  • 1922
Walter Byron, Seena Owen, and Gloria Swanson in Queen Kelly (1929)
Queen Kelly
7.1
  • Queen Regina V
  • 1929

Credits

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Actress



  • Monte Blue, Charles Delaney, Joseph W. Girard, Lila Lee, and Frances Rich in Officer Thirteen (1932)
    Officer Thirteen
    5.6
    • Trixi Du Bray
    • 1932
  • Walter Byron, Seena Owen, and Gloria Swanson in Queen Kelly (1929)
    Queen Kelly
    7.1
    • Queen Regina V
    • 1929
  • Mary Brian and Fredric March in The Marriage Playground (1929)
    The Marriage Playground
    5.6
    • Rose Sellars
    • 1929
  • His Last Haul (1928)
    His Last Haul
    • Blanche
    • 1928
  • Olive Borden in Sinners in Love (1928)
    Sinners in Love
    • Yvonne D'Orsy
    • 1928
  • John Boles, Leatrice Joy, Seena Owen, Paul L. Stein, and H.B. Warner in Man-Made Women (1928)
    Man-Made Women
    • Georgette
    • 1928
  • The Blue Danube (1928)
    The Blue Danube
    • Helena Boursch
    • 1928
  • Marie Prevost in The Rush Hour (1927)
    The Rush Hour
    6.9
    • Yvonne Dorée
    • 1927
  • Arnold Gray and Seena Owen in The Flame of the Yukon (1926)
    The Flame of the Yukon
    5.4
    • The Flame
    • 1926
  • Seena Owen and Joseph Schildkraut in Shipwrecked (1926)
    Shipwrecked
    6.9
    • Lois Austin
    • 1926
  • Faint Perfume (1925)
    Faint Perfume
    • Richmiel Crumb
    • 1925
  • Seena Owen in The Hunted Woman (1925)
    The Hunted Woman
    • Joanne Gray
    • 1925
  • I Am the Man
    • Julia Calvert
    • 1924
  • Elliott Dexter, Arthur Donaldson, Irma Harrison, Henry Hull, Wilton Lackaye, Paul McAllister, and Seena Owen in For Woman's Favor (1924)
    For Woman's Favor
    • June Paige
    • 1924
  • Neglected Women (1924)
    Neglected Women
    • Camilla Challenor
    • 1924

Writer



  • Carnegie Hall (1947)
    Carnegie Hall
    6.5
    • original story
    • 1947
  • Dorothy Lamour in Rainbow Island (1944)
    Rainbow Island
    6.7
    • story
    • 1944
  • Barbara Stanwyck, Brian Donlevy, and Joel McCrea in The Great Man's Lady (1941)
    The Great Man's Lady
    6.6
    • original story
    • 1941
  • Jon Hall, Dorothy Lamour, and Phillip Reed in Aloma of the South Seas (1941)
    Aloma of the South Seas
    5.3
    • screenplay & story
    • 1941
  • Bob Burns, Frances Dee, and Joel McCrea in Wells Fargo (1937)
    Wells Fargo
    6.4
    • suggestion of subject (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • Ben Blue, Judy Canova, and Eleanore Whitney in Thrill of a Lifetime (1937)
    Thrill of a Lifetime
    5.5
    • story
    • screenplay
    • 1937
  • Betty Grable, Jim Jordan, Marian Jordan, Mary Livingstone, Charles 'Buddy' Rogers, and Ned Sparks in This Way Please (1937)
    This Way Please
    6.0
    • screenplay
    • 1937
  • Roscoe Karns and Eleanore Whitney in Clarence (1937)
    Clarence
    5.1
    • screenplay
    • 1937
  • Carole Lombard and George Raft in Rumba (1935)
    Rumba
    5.8
    • story
    • 1935

Additional Crew



  • Bob Burns, Frances Dee, and Joel McCrea in Wells Fargo (1937)
    Wells Fargo
    6.4
    • literary researcher (uncredited)
    • 1937

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Queen Kelly - official US 2025 restoration trailer
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Queen Kelly - official US 2025 restoration trailer

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Signe Auen
  • Height
    • 5′ 8″ (1.73 m)
  • Born
    • November 14, 1894
    • Spokane, Washington, USA
  • Died
    • August 15, 1966
    • Hollywood, California, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • George WalshFebruary 6, 1916 - December 11, 1924 (divorced, 1 child)
  • Children
    • Patricia Julia Walsh
  • Parents
      Jens Christensen Auen
  • Relatives
    • Lillie Hayward(Sibling)
  • Publicity listings
    • 7 Articles
    • 1 Pictorial

Did you know

  • Trivia
    She was one of the many Hollywood socialites on board the yacht of newspaper tycoon William Randolph Hearst when film producer Thomas H. Ince died there under mysterious circumstances.

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