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Beatrice Van(1890-1983)

  • Writer
  • Actress
  • Script and Continuity Department
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Beatrice Van in A Quiet Day at Murphy's (1914)
Beatrice Van was born on 8 August 1890 in Omaha, Nebraska, USA. She was a writer and actress, known for California Straight Ahead (1925), Night of Terror (1933) and The Black Box (1915). She was married to Charles Pearce Collman, James Gruen and Cornelius Vander-Pluym. She died on 4 July 1983 in Long Beach, California, USA.
BornAugust 8, 1890
DiedJuly 4, 1983(92)
BornAugust 8, 1890
DiedJuly 4, 1983(92)
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Known for

Reginald Denny in California Straight Ahead (1925)
California Straight Ahead
5.8
  • Writer
  • 1925
Bela Lugosi and Sally Blane in Night of Terror (1933)
Night of Terror
5.5
  • Writer
  • 1933
The Black Box (1915)
The Black Box
4.2
  • Ashleigh's Daughter
  • 1915
Doris May in Boy Crazy (1922)
Boy Crazy
  • Writer
  • 1922

Credits

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Writer

  • Andy Clyde in The Super Snooper (1934)
    The Super Snooper
    Short
    • story and dialogue
    • 1934
  • Bela Lugosi and Sally Blane in Night of Terror (1933)
    Night of Terror
    5.5
    • screen play
    • 1933
  • Gigolettes (1932)
    Gigolettes
    6.5
    Short
    • story
    • 1932
  • Only Men Wanted
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1932
  • Easy to Get (1931)
    Easy to Get
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1931
  • Take 'em and Shake 'em
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1931
  • He Loved Her Not
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1931
  • Getting a Raise
    Short
    • adaption
    • 1930
  • Vanity
    Short
    • story
    • 1930
  • Take the Heir
    • scenario
    • 1930
  • Bernice Claire and Alexander Gray in No, No, Nanette (1930)
    No, No, Nanette
    6.2
    • dialogue
    • 1930
  • Charley Chase and Kathryn Crawford in Modern Love (1929)
    Modern Love
    7.0
    • story
    • 1929
  • Betty Bronson, June Nash, Arthur Rankin, and Richard Walling in Companionate Marriage (1928)
    Companionate Marriage
    • scenario
    • 1928
  • David Lewis in Sinner's Parade (1928)
    Sinner's Parade
    • adaptation
    • screenplay
    • 1928
  • Reginald Denny in Good Morning, Judge (1928)
    Good Morning, Judge
    • writer
    • 1928

Actress

  • Margarita Fischer and Harry Hilliard in The Dangerous Talent (1920)
    The Dangerous Talent
    • Mildred Shedd
    • 1920
  • Margarita Fischer in The Tiger Lily (1919)
    The Tiger Lily
    • Dorothy Van Rensselaer
    • 1919
  • Good Night, Paul (1918)
    Good Night, Paul
    7.2
    • Rose Hartley
    • 1918
  • Eddie Lyons and Lee Moran in There Goes the Bride (1918)
    There Goes the Bride
    Short
    • 1918
  • Louise Lovely in Painted Lips (1918)
    Painted Lips
    • Mrs. Silver
    • 1918
  • Carmel Myers in My Unmarried Wife (1918)
    My Unmarried Wife
    • Undetermined Role
    • 1918
  • A Devil with the Wimmin (1917)
    A Devil with the Wimmin
    Short
    • Mrs. Killing - the Wife
    • 1917
  • Who Was the Other Man? (1917)
    Who Was the Other Man?
    • Wanda Bartell
    • 1917
  • Hands Up! (1917)
    Hands Up!
    • Elinor Craig
    • 1917
  • Marie Osborne in Told at Twilight (1917)
    Told at Twilight
    • The Mother
    • 1917
  • The Room of Mystery (1917)
    The Room of Mystery
    Short
    • (as Margaret Van)
    • 1917
  • Margarita Fischer in The Pearl of Paradise (1916)
    The Pearl of Paradise
    • Denise - John's iancee
    • 1916
  • Inherited Passions (1916)
    Inherited Passions
    • 1916
  • The First Quarrel
    Short
    • Ethel
    • 1916
  • The Hills of Glory
    Short
    • Bettina Purdy
    • 1916

Script and Continuity Department

  • Charley Chase and Kathryn Crawford in Modern Love (1929)
    Modern Love
    7.0
    • continuity
    • 1929

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Margaret Van
  • Born
    • August 8, 1890
    • Omaha, Nebraska, USA
  • Died
    • July 4, 1983
    • Long Beach, California, USA
  • Spouses
      Charles Pearce Collman1931 - 1951 (his death)
  • Relatives
    • Vanessa Vander Pluym(Great Grandchild)
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    • 6 Articles

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Thrice married (to Cornelius Vander-Pluym, James Gruen, and Charles Pearce Collman), Beatrice Van had one child, Kreigh Vander-Pluym (February 4, 1910-November 1971), who predeceased his mother. Kreigh Vander-Pluym's granddaughter (and Beatrice Van's great-granddaughter) is actress Vanessa Vander Pluym.

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