Majel Coleman

Majel Coleman


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Majel Coleman (February 22, 1903 - July 27, 1980) was a


movie actress and model from Mason, Ohio. Most of her 11 film credits are


silent movie features.


Majel, who was a beauty contest winner in her hometown, went


to Hollywood in 1921 after high school. Coleman wanted to work for Cecil B.


Demille in particular. When she could not find a way to get his attention, she


lost interest in working for other movie studios. Then a chance happening


changed Coleman's future.


Demille noticed Coleman when a small stray dog followed her


home and became intimidated by her police dog. The little dog jumped off her


porch and broke its leg on the cement below. It continued on across the street


with Coleman pursuing. A car driven by the film producer almost ran over the


red haired beauty. Together Demille and Coleman took the puppy to the hospital.


Demille then signed Coleman to a movie contract in March


1925. He made tests and arranged for her to act in small parts in his next


films.


Coleman's hands became an ideal of perfection, beginning


with film screen tests which revealed their beauty, and she was often a hand


double in movies. She was listed among the 14 most beautiful women in the world


in 1926 along with Sally Rand, Etta Lee, Eugenia Gilbert, Jocelyn Lee, Sally


Long, Clara Morris, Olive Borden, Christina Montt, Adalyn Mayer, Thais


Valdemar, Yola D'Avril, and Dorothy Seastrom.


Her early motion picture efforts include roles in


Bluebeard's Eighth Wife (1923) and several Harry Carey westerns, Soft Shoes (1925)


and West of Broadway (1926). In Corporal Kate (1926) Coleman stars with Vera


Reynolds and Julia Faye. In 1927, Coleman played Procula, the wife of Pontius Pilate,


in Demille's production of King of Kings. Her last films include roles in The


Girl In The Glass Cage (1929) and Romance of the Rio Grande (1929).


Majel Coleman was married to Academy Award-winning feature


film and television set decorator Victor Gangelin (1899-1967) and they lived in


Los Angeles.


Majel Coleman died at age 77 in 1980 in Paramount,


California.

  • Known For

    Acting

  • Born

    1903-02-22

  • Place of Birth

    Ohio, USA

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