This Is An Tribute To The Beautiful Silent Actress Norma Talmadge By The Time Norma Was 14 She Took Up Modeling Where She Was Successful Enough That She Attracted The Attention Of Studio Chiefs (Where The Vitagraph Was Located) & Then Norma Landed Small Roles With The Studio In 1910, Such As Uncle Tom's Cabin & Love Of Chrysanthemum & A Dixie Mother & A Broken Spell & By The Time In 1911 She Was Improving As An Actress, So Much So That She Landed A Good Part In A Tale Of Two Cities & By 1913 She Was Vitagraph's Most Promising Young Actress. In August Of 1915 Norma & Her Mother Left For California & The Promise Of Success In The Fleding Film Industry There. Her First Film For Hollywood Was Captivating Mary Carstairs & The Film Was Not Only A Flop But The Studio That Made It, National Pictures & Went Out Of Business & During The Time Her Sister Constance Was Working For Legendary Director DW Griffth. Constance Managed To Get Norma A Contract With Griffth's Company. Over The Fo! llowing Eight Months Norma Made Seven Feature Film & A Few Shorts & After The Contract Ran Out, The Family Returned To The East Coast & In 1916 She Met & Married Producer & Businessman Joseph M. Schenck & With His Backing They Formed Their Own Production Company & Turned Out A Number Of Films & The First Of Which Of Which Was Panthea & It Was A Tremendous Hit, As Was For Norma & In 1920 The Production Company Moved To Hollywood, Where The Big Hits Of The Day Were Being Produced. Her Company Produced
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