Biography
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Leah Baird (June 20, 1883 – October 3, 1971) was an American actress of the silent screen, and a screenwriter. She began her film career in 1910 in Jean and the Waif opposite Jean, the Vitagraph Dog. She played several leads in William F. Brady's troupe, opposite Douglas Fairbanks. In the late 1910s she played in 15 episodes of the serial Wolves of Kultur. Baird wrote and produced film during the 1920s.
Baird later became a screenwriter and contributed to a number of Clara Bow features. She was married to producer Arthur F. Beck.
Filmography
Cast Credits
The Hard Man
Character: Townswoman (uncredited)
MOVIE • 1957
Around the World in Eighty Days
Character: Extra (uncredited)
MOVIE • 1956
Riding Shotgun
Character: Townswoman (uncredited)
MOVIE • 1954
It Should Happen to You
Character: Audience Member (uncredited)
MOVIE • 1954
Gasoline Alley
Character: Pedestrian (uncredited)
MOVIE • 1951
The Man Who Cheated Himself
Character:
MOVIE • 1950
Humoresque
Character: Professor (uncredited)
MOVIE • 1947
Shadow of a Woman
Character: Mrs. Calvin, Genevieve's Mother
MOVIE • 1946
Mildred Pierce
Character: Police Matron (uncredited)
MOVIE • 1945
Make Your Own Bed
Character: John's Wife
MOVIE • 1944
Thank Your Lucky Stars
Character: Bus Passenger (uncredited)
MOVIE • 1943
Action in the North Atlantic
Character: Mother (uncredited)
MOVIE • 1943
Air Force
Character: Nurse #2 (uncredited)
MOVIE • 1943
Busses Roar
Character: 2nd Old Maid
MOVIE • 1942
The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady
Character: Superintendent
MOVIE • 1942
Winning Your Wings
Character: High Schooler's Mother (uncredited)
MOVIE • 1942
Lady Gangster
Character: Matron
MOVIE • 1942
The Male Animal
Character: Trustee's Wife (uncredited)
MOVIE • 1942
Dangerously They Live
Character: Fake Telephone Operator (uncredited)
MOVIE • 1941
The Man Who Came to Dinner
Character: Fan at Train Station (uncredited)
MOVIE • 1941
Crew
Crew Credits
Jungle Bride
Role: Story
MOVIE • 1933
The Return of Boston Blackie
Role: Adaptation
MOVIE • 1927
The Return of Boston Blackie
Role: Screenplay
MOVIE • 1927
Stolen Pleasures
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 1927
Spangles
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 1926
Devil's Island
Role: Screenplay
MOVIE • 1926
Devil's Island
Role: Story
MOVIE • 1926
Shadow of the Law
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 1926
Shadow of the Law
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 1926
The Unnamed Woman
Role: Story
MOVIE • 1925
The Primrose Path
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 1925
Barriers Burned Away
Role: Screenplay
MOVIE • 1925
Is Divorce a Failure?
Role: Screenplay
MOVIE • 1923
Is Divorce a Failure?
Role: Adaptation
MOVIE • 1923
When Husbands Deceive
Role: Screenplay
MOVIE • 1922
When Husbands Deceive
Role: Story
MOVIE • 1922