caption death_date death_place birth_place birth_date spouse yearsactive birthname image article_title name occupation death_cause
1923 screen '' photo from '' the blue book of the 12 april 1976 charlottesville , virginia , united states baltimore , maryland , united states 7 november 1891 raoul walsh 1916 1926 1910 & ndash ; 1924 marian cooper miriam cooper the blue book of the screen.jpg miriam cooper
 miriam cooper actress , writer , speaker stroke
miriam cooper

miriam cooper -lrb- november 7 , 1891 -- april 12 , 1976 -rrb- was a silent film actress who is best known for her work in early film including `` the birth of a nation '' and `` intolerance '' for d. w. griffith and `` the honor system '' and `` evangeline '' for her husband raoul walsh .
she retired from acting in 1923 but was rediscovered by the film community in the 1960s , and toured colleges lecturing about silent films .
