Lily Cahill
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Lily Cahill was an American actress of the stage and screen. The granddaughter of Confederate Army Colonel John Jacob Myers, she began her career in 1910 at the age of 15 playing supporting roles in several silent film
s directed by D.W. Griffith. In 1911 she was given leading parts in A Victim of Circumstances and The Failure.
In 1912 Cahill abandoned her movie career for the stage, making her Broadway
debut in the short lived play The Road to Arcady by Edith Sessions Tupper. She remained highly active in the New York theatre scene up through 1941. Some of her notable appearances are:
She also made appearances on the London stage and was active in regional theatre both in the Northeast United States and in her native Texas.
Cahill returned periodically to films during her career, appearing in Colonel Carter of Cartersville (1915), My Sin (1931), and So This Is London
(1939). She also appeared in one episode of the television series The Philco Television Playhouse
in 1953. She was briefly married to Irish born American actor Brandon Tynan.
Silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...
s directed by D.W. Griffith. In 1911 she was given leading parts in A Victim of Circumstances and The Failure.
In 1912 Cahill abandoned her movie career for the stage, making her Broadway
Broadway theatre
Broadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 40 professional theatres with 500 or more seats located in the Theatre District centered along Broadway, and in Lincoln Center, in Manhattan in New York City...
debut in the short lived play The Road to Arcady by Edith Sessions Tupper. She remained highly active in the New York theatre scene up through 1941. Some of her notable appearances are:
- Roi Cooper Megrue's Under Cover (1914)
- Brandon Tynan's The Melody of Youth (1916)
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(1941)
She also made appearances on the London stage and was active in regional theatre both in the Northeast United States and in her native Texas.
Cahill returned periodically to films during her career, appearing in Colonel Carter of Cartersville (1915), My Sin (1931), and So This Is London
So This Is London (1939 film)
So This Is London is a 1939 British comedy film directed by Thornton Freeland and starring Robertson Hare, Alfred Drayton and George Sanders. It is adapted from a play by Arthur Goodrich...
(1939). She also appeared in one episode of the television series The Philco Television Playhouse
The Philco Television Playhouse
The Philco Television Playhouse, a live television anthology series sponsored by Philco, was telecast from 1948 to 1955. Produced by Fred Coe, the NBC series was seen on Sundays from 9:00pm to 10:00pm...
in 1953. She was briefly married to Irish born American actor Brandon Tynan.