The Ten Commandments (1923)
German postcard by Ross Verlag, no. 681/2. Photo: Paramount-Film / National-Verleih. Estelle Taylor as Miriam, sister of Moses in The Ten Commandments (Cecil B. DeMille, 1923). Caption: Miriam.
Estelle Taylor (1894–1958) was an American actress, singer, model, and animal rights activist. With "dark-brown, almost black hair, and brown eyes," she was regarded as one of the most beautiful silent film stars of the 1920s.
After her stage debut in 1919, Taylor began appearing in small roles in World and Vitagraph films. She achieved her first notable success with While New York Sleeps (1920). She was a contract player of Fox and later Paramount, but for the most part of her career, she freelanced. She became famous and was commended by critics for her portrayals of historical women in important films: Moses' sister Miriam in The Ten Commandments (1923) starring Theodore Roberts, Mary, Queen of Scots in Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall (1924) starring Mary Pickford, and Lucrezia Borgia in Don Juan (1926) starring John Barrymore.
Although she made a successful transition to sound films, she retired from film acting in 1932 and decided to focus entirely on her singing career. She was also active in animal welfare before her death from cancer in 1958.
The Ten Commandments (1923)
German postcard by Ross Verlag, no. 681/2. Photo: Paramount-Film / National-Verleih. Estelle Taylor as Miriam, sister of Moses in The Ten Commandments (Cecil B. DeMille, 1923). Caption: Miriam.
Estelle Taylor (1894–1958) was an American actress, singer, model, and animal rights activist. With "dark-brown, almost black hair, and brown eyes," she was regarded as one of the most beautiful silent film stars of the 1920s.
After her stage debut in 1919, Taylor began appearing in small roles in World and Vitagraph films. She achieved her first notable success with While New York Sleeps (1920). She was a contract player of Fox and later Paramount, but for the most part of her career, she freelanced. She became famous and was commended by critics for her portrayals of historical women in important films: Moses' sister Miriam in The Ten Commandments (1923) starring Theodore Roberts, Mary, Queen of Scots in Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall (1924) starring Mary Pickford, and Lucrezia Borgia in Don Juan (1926) starring John Barrymore.
Although she made a successful transition to sound films, she retired from film acting in 1932 and decided to focus entirely on her singing career. She was also active in animal welfare before her death from cancer in 1958.