From Star to Recluse: Marie Doro

Marie Doro (born Marie Katherine Stewart on May 25, 1882, dying October 9, 1956) was an American stage and film actress of the early silent film era. A famous stage actress who gambled on early Hollywood, she became a recluse and by the end of her life, even her friends could not reach her.
She was first noticed as a chorus-girl by impresario Charles Frohman, who took her to Broadway with little objection from her divorced parents, where she also worked for William Gillette of "Sherlock Holmes fame", her early career being largely moulded by these two much-older mentors. She called the both of them hypnotists later in life, and you can learn more about both men and their Svengali abilities on this channel.
Although generally typecast in lightweight feminine roles, she was in fact notably intelligent, cultivated and witty. The press credited her girlishness and youthful grace. She was also a songwriter.

Sources:

Elise Warner, "Elementary My Dear Watson", Literary Traveler, https://www.literarytraveler.com/articles/elementary-my-dear-watson/

The Pennsylvania Rambler, "Marie Doro: A Forgotten Actress", https://thepennsylvaniarambler.wordpress.com/2019/01/22/marie-doro-a-forgotten-actress/

IMDB, "Marie Doro", https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0233945/bio/?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm

LA Times, "Marie Doro", https://projects.latimes.com/hollywood/star-walk/marie-doro/index.html

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