Edith Yorke Video | Celebrity Interview and Paparazzi

Edith Yorke was an English actress of the silent era. She appeared in 65 films between 1919 and 1933. She was born in Derby, Derbyshire, England under the name Edith Murgatroyd and the family later moved to Croydon, Surrey but Edith left a more comfortable life behind to return to Derby, where she taught destitute children in a local workhouse. She married Robert Byard and emigrated with him...  MORE

Edith Yorke was an English actress of the silent era. She appeared in 65 films between 1919 and 1933. She was born in Derby, Derbyshire, England under the name Edith Murgatroyd and the family later moved to Croydon, Surrey but Edith left a more comfortable life behind to return to Derby, where she taught destitute children in a local workhouse. She married Robert Byard and emigrated with him and their children to the US in 1902, becoming a film actress in her 50s, mainly in supporting roles. Her daughter also worked for a time as an actress in films, and her son became a violinist with a symphony orchestra. She developed curvature of the spine as a result of working under the excessively hot studio lights and died in Southgate, California. LESS