Marie Mosquini
Active - 1919 - 1929 | Born - Dec 3, 1902 in Los Angeles, CA | Died - Feb 21, 1983 in Los Angeles, CA | Genres - Comedy, Romance, Drama, War
Biography by Hans J. Wollstein
A delightful silent screen comedienne, who in 1918 co-starred in Stan Laurel's first series for slapstick producer Hal Roach, dark-haired Los Angeles native Marie Mosquini is perhaps best known for her four comedies with Will Rogers, including the hilarious parody Two Wagons Both Covered (1924). Like so many of her contemporaries with Roach and other comedy producers, Mosquini was always at her best in two-reelers and her few feature film roles are not memorable. She married sound recording pioneer Lee DeForest in 1930 and retired to become a well-known society hostess.
Marie Mosquini was an American film actress. She appeared in 202 films between 1917 and 1929. In October, 1930, Marie retired from acting and married an inventor 26 years her senior: Lee de Forest. She became his fourth and longest-lasting wife, staying with him until his death in 1961. In 1967, Marie donated her husband`s papers and historic prototypes to the Perham Foundation, now held at History San Jose. In 1968, she became a Novice Class amateur radio operator; her call sign was WB6ZJR. In 1973, she participated in a radio broadcast celebrating the centennial of her husband`s birth. Marie died in 1983 in Los Angeles, California.
