Lola May

Lola May
May in 1916 publication
Born	May Purman March 15, 1889 North Dakota, U.S.
Died	February 4, 1971 (aged 81) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1914–1918 (film)

Lola May (born May Purman;^[1] 1889–1971) was an American silent film and stage actress.

May was born in North Dakota. She was a stage actress and appeared in seven films during the silent era including the historical drama The Beggar of Cawnpore.^[2] She appeared in the 1908-1909 Broadway hit A Gentleman from Mississippi.^{[citation needed]} Her other Broadway plays included The Lure (1913), Just Like John (1912), and An Old New Yorker (1911).^[3]

Beginning in November 1913, May faced a lawsuit from Marie Crandell, who said that her estranged husband, Derby Crandell, had bought gifts for May and had dined with her. Mrs. Crandell said "My husband was a model husband and we were very happy until this other woman came between us." The suit asked for $50,000 damages.^[4] The suit was dismissed on March 21, 1914, after Mrs. Crandell "failed to file a bill of particulars".^[5]

In 1916 she appeared in Thomas H. Ince's anti-war film Civilization as Queen Eugenie.^[6] The film reputedly cost $1 million to make.

• The Lure (1914)
• The Beggar of Cawnpore (1916)
• The Heart of Nora Flynn (1916)
• The Green Swamp (1916)
• Civilization (1916)

• George A. Katchmer. A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses. McFarland, 2002.

• Lola May at IMDb

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