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Ella Margaret Gibson (September 14, 1894 – October 21, 1964), was an American stage and silent film actress who had leading roles in Vitagraph westerns, often opposite William Clifford. She also appeared with Charles Ray in ''The Coward'' (1915) and later worked in two Westerns with William S. Hart: ''The Money Corral'' and ''Sand!''. In 1999 it was reported that on the afternoon of October 21, 1964 she made a dying confession to the murder of director William Desmond Taylor. Gibson was sometimes credited or otherwise identified under at least seven other names, such as Patsy Palmer, Margie Gibson, Marguerite Gibson, Ella Margaret Lewis, Ella Margaret Arce or Pat Lewis. She appeared in 147 movies between 1913 and 1929.〔''(Taylorology 84 )'', December 1999, retrieved 22 June 2010〕 == Career == By her own account Gibson's parents had worked in show business. She began her stage career at the age of 12, apparently when her father left and she remained as the sole means of support for her mother. Gibson appeared on the ''Pantages Vaudeville Circuit'' for over two years. In 1909 she became a member of the ''Theodore Lorch Stock Company'' in Denver where she was cast in a wide variety of roles. She entered the film industry in 1912, getting a job with Vitagraph in Santa Monica where she stayed for three years. For six months during this period Taylor was acting in the same studio and they made four films together: ''The Love of Tokiwa,'' ''The Riders of Petersham,'' ''The Kiss'' and ''A Little Madonna''. An article in ''Variety'' magazine the following year noted that the 19-year-old budding film star had purchased a cliffside bungalow overlooking the Pacific Ocean in Santa Monica. In 1915 she left Vitagraph and went to the ''Thomas Ince Film Company'' where she played a small supporting role in ''The Coward'', the film which made Charles Ray a star. She subsequently had supporting roles in many comedy shorts and was the subject of several promotional articles in fan magazines. Her first starring role after Vitagraph was in Mutual Masterpicture's ''The Soul's Cycle'' (1916) in which she played both an attractive Roman maiden and a modern New York heiress. Other noted roles included leads in ''The Riders of Petersham,'' ''Back to Eden'' and ''The Outlaw.'' In 1917 Gibson was arrested for vagrancy under circumstances which included allegations of drug (opium) dealing. After a "largely attended" public trial the popular actress, who "during intermissions... was the center of a bevy of young women," was acquitted but the publicity forced her to quietly change her screen name to Patricia Palmer (among other names). She continued to work in movies but had few leading roles. Gibson obtained many bit parts including a brief appearance in ''King of Kings.'' 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Margaret Gibson (actress)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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