Laura Oakley

Biography

A true daughter of the Golden State, Laura Oakley entered the world in Oakland on July 10, 1879. She would go on to command the early silver screen not just with her presence as an actress, but with her pen as a writer. Her cinematic footprint remains etched in silent-era milestones like The Romance of a Photograph (1914), the intrigue of The Black Box (1915), and the compelling narrative of Shackles (1916). In her private life, Oakley was twice married, first to Frank Newburg and later to Milton Moore. Her long life, which began in the San Francisco Bay Area, eventually came to a quiet close in Altadena on January 30, 1957.