Pearl Shepard

Pearl Shepard
A young white woman with dark hair and eyes, wearing a headpiece with pearl bands and tulle, one hand on her cheek
Pearl Shepard, from a 1919 publication
Born
Pearl Ginsberg

January 17, 1900
New York, New York, U.S.
DiedSeptember 8, 1993
Oceanside, California, U.S.
Other namesPearl Ginsburg
OccupationActress

Pearl Shepard (January 17, 1900 – September 8, 1993), born Pearl Ginsberg, was an American actress in silent films. Her relationship with an Egyptian prince was in the headlines in 1924 and 1925.[1][2]

Biography

Shepard was from New York City, the daughter of Morris (or Maurice) Ginsberg[3] and Essie Ginsberg. Her father was a furrier, born in Russia.[4]

Shepard, known for her auburn hair,[5][6][7] won a beauty contest at Madison Square Garden,[8] and gained a film contract from the Thanhouser Company.[9][10] Florence La Badie was her mentor at Thanhouser.[10] She appeared in more than a dozen short silent films and several longer films, between 1917 and 1922, often comedies directed by Frank P. Donovan.[11]

Pearl Shepard and Charles Richman in a still from The Echo of Youth (1919).
Pearl Shepard and Charles Richman in a still from The Echo of Youth (1919), directed by Ivan Abramson

In 1924, Shepard's family announced that she had married Egyptian prince Mohammed Ali Ibrahim in 1923.[4][12][13] He was described as a "sporting prince",[14] and had previously been linked to actresses Mabel Withee[2] and Mabel Normand.[1][15] She was rumored to be back in New York City without him in 1925.[2][16] In 1935, she was still hoping to marry him,[3] though he was linked with other actresses in the 1930s.[17][18] She lived with her sister in Rye, New York, in the 1950s.[19]

Filmography

  • The New Butler (1916, short, with Jerold T. Hevener)[20]
  • A Harem Romance (1917, short)[21]
  • His Winning Ways (1917, short)[21]
  • Stealing a Sweetheart (1917, short)[22]
  • A Boarding House Battle (1917, short)
  • A Hash House Romance (1917, short)
  • The Echo of Youth (1919)[23]
  • Break the News to Mother (1919)[24]
  • Bullin' the Bullsheviki (1919)[25]
  • Why Leave Your Husband? (1920)
  • His Valet (1921, short)[26]
  • The Price of Possession (1921)[27]
  • Mother Eternal (1921)
  • The Wages of Sin (1922)
  • Go Get 'Em Hutch (1922)[28]
  • Between Two Husbands (1922)

References

  1. ^ a b "Egypt's Prince at Last Marries His American 'Pearl'". The Philadelphia Inquirer. 1924-11-02. p. 82. Retrieved 2025-08-05 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ a b c "Prince's beloved Back--but Minus Beloved Prince". Daily News. 1925-03-23. p. 3. Retrieved 2025-08-05 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ a b "King Fuad Blocks Pearl's Ambition; Even Though She Changed Name from Ginsberg to Shepard". The Sault Star. 1935-09-13. p. 4. Retrieved 2025-08-05.
  4. ^ a b "Prince Weds Movie Star". The New York Times. October 14, 1924. p. 23.
  5. ^ "Auburn-Haired Beauty Wins at Ball". The Moving Picture World: 1833. March 18, 1916.
  6. ^ "Titian Locks Win Prince". Lincoln Evening State Journal and Daily News. June 21, 1923. p. 1 – via Internet Archive.
  7. ^ "Topics of Interest to Moving Picture Fans". The Sunday Oregonian. 1915-09-05. p. 64. Retrieved 2025-08-05 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Wins Beauty Prizes; Pearl Shepard, Comedienne, Gathers Laurels in Many Competitions". The Journal and Tribune. 1917-11-11. p. 31. Retrieved 2025-08-05 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Sifted from the Studios" Motography 15(11)(March 11, 1916): 596.
  10. ^ a b "Seventeen-year-old Winner of Beauty Contest Now a Thanhouser Player". Motion Picture News. 13 (10): 1427. March 11, 1916 – via Internet Archive.
  11. ^ Hank (June 23, 1923). "Behind the Picture Scenes". New York Star. 30 (15): 11.
  12. ^ Bovy, Phoebe Maltz. "Movie Stars In Forverts History: Princess Mohammed Ali Ibrahim née Ginsburg" Forward (May 4, 2017).
  13. ^ "Milestones". TIME. 1923-06-25. Archived from the original on 2025-05-23. Retrieved 2025-08-04.
  14. ^ "New York Girl to Be Princess Whether King Consents or Not". Hartford Courant. 1923-06-16. p. 8. Retrieved 2025-08-05 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "'Tut' Dynasty Heir to Wed Movie Girl". Jersey Observer and Jersey Journal. 1923-06-18. p. 13. Retrieved 2025-08-05 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "Princess Ibrahim is Happy, Brother Says". Danville Register and Bee. 1925-03-25. p. 5. Retrieved 2025-08-05 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ^ "Edith Loses Undies, Gem Swizzle Stick". Daily News. 1936-11-08. p. 286. Retrieved 2025-08-05 – via Newspapers.com.
  18. ^ Sullivan, Ed (1932-08-22). "Broadway: Men and Maids". Daily News. p. 370. Retrieved 2025-08-05.
  19. ^ Roe, Dorothy (1956-09-30). "Ziegfeld Follies Grads are in Unexpected Places". Casper Morning Star. p. 18. Retrieved 2025-08-05 – via Newspapers.com.
  20. ^ "Little Jerry". The Moving Picture World: 1659. September 4, 1915.
  21. ^ a b "Making Three C Comedies" The Dramatic Mirror (October 6, 1917): 25.
  22. ^ "General Promises Action in New Releases". Motion Picture News. 16 (19): 3285. November 10, 1917 – via Internet Archive.
  23. ^ "Foreign Rights Sold on Abramson Picture". Moving Picture News: 1523. March 15, 1919 – via Internet Archive.
  24. ^ "'Break the News to Mother' A Story of Mother Dove". Daily News Leader. September 18, 1919. p. 2 – via California Digital Newspaper Collection.
  25. ^ Mavis, Paul (2015-06-08). The Espionage Filmography: United States Releases, 1898 through 1999. McFarland. p. 44. ISBN 978-1-4766-0427-5.
  26. ^ "Aladdin Comedies". Camera: 9. April 16, 1921 – via Internet Archive.
  27. ^ "Portola". San Francisco Call. March 12, 1921. p. 14 – via California Digital Newspaper Collection.
  28. ^ "April 9 Pathe's Release Date for 'Go-Get-Em-Hutch'". Exhibitors Daily Review: 601. January 28, 1922.
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