Ida Darling

Ida Darling (February 23, 1880 – June 5, 1936) was an American actress who built a career across both the New York stage and silent motion pictures. Born in New York City, she sustained a presence in New York theater spanning four decades.

Her Broadway career extended from 1900 to 1919 and included productions such as Cupid Outwits Adam (1900), Her Lord and Master (1902), The Vinegar Buyer (1903), The Embassy Ball (1906), Uncle Sam (1911), Children of Destiny (1910), Rachel (1913), A Full House (1915), Common Clay (1915), The Land of the Free (1917), and Please Get Married (1919).

Darling also accumulated substantial screen credits, appearing in 53 films between 1913 and 1935. During a ten-year period living in California, she worked under contract to David Selznick as a member of the Selznick Pictures Corporation stock company. Her film work included the 1925 First National Pictures production of Irene, starring Colleen Moore. Among her sound-era films was Lummox (1929). She also appeared in The Wild Westcotts, a comedy staged at the Vine Street Theater during the 1927 season, alongside Glenda Farrell.

Darling died on June 5, 1936, at St. Vincent's Hospital in Los Angeles at the age of 56. Funeral services were conducted by Gates, Crane & Earl Mortuary, and she was cremated at Hollywood Cemetery.