Pauline Starke (January 10, 1901 – February 3, 1977) was an American silent-film actress born in Joplin, Missouri. She made her acting debut appearing ...

But you’d probably not find Pauline Starke on the list. Pauline Starke was probably the very first Joplin actress or actor to make the leap to movie stardom though she’s not remembered today.

With broken hearts we announce the passing of Pauline Antonia Starke, on June 7, 2022 while surrounded in love by her daughters. Our sweet mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother was born on ...

Films featuring local talent or events — from the 1920s silent film “Captain Salvation” and Alfred Hitchcock’s spy thriller “Saboteur,” starring, respectively, Joplin natives Pauline ...