Leah Baird

Leah Baird (born Ada Frankenstein; June 20, 1883 – October 3, 1971) was an American actress and screenwriter.
Life.
Baird was born in Chicago, Illinois, on June 20, 1883, the daughter of William Frankenstein and Bertha Schreiver Frankenstein Rathjen. She had an older sister, Mathilda Marie Emilie Frankenstein.
An early star for Vitagraph Studios, Baird began her film career in 1910 in "Jean and the Waif" opposite Jean, the Vitagraph Dog. She played several leads in William F. Brady's troupe, opposite Douglas Fairbanks. In the late 1910s she played in 15 episodes of the serial "Wolves of Kultur". Baird wrote and produced film during the 1920s.
Baird later became a screenwriter and contributed to a number of Clara Bow features. She was married to producer Arthur F. Beck.
Baird was under contract to Warner Bros. for seventeen years, where she appeared in character roles and as an extra.