Actress. Though she made her screen apprenticeship under D.W. Griffith’s direction, along with Mary Pickford, Mae Marsh, Blanche Sweet, Lillian and Dorothy Gish, Miriam Cooper never attained their prominence, even though she was cast in two silent classic movies, “The Birth of a Nation” and “Intolerance.” Married to director Raoul Walsh (1916-1926). (bio by: Hugo Bartoli)  Family links:  Parents:  Margaret Stewart Cooper (1870 – 1947)  Spouse:  Raoul A. Walsh (1887 – 1980)  Children:  John Raoul Walsh (1914 – 1985)* *Calculated relationship