Texas Guinan also known as Mary Louise Cecelia Guinan was an American actress in the early 20th century. She is mostly remembered for being a popular nightclub hostess during the Prohibition era. Guinan started acting at a young age however, she moved to New York City in 1905. Form there she started obtaining important scripts in a series of musical comedies which included, Miss Bob White, The Gay Musician, and The Passing Show of 1913. During World War I she entertained Troops in France. She also had a successful career as a film actress with 200 silent two-reelers where she portrayed a bond, aggressive western heroine in the dime-novel tradition. In 1924, Larry Fay a bootlegger and racketeer made her hostess of his El Fay Club. This was life changing for her, since she singlehandedly created an atmosphere of camaraderie in the nightclub during the Prohibition Era. The club was used to smuggle alcohol and attracted anyone with money to take part in the illicit fun. When El Fay club was shut down by police she immediately appeared in the Texas Guinan Club and became one of the best known figures of the decade. In 1927 Guinan came back to perform with her own revue Padlocks of 1927, and created two talking pictures of, Queen of the Night Clubs and Broadway thru a Keyhole. In 1931 her company was not allowed to perform in France and so she decided to rename her revue Too Hot for Paris and went on a Western tour.