- Vera Lewis
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name = Vera Lewis
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birthdate =10 June ,1873
location =New York, New York ,USA
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deathdate =8 February ,1956
deathplace =Woodland Hills, Los Angeles ,USA
yearsactive = 1915-1947
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academyawards =Vera Lewis (
10 June ,1873 –8 February ,1956 ), was an American film andstage actress , beginning in thesilent film era. She appeared in 183 films between 1915 and 1947.She was born in
New York, New York , where she began acting in stage productions. Her film career started in 1915 with the film "Hypocrites", which starredMyrtle Stedman andCourtenay Foote . From 1915 to 1929 she appeared in sixty three silent films, including the film classic "Intolerance". Some sources have her also appearing in the 1915 film classic "Birth of a Nation ", however she did not.Unlike many silent film stars, she made a smooth transition to "talking films", starting with her 1930 appearance in "Wide Open", starring
Patsy Ruth Miller andEdward Everett Horton . Though never what is referred to as a "premier star", she appeared in fifty eight films during the 1930s, and another sixty during the 1940s. She retired after 1947, and resided inWoodland Hills, California at the time of her death on February 8th, 1956.elected filmography
* "Hypocrites" (1915)
* "Intolerance" (1916)
* "Peg o' My Heart" (1922)
* "Ramona" (1928)
* "The Iron Mask " (1929)
* "Just Imagine " (1930)
* "Night Nurse" (1931)
* "King Kong" (1933)
* "Way Down East" (1935)
* "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington " (1939)
* "The Roaring Twenties " (1939)
* "Million Dollar Baby" (1941)
* "Yankee Doodle Dandy " (1942)
* "The Cat Creeps" (1946)External links
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NAME= Lewis, Vera
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DATE OF BIRTH=10 June ,1873
PLACE OF BIRTH=New York, New York USA
DATE OF DEATH=8 February ,1956
PLACE OF DEATH=Woodland Hills, Los Angeles USA
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