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7—LOIS WILSON. Lois W ilson claims Pittsburgh. Pennsylvania, as her birthplace. When still a small child her parents moved to Birmingham, Alabama, in which city she was raised. She studied to be a school teacher but the lure of the stage caught her and carried her to Chicago, where she was introduced to Lois Weber. Through Miss Weber she was given a small part in “The Dumb Girl of Portici,” which she played with such -success that Miss Weber took her to Los Angeles. Here she played leads with J. Warren Kerrigan and Frank Keenan. She entered the La sky forces as leading woman for Wallace Reid and Bryant Washburn. William de Mille saw in her his ideal for an important role in his production, “Midsummer Madness.” She was then given Maude Adams s part of “Maggie Wvlie” in Sir James M. Barries “What Every Woman Knows,” another William de Mille production. Her most recent works include “Irish Luck.” “The Vanishing Race. ’ Miss Wilson has dark brown hair and eves.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 17865, 5 June 1926, Page 20 (Supplement)
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172SCREEN FAVOURITES. Star (Christchurch), Issue 17865, 5 June 1926, Page 20 (Supplement)
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