Vera Lewis

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Vera Lewis
Born	10 June 1873 New York, New York, USA
Died	8 February 1956 Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, USA
Years active	1915-1947

Vera Lewis (10 June 1873 – 8 February 1956), was an American film and stage actress, beginning in the silent 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 starred Myrtle Stedman and Courtenay Foote. From 1915 to 1929 she would appear in sixty three silent films, to include 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 and Edward Everett Horton. Though never what is referred to as a "premier star", she would appear in fifty eight films during the 1930's, and another sixty during the 1940's. She would retire after 1947, and was residing in Woodland Hills, California at the time of her death on February 8th, 1956.

[edit] Selected 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)

[edit] External links

Vera Lewis at the Internet Movie Database

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NAME	Lewis, Vera
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Actor
DATE OF BIRTH	10 June 1873
PLACE OF BIRTH	New York, New York United States
DATE OF DEATH	8 February 1956
PLACE OF DEATH	Woodland Hills, Los Angeles United States