Lela Bliss

Lela Bliss (May 11, 1896 - May 15, 1980) was an American actress.

Lela Bliss was born on May 11, 1896 in Los Angeles, California, US. She died on May 15, 1980 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, US. She was married to the Canadian actor Harry Hayden from 1924 until his death on July 24, 1955, and they had one child together.^[1]

Lela Bliss and her husband Harry Hayden ran the Bliss-Hayden School of Acting at 254 South Robertson Boulevard in Beverly Hills, and their students included Veronica Lake and Mamie Van Doren. In 1954, it was acquired by Douglas Frank Bank and Jay Manford, and became the Beverly Hills Playhouse, and is one of the oldest acting schools and theatres in Los Angeles, California.

Partial filmography

• The Dark Mirror (1946)
• Gas House Kids Go West (1947)
• Intruder in the Dust (1949)
• To Please a Lady (1950)
• Ghost Chasers (1951)

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