Julia Duncan was an actress and Mack Sennett bathing beauty during the 1920s She was born Julia Share on November 17, 1908 in Fort Scott, Kansas. When she was a child the family moved to Los Angeles, California and her parents divorced. Her mother married Dr. Frank Duncan in 1915 and he adopted Julia. At […]

Francine Mussey was a popular French actress who tragically committed suicide She was born Marcelle Fromholt on October 6, 1897 in Paris, France. In 1920 she made her film debut in the French film Le’Pave directed by Lucien Lehmen. Francine appeared in more than a dozen silent movies including The House Of Mystery, Lady Harrington, […]

  Claudette Colbert was an Oscar winning star whose career spanned six decades She was born Emilie Claudette Chauchoin September 13, 1903 in Saint Mande, France. Her family moved to New York City in 1906. After high school she studied fashion design at the Art Students League of New York. Her friend, writer Anne Morrison, […]

Lilly Christine was a popular burlesque star and model known as The Cat Girl She was born Martha Theresa Pompender on December 17, 1923 in Dunkirk, New York. Her father, Thomas Pompender, was born in Italy and her mother, Mary Pompender, was born in Germany. In 1944 she made her film debut in Irish Eyes […]

Marilyn Miller was a Broadway actress and Ziegfeld Follies star who died tragically young She was born Mary Ellen Reynolds on September 1, 1898 in Evansville, Indiana. Her parents divorced when she a child. Marilyn began performing in vaudeville with her family when she was just four years old. In 1914 she was discovered by […]

Pauline Brooks was a starlet who had a brief film career in the 1930s She was born on October 1, 1912 in New York City. Her father, Marty Brooks, was a vaudeville actor and producer. At the age of sixteen she made her stage debut in the George White’s Scandals. Then she was offered a […]

Ann Pennington was a Ziegfeld Follies star known for her sexy dancing and dimpled knees She was born was born in Wilmington, Delaware, on December 23, 1893. Her family, who were Quakers, moved to Camden, New Jersey when she was a child. Ann took dancing lessons from ballerina Catherine Littlefield. At the age of seventeen […]