1873-06-09 New York City, New York, USA
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Vera Lewis (June 10, 1873 – February 8, 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 married to actor Ralph Lewis. She was born in Manhattan, 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 appeared in 63 silent films, including the film classic Intolerance (1916) where she played the "old maid" Miss Jenkins. 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 appeared in 58 films during the 1930s, and another 60 during the 1940s. She retired after 1947, and resided at the Motion Picture Country House in Woodland Hills, California at the time of her death on February 8, 1956.
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It Had to Be You | Mrs. Brown (uncredited) | 1947-12-07 |
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It Happened on Fifth Avenue | Woman in Chauffeured Car (uncredited) | 1947-04-17 |
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It's a Joke, Son! | Hortense Dimwitty | 1947-01-15 |
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Wife to Spare | 1947-11-20 | |
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The Cat Creeps | Cora Williams | 1946-05-17 |
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Spook Busters | Mrs. Grimm | 1946-08-24 |
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The Killers | Ma Hirsch (uncredited) | 1946-08-30 |
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The Suspect | Hannah Barlow (uncredited) | 1945-01-31 |
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Rhythm Round-Up | Mrs. Squimp | 1945-09-06 |
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Hollywood and Vine | Fanny | 1945-04-25 |
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Mr. Skeffington | Justice of the Peace's Wife (uncredited) | 1944-05-25 |
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The Gorilla Man | Landlady (uncredited) | 1943-01-16 |
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Someone to Remember | Aggressive Miss Green | 1943-08-21 |
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Princess O'Rourke | Matilda (uncredited) | 1943-10-23 |
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The Hard Way | 'Aunt Vera Elliott' in 'Morning Melody' (Uncredited) | 1943-01-13 |
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Lady Gangster | Ma Silsby | 1942-04-01 |
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Bullet Scars | Indignant Woman in Car | 1942-03-07 |
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Moontide | Mrs. Simpson (uncredited) | 1942-05-29 |
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Busses Roar | Mrs. Dipper | 1942-09-19 |
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They Died with Their Boots On | Head Nurse (uncredited) | 1941-11-20 |
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Bad Men of Missouri | Mrs. Jordan | 1941-07-26 |
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Three Girls About Town | Clubwoman | 1941-10-23 |
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Manpower | Wife of the Justice of the Peace (uncredited) | 1941-08-09 |
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Cliff Edwards and His Buckaroos | Mrs. Marshall (uncredited) | 1941-03-08 |
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The Lady and the Lug | Elsa's Society Friend (uncredited) | 1941-03-22 |
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One Foot in Heaven | Mrs. Simpson (uncredited) | 1941-11-01 |
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Four Mothers | Mrs. Ridgefield | 1941-01-04 |
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Here Comes Happiness | Mrs. James | 1941-03-15 |
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Nine Lives Are Not Enough | Mrs. Slocum | 1941-09-20 |
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Miss Polly | Elvira Pennywinkle | 1941-11-14 |
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Remember the Day | Teacher | 1941-12-25 |
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All This, and Heaven Too | Queen Amélia of France (uncredited) | 1940-07-05 |
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Granny Get Your Gun | Carrie Ellis | 1940-02-10 |
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The Courageous Dr. Christian | Mrs. Norma Stewart | 1940-04-04 |
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An Angel from Texas | Mrs. Gates | 1940-04-27 |
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Money and the Woman | Mrs. Leslie, Depositor (uncredited) | 1940-08-17 |
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Adventure in Diamonds | Mrs. MacPherson | 1940-03-08 |
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They Drive by Night | Landlady (uncredited) | 1940-07-26 |
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Father Is A Prince | Carrie | 1940-11-18 |
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She Couldn't Say No | Pansy Hawkins | 1940-12-07 |
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Torchy Blane in Chinatown | Dowager (uncredited) | 1939-02-02 |
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Espionage Agent | American Tourist Going to Desert | 1939-09-30 |
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Kid Nightingale | Woman Crashing Vase (uncredited) | 1939-11-04 |
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Women in the Wind | Farmer's Wife | 1939-04-15 |
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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington | Mrs. Edwards (uncredited) | 1939-10-19 |
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Private Detective | Mrs. Widner | 1939-12-09 |
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Hell's Kitchen | Sarah Krispan | 1939-07-08 |
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The Roaring Twenties | Mrs. Gray | 1939-10-28 |
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The Return of Doctor X | Miss Sweetman | 1939-11-23 |
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Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase | Rosemary Turnbull | 1939-09-09 |
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On Trial | Mrs. Leeds-Juror #8 | 1939-04-01 |
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Dodge City | League Member in Polka-Dot Dress (uncredited) | 1939-04-08 |
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Yes, My Darling Daughter | Mrs. Dibble | 1939-02-25 |
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Sweepstakes Winner | Mrs. McCarthy, the Landlady | 1939-05-20 |
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Naughty But Nice | Aunt Annabella Hardwick | 1939-06-23 |
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Blackwell's Island | Hospital Desk Nurse (uncredited) | 1939-01-24 |
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Four Wives | Mrs. Ridgefield | 1939-12-22 |
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Devil's Island | Gaudet's Housekeeper | 1939-01-07 |
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Boy Meets Girl | Studio Cleaning Woman | 1938-08-27 |
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Broadway Musketeers | Landlady (uncredited) | 1938-10-08 |
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In Old Chicago | Wedding Witness (uncredited) | 1938-04-15 |
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Racket Busters | Jordan's Neighbor (uncredited) | 1938-07-16 |
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Torchy Gets Her Man | Woman at Schmidt's Pet Store (uncredited) | 1938-11-12 |
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Nancy Drew… Detective | Miss Van Deering (uncredited) | 1938-11-19 |
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The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse | Juror (uncredited) | 1938-07-20 |
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Hard to Get | Mrs. Petewyler (uncredited) | 1938-11-05 |
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Comet Over Broadway | Mrs. Appleton | 1938-12-03 |
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Four Daughters | Mrs. Ridgefield | 1938-08-09 |
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Girls on Probation | Miss Lewis | 1938-10-22 |
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Maid of Salem | Townswoman (Uncredited) | 1937-02-12 |
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Missing Girls | Ma Barton | 1936-09-10 |
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Don’t Get Personal | Spinster (Uncredited) | 1936-02-12 |
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Paddy O'Day | Aunt Flora | 1936-01-17 |
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Dancing Pirate | Orville's Mother (uncredited) | 1936-05-22 |
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The Daring Young Man | Secretary to the Duchess | 1935-07-17 |
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Navy Wife | Bridge Player | 1935-09-17 |
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Man on the Flying Trapeze | Mrs. Cordelia Neselrode | 1935-08-03 |
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Never Too Late | Mother Hartley | 1935-11-27 |
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Way Down East | Mrs. Poole | 1935-10-25 |
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The Meanest Gal in Town | Woman at Mayor's Outing (uncredited) | 1934-01-12 |
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Meet the Baron | Head Housekeeper (uncredited) | 1933-10-20 |
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Hold Your Man | Mrs. Gargan (uncredited) | 1933-06-30 |
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Night Nurse | Miss Dillon | 1931-07-16 |
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Command Performance | Queen Elizabeth | 1931-01-19 |
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Wide Open | Mrs. Hathaway | 1930-02-01 |
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Strictly Unconventional | Duchess of Brocklehurst | 1930-05-03 |
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The Iron Mask | Madame Peronne | 1929-02-21 |
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Coquette | Miss Jenkins | 1929-03-30 |
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Satan and the Woman | Mrs. Leone Daingerfield | 1928-01-20 |
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Ramona | Señora Moreno | 1928-03-27 |
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Something Always Happens | Gräfin Agathe | 1928-03-28 |
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The Home Towners | Mrs. Calhoun | 1928-11-03 |
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What Happened To Father | Mrs. Bradberry | 1927-06-25 |
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The Small Bachelor | Mrs. Waddington | 1927-11-06 |
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The Broken Gate | Invalid | 1927-02-15 |
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Resurrection | Aunt Marya | 1927-03-19 |
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King of the Pack | "Widder" Gasper | 1926-10-05 |
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The Lily | Mrs. Arnaud Sr | 1926-10-03 |
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Take It from Me | Mrs. Forsythe | 1926-10-10 |
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Ella Cinders | Ma Cinders | 1926-06-06 |
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The Gilded Butterfly | Mrs. Ralston | 1926-01-03 |
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Eve's Secret | Duchess | 1925-05-11 |
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Who Cares | Grandmother Ludlow | 1925-02-01 |
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The Only Thing | Princess Erek | 1925-11-22 |
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Stella Dallas | Mrs. Tibbets | 1925-11-16 |
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Enticement | Mrs. Blake | 1925-03-01 |
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Broadway After Dark | Mrs. Smith | 1924-05-19 |
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The Dark Swan | Mrs. Quinn | 1924-11-26 |
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How to Educate a Wife | Mrs. Bancks | 1924-05-01 |
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In Every Woman's Life | Diana Lansdale | 1924-09-28 |
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Desire | Mrs. De Witt Harlan | 1923-10-01 |
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Long Live the King | Archduchess Annuncita | 1923-11-26 |
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The Marriage Market | Aunt Agnes Piggott | 1923-10-25 |
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Brass | Mrs. Jones | 1923-03-04 |
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Nancy from Nowhere | Mrs. Kelly | 1922-01-22 |
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Peg o' My Heart | Mrs. Chichester | 1922-12-17 |
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The Glorious Fool | Miss Hart | 1922-01-01 |
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She Couldn't Help It | Mother Hogan | 1920-12-14 |
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The Devil's Riddle | Leading lady | 1920-03-08 |
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The Blooming Angel | Floss's Aunt | 1920-02-08 |
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The Poor Simp | Mrs. Adams | 1920-08-20 |
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Nurse Marjorie | Duchess of Donegal | 1920-04-03 |
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A Full House | Aunt Penelope | 1920-10-24 |
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Yvonne from Paris | Aunt Marie Provost | 1919-07-13 |
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As the Sun Went Down | Ike's Wife | 1919-02-10 |
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The Mother and the Law | Miss Mary Jenkins | 1919-08-18 |
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Lombardi, Ltd. | Mollie | 1919-10-01 |
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The Pest | Housekeeper | 1919-04-20 |
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The Merry-Go-Round | Mrs. Pomeroy | 1919-09-21 |
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The Lamb and the Lion | Mrs. Robert Derby | 1919-03-24 |
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The Long Lane's Turning | Charlotte Allen | 1919-02-10 |
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A Weaver of Dreams | Aunt Hattie Taylor | 1918-03-02 |
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A Bit of Jade | Mrs. Abigail King | 1918-04-01 |
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Jack and the Beanstalk | The Giantess | 1917-07-30 |
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The Trouble Buster | Mrs. Westfall | 1917-10-08 |
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Lost in Transit | Mrs. Flint | 1917-09-03 |
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Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages | Mary T. Jenkins (Modern Story) | 1916-09-04 |
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Betty in Search of a Thrill | Mrs. Hastings | 1915-05-17 |
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Hypocrites | Parishioner (uncredited) | 1915-01-20 |
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The Caprices of Kitty | Miss Smythe | 1915-03-08 |
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Sunshine Molly | Mrs. O'Brien | 1915-03-18 |
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The Kid Magicians | Georgie's Mother | 1915-06-29 |
