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Anita Page (1910–2008)

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Beautiful Anita Page was one of the most famous and popular leading ladies during the last years of the silent screen and the first years of the talkie era. She was best known for starring in The Broadway Melody, the first sound film to win the Academy Award for Best Picture. Her leading men included the likes of John Gilbert, Clark Gable, Buster Keaton and Robert Montgomery... See full bio »

Born:

Anita Evelyn Pomares
in Flushing, New York, USA

Died:

(age 98) in Van Nuys, California, USA
Still of Anita Page in Our Dancing Daughters Anita Page Circa 1928 MGM Anita Page Anita Page Anita Page Anita Page Circa 1930 MGM
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2010 Frankenstein Rising
Elizabeth Frankenstein
 
2004 Bob's Night Out
Socialite
 
2002 The Crawling Brain (video)
Grandma Anita Kroger
 
2000 Witchcraft XI: Sisters in Blood (video)
Sister Seraphina
 
1996 Sunset After Dark
 
1961 The Runaway
Nun
 
1936 Hitch Hike to Heaven
Claudia Revelle
 
1933 I Have Lived
Jean St. Clair
 
1933 The Big Cage
Lilian Langley
 
1933 Soldiers of the Storm
Natalie
 
1933 Jungle Bride
Doris Evans
 
1932 Prosperity
Helen Praskins Warren
 
1932 Skyscraper Souls
Jenny
 
1932 Night Court
Mary Thomas
 
1932 Are You Listening?
Sally
 
1931 Under 18
Sophie
 
1931 Sidewalks of New York
Margie
 
1931 Gentleman's Fate
Ruth Corrigan
 
1931 The Easiest Way
Peg
 
1931 Reducing
Vivian Truffle
 
1930 War Nurse
Joy
 
1930 The Little Accident
Isabel
 
1930 Our Blushing Brides
Connie
 
1930 Caught Short
Genevieve Jones
 
1930 Free and Easy
Elvira Plunkett
 
1930 Great Day
 
1929 Navy Blues
Alice
 
1929 Speedway
Patricia 'Pat' Bonner
 
1929 Our Modern Maidens
Kentucky
 
1929 The Broadway Melody
Queenie Mahoney
 
1929 The Flying Fleet
Anita Hastings
 
1928 West of Zanzibar
Bit Role (uncredited)
 
1928 While the City Sleeps
Myrtle Sullivan
 
1928 Our Dancing Daughters
Ann
 
1928 Telling the World
Chrystal Malone
 
1927 Beach Nuts (short)
 
1926 Love 'Em and Leave 'Em (uncredited)
 
1925 A Kiss for Cinderella (uncredited)
 
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2008 Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1920s: The Dawn of the Hollywood Musical (video documentary) (performer: "The Boy Friend" - uncredited)
 
1932 Night Court ("Happy Days Are Here Again")
 
1930 War Nurse (performer: "When I Saw Sweet Nelly Home" 1859 - uncredited, "El Chocolo" - uncredited)
 
1929 Navy Blues (performer: "Navy Blues" 1929)
 
1929 The Broadway Melody (performer: "The Broadway Melody" 1929 - uncredited, "Harmony Babies" 1929 - uncredited, "The Boy Friend" 1929 - uncredited)
 
1929 The Hollywood Revue of 1929 (performer: "You Were Meant for Me" 1929 - uncredited)
 
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2010 Frankenstein Rising (in memory of)
 
2000 Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces (TV documentary) (grateful thanks)
 
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2008 A Silent Star (short)
Herself
 
2008 Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1920s: The Dawn of the Hollywood Musical (video documentary)
Herself
 
2002 Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star (TV documentary)
Herself - Actress/Crawford Co-Star
 
2000 I Used to Be in Pictures (documentary)
Herself
 
1998 E! Mysteries & Scandals (TV series)
Herself
– Clara Bow (1998) … Herself
– Jean Harlow (1998) … Herself
 
1998 Hollywood Mortuary (video)
Herself
 
1998 Creaturealm: From the Dead
Herself (segment "Hollywood Mortuary")
 
1931 The Christmas Party (short)
Herself (uncredited)
 
1931 The Voice of Hollywood No. 7 (Second Series) (short)
Herself
 
1931 Jackie Cooper's Birthday Party (documentary short)
Herself
 
1930 Screen Snapshots Series 9, No. 20 (short)
Herself
 
1930/II The Voice of Hollywood No. 3 (short)
Herself
 
1930/I The Voice of Hollywood No. 3 (short)
Herself (uncredited)
 
1929 The Hollywood Revue of 1929
Herself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (4 titles)
2007 The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk (video documentary)
Herself
 
2004 Broadway: The American Musical (TV series documentary)
 
1964 The Big Parade of Comedy (documentary)
Vivian Truffle in 'Reducing' (uncredited)
 
1944 This Happy Breed
Herself (uncredited)
 
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Height:

5' 2" (1.57 m)
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Trivia:

Was sought by Lon Chaney for his co-star in the movie While the City Sleeps , after seeing her in Our Dancing Daughters and being impressed with the way she acted with her eyes. See more »

Nickname:

The Girl With the Most Beautiful Face in Hollywood See more »

Star Sign:

Leo