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Lois Wilson (I) More at IMDbPro »

Date of Birth
28 June 1894, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Date of Death
3 March 1988, Reno, Nevada, USA (pneumonia)

Height
5' 5" (1.65 m)

Mini Biography

School teacher turned brief stage actress before entering films at Paramount in 1916. She was playing leading roles well into the sound era, mostly in unflattering parts. After retiring from the screen she went on to work in television and on stage. Miss Wilson never married, but two of her sisters Diane Kane and Connie Lewis became actresses.

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Sister of actress Diana Kane and Connie Lewis.

One of her life-long best friends was Gloria Swanson. Another was Edith Fellows.

WAMPAS Baby Star of 1922.

Interviewed in "Talking to the Piano Player: Silent Film Stars, Writers and Directors Remember" by Stuart Oderman (BearManor Media).

Ex-sister-in-law of George Fitzmaurice.



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