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Lya de Putti

The first English word Hungarian silent film star Lya de Putti learned when she came to America to make movies was “Applesauce,” […]

Virginia Pearson Spends Thousands to Regain Beauty for Fling in Movies by Grant Marsden San Bernardino Sun, Aug. 24, 1924 LOS ANGELES […]

“The chief effect of bobbed hair is an appearance of youthfulness. And to look too young would destroy the air of sophistication […]

Lolita Lee, who looks more like Barbara La Marr than the late screen vampire resembled herself, is going to carry on for […]

“I’ve a reputation for temperamental display. Surely, I have an awful temper. But I’ve tried to be a good sport. I don’t […]

“Just last month, I was asked to do another of those barbarian things — and my answer was ‘never again.’ I mean […]

“Leatrice is the name my mother gave me. She made it up all by herself. She liked the name ‘Beatrice’ because it […]

“I was never thrilled with my movie contract. I had never aspired to be a movie star.” — Lottice Howell Source: Wanda […]

“I always think of blondes as soft and pliable, ready to cling to the nearest male for support and protection, just waiting […]

“Instinctively, I was not born a flapper, but instead, just a normal girl. Neither have I, during my screen career, struggled to […]