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Phyllis Haver (January 6, 1899 - November 19, 1960) was a popular American actress of the silent film era. Image File history File links Phyllis_Haver. ...
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January 6 is the 6th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
1899 (MDCCCXCIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...
November 19 is the 323rd day of the year (324th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...
Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ...
A silent film is a film which has no accompanying soundtrack. ...
Born in Douglas, Kansas, Phyllis Haver relocated with her family to the then small town of Los Angeles, California when she was very young. Haver attended Los Angeles Polytechnic High and upon graduating began to earn a living as a pianist in the new silent film theaters that began cropping up in the fast-growing city. Nickname: City of Angels Motto: Official website: http://www. ...
Haver began her acting career on a whim, when she decided to audition for legendary comedy producer Mack Sennett. Sennett was immediatley impressed by the attractive teenager and hired her on the spot to appear as one of his Bathing Beauties. Within a few years, Haver had begun appearing as a leading lady in two-reelers for Sennett Studios. Mack Sennett Mack Sennett (January 17, 1880 – November 5, 1960) was an innovator of slapstick comedy in film. ...
During the early 1920s Haver's public popularity rose and she became a favorite choice for directors to appear in comedy roles. Having worked for several years with Sennett, Haver had honed her skills as an actress and become a rather adept comedienne. One of her most memorable roles was the part of Roxie Hart in the very first film adaptation of Chicago in 1927, opposite Hungarian film actor Victor Varconi. The film became an enormous international success and made Haver recognizable throughout the world. The 1920s were a decade sometimes referred to as the Jazz Age or the Roaring Twenties, usually applied to America. ...
Chicago is a 1927 silent film produced by Cecil B. DeMille and directed by Frank Urson. ...
1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ...
Actor Victor Varconi was born as Mihaly Barconyi in Kisvard, Hungary on March 31, 1891. ...
Another of Phyllis Haver's notable roles was in the 1928 box-office hit comedy film The Battle of the Sexes, directed by D.W. Griffith. Haver won rave reviews from film critics for her role in the film. As the Roaring Twenties drew to a close and talkies came increasingly popular with the public, after appearing in two sound films, she retired from the industry. She married millionaire William Seeman in 1929, however the couple divorced in 1945. 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...
David Lewelyn Wark Griffith (January 22, 1875 - July 23, 1948) was an American film director (commonly known as D. W. Griffith) probably best known for his film The Birth of a Nation. ...
The Roaring Twenties refers to the North American time period of the 1920s, which has been described as one of the most colorful decades in American history. ...
A sound film (or talkie) is a motion picture with synchronized sound, as opposed to a silent movie. ...
1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...
1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...
Phyllis Haver lived in retirement in Falls Village, Connecticut, until her death at the age of 61 from an intentional overdose of barbituates in 1960. Barbiturates are drugs that act as central nervous system (CNS) depressants, and by virtue of this they produce a wide spectrum of effects, from mild sedation to anesthesia. ...
1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...
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