Profile
Lois Wilson
Actor
Female
Born
Jun 28, 1894
Hometown
Pittsburgh, Penns...
Died
Mar 3, 1988
Death Place
Reno, Nevada
Lois Wilson was an American actress best known for her work during the silent film era. She also directed two short films and was a scenario writer.
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CHILDHOOD
1894
Birth
Born on June 28, 1894.
TWENTIES
1915
21 Years Old
Wilson moved to California when she won a beauty contest put on by Universal Studios and the Birmingham News in 1915.
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1919
25 Years Old
After appearing in several films at various studios, Wilson settled in at Paramount Pictures in 1919, where she remained until 1927.
1922
28 Years Old
She was a WAMPAS Baby Star of 1922, and all told, appeared in 150 movies.
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THIRTIES
1924
30 Years Old
She was once described as having a screen image of "the soft, marrying kind of woman"; in real life, however, she never married. She was chosen by Paramount Pictures to represent the motion picture industry at the British Empire Exposition of 1924.
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1926
32 Years Old
Wilson was also the model of the Philadelphia Sesquicentennial Celebration's official poster, "America Welcomes the World" in 1926.
FORTIES
1941
47 Years Old
Wilson played both romantic leads and character parts. Despite making a successful transition to sound, Wilson was dissatisfied with the roles she received in the 1930s and she soon retired in 1941, making only three films after 1939.
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LATE ADULTHOOD
1988
94 Years Old
Died on March 3, 1988.
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