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Silent film and US stage actor
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Female
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Birth:
15 March 1889(North Dakota, USA)
Death:
4 February 1971(Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA)
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The details
Biography
Introduction
Lola May (1889–1971) was an American silent film and stage actress.
Life
May was born in North Dakota. She was a stage actress but she also appeared in seven films during the silent era including the historical drama The Beggar of Cawnpore.Plays she appeared in include the 1908-09 Broadway hit A Gentleman from Mississippi.
In 1916 she appeared in Thomas H. Ince's anti-war film Civilization as Queen Eugenie. The film reputedly cost $1m to make.
Partial filmography
- The Lure (1914)
- The Beggar of Cawnpore (1916)
- The Heart of Nora Flynn (1916)
- The Green Swamp (1916)
- Civilization (1916)