Biography
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Viola Dana, sometimes credited as Viola Flugrath, (born June 26, 1897 in Brooklyn, New York; died July 3, 1987 in Woodland Hills, California) was an American film actress who was successful during the era of silent movies.
Career
Born Virginia Flugrath, Dana entered films in 1910 by the time she made her final film appearance in 1929, she had appeared in almost 100 films. Unable to make a successful transition to 'talkies', she retired that same year.
More than 50 years after her retirement from the screen she appeared in the documentary Hollywood (1980), discussing her career as a silent film star during the Hollywood era of the 1920s. In 1987, she was interviewed for the documentary Buster Keaton: A Hard Act to Follow and died later the same year from heart failure, aged 90.
Viola Dana has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her contribution to motion pictures. It is located at 6541 Hollywood Boulevard.
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