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Anita Page (born Anita Evelyn Pomares; August 4, 1910 – September 6, 2008) was an American film actress who reached stardom in the final years of the silent film era. She was referred to as "a blond, blue-eyed Latin" and "the girl with the most beautiful face in Hollywood" in the 1920s.
Anita Page. Actress: The Broadway Melody. Beautiful Anita Page was one of the most famous and popular leading ladies during the last years of the silent screen and the first years of the talkie era. She was best known for starring in The Broadway Melody (1929), the first sound film to win the Academy Award for Best Picture.
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- Flushing, New York, USA
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- Van Nuys, California, USA
When Anita Page passed peacefully in her sleep at the age of 98 in 2008, she truly was the "Last Star of the Silents". After all, she was the last living person to attend the first Academy Awards in 1929, and her career spanned decades, studio feuds, and one major image overhaul.
Mini Bio. Beautiful Anita Page was one of the most famous and popular leading ladies during the last years of the silent screen and the first years of the talkie era. She was best known for starring in The Broadway Melody (1929), the first sound film to win the Academy Award for Best Picture.
- August 4, 1910
- September 6, 2008
Sep 8, 2008 · Anita Page, one of the last surviving stars of the silent screen and a popular Hollywood siren before her surprisingly early and seemingly permanent retirement in the 1930s, died on Saturday....
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Aug 22, 2007 · Anita Page began as a silent film actress and successfully made the transition to sound films. Her career, which lasted only six years, includes her appearance in the hit The Broadway Melody (1929), the first sound film to win the Best Picture Oscar.
Sep 7, 2008 · Anita Page, an MGM actress who appeared in films with Lon Chaney, Joan Crawford and Buster Keaton during the transition from silent movies to talkies, has died. She was 98. Page died in her...
