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Leila Hyams (May 1, 1905 – December 4, 1977) was an American actress who came from a show business family. ... Phil Berg, in 1927. In 1936, after a 12-year acting ...
Leila Hyams was one of the top leading ladies of the early talkie pre-code years. She was a likable, pleasing actress with a charming presence. ... Phil Berg November ...
- Actress, Soundtrack
- May 1, 1905
- 2 min
- December 4, 1977
Apparently she was very shrewd about protecting her assets, putting a picture of herself on all her checks so they would be impossible to cash if they were stolen. She was married to agent Phil Berg for 50 years, from 1927 until her death. Leila Hyams passed away from natural causes on December 4, 1977, in Bel-Air, CA at age 72.
- May 1, 1905
- December 4, 1977
Joan Hartley. Philip Jay Berg [1] (February 15, 1902 – February 1, 1983) was an American talent agent who co-founded, with Bert Allenberg, the Berg-Allenberg talent agency, he was known for his movie package deals, a concept that changed Hollywood in the 1930s, he represented an empire of dozens of actors, directors and writers.
- Phillip Jay Berg, February 15, 1902, New York City, U.S.
- co-founding the Berg-Allenberg talent agency.
- February 1, 1983 (age 80)
- B.A. University of Pennsylvania
Dec 9, 1977 · Miss Hyams was born in New York City to a well known theatrical couple, John Hyams and Leila McIntyre, known in vaudeville as Hyams and McIntyre. ... She was married to Phil Berg in 1927. Mr.
Feb 3, 1983 · Berg married Joan Hartley Berg after the death of his first wife, the former actress Leila Hyams, whom he married in 1927. He is survived by Joan Hartley Berg. Phil Berg, a pioneer talent agent ...
May 1, 2013 · She was married to the agent Phil Berg from 1927 until her death in Bel Air, California. I mostly remember Leila in the movie Freaks (1932), and as Bing Crosby's leading lady in his first starring role in The Big Broadcast (1932). It was a shame she retired from acting so young, but her youth and beauty is preserved on film forever.
