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Actor Born: June 28, 1894 in Pittsburgh, PA Death: March 3, 1988 in Reno, NV Biography:Born in Pittsburgh and raised in Alabama, actress "Lois Wilson" was one of four sisters, all of whom would subsequently have silent film careers--but only Lois would rise to stardom. Intending to become a schoolteacher, Wilson was lost to academia forever when she won an Alabama beauty contest sponsored by Universal Pictures. Her first film for the studio was "Dumb Girl of Portici" (1916), filmed in Chicago, where she showed up uncredited in several minor roles (along with another newcomer named "Boris Karloff"). Blessed with a serene beauty and expressive eyes, Lois had little trouble achieving leading-lady status in a group of J. Warren Kerrigan westerns. She moved to Famous Players (aka Paramount) in 1919, attaining full stardom for her subtly shaded performance as an outwardly meek but inwardly determined Scotswoman in "What Every Woman Knows" (1921). After being reunited with "J. Warren Kerrigan"... Full Biography
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