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Wanda Hawley
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Actor Born: July 30, 1895 in Scranton, PA Death: March 18, 1963 in Los Angeles, CA Biography:A discovery, it was claimed at the time, of "Cecil B. De Mille", typical flapper "Wanda Hawley" loved diamonds more than stolid "Wallace Reid" in "The Affairs of Anatol" (1921), the best of the three films she made for the flamboyant director. Actually, Hawley had begun her screen career years before meeting De Mille, and had appeared under the moniker of Wanda Petit opposite both "Tom Mix" and "William S. Hart". From Scranton, PA, the future screen star had entered the theatrical profession with an amateur group in Seattle, WA, and, at least according to her official bio, later toured the U.S. and Canada as a singer. She entered films in 1917 but her best years were in the early '20s when under contract to Paramount, she starred or co-starred opposite the likes of "Milton Sills", "Jack Holt", and "Wallace Reid". Like so many of her contemporaries, Hawley's career waned in the latter part of the 1920s... Full Biography
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