Vola Vale

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Birth Name: Violet Irene Smith

Born: 12 February 1897 Died: 17 October 1970

Country of origin: United States

Relationship Status: Married

Partner: Lawrence C Mcdougal

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Description: Considered in her day to be one of the screen's great beauties, Vola Vale was born born Violet Smith in Buffalo, New York, and grew up in Rochester. As a youngster she appeared in amateur stage productions in Rochester, and at age 15 made her film debut under her real name (she didn't use Vola Vale until 1916). Under contract to Biograph, she appeared in a wide variety of films. She left that studio in 1916 and joined Universal Pictures, where she appeared in a long series of comedy and dramatic shorts before making her feature debut in 1917. She worked not only for Universal but for many independent companies, and made several ... (more)

Tags: Born 1897 (2), Died 1970 (2), Actress (1), Diabetes (1), Heart Disease (1), Silent Cinema (1), Silent Actress (1)

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