Wanda Hawley

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Hawley, all but forgotten today, was one of the biggest stars of the silent era and was receiving as much, if not more fan mail that Gloria Swanson - a superstar of that time. Due to her petit status, Hawley billed herself as Wanda Petit for a brief period in her career. She rose to stardom in Cecil B. DeMille films and later starred in films for director Sam Wood. With the advent of sound, Hawley`s career ended and she was reportedly working as a call-girl in San Francisco during the early 1930s.