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Birth Name: Winifred Josephine Reeves
Born: 17 September 1899 Died: 5 March 1971
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United States
Height: 5' 5"
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Winnie Lightner was known as Broadway's "Song a Minute Girl" because she could belt out a song in less than 60 seconds. Her brassy, outgoing style lent itself to Warner's Vitaphone shorts when sound came in, and soon Winnie Lightner was a top Warner star. The missing "Gold Diggers of Broadway" was a triumph for Lightner in 1929, and the all-technicolor "The Life of the Party" was an even bigger hit. Despite the huge success of her first few films, Warner Brothers began to assign maudlin roles to Winnie, and by 1933 she was at MGM playing second fiddle to stars like Joan Crawford. Lightner had met Di
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1. Dancing Lady (1933)
| Rating: | 28 Watched |
2. The Stolen Jools (1931) (1931)
| Rating: | 21 Watched |
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4. She Had to Say Yes (1933)
| Rating: | 5 Watched |
5. Show of Shows (1929)
| Rating: | 3 want to see |
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