Viora Daniel (1902–1980) was an American
film actress
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of the
silent era.
[Foster p.33] She appeared in around twenty films, including several
shorts
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, in a mixture of
lead
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and
supporting role
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s.
Selected filmography
* ''
The Fourteenth Man'' (1920)
* ''
Young Mrs. Winthrop
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'' (1920)
* ''
The Sins of St. Anthony'' (1920)
* ''
Life of the Party'' (1920)
* ''
Thou Art the Man'' (1920)
* ''
Be My Wife'' (1921)
* ''
The Easy Road'' (1921)
* ''
Saturday Night'' (1922)
* ''
The Cowboy and the Lady'' (1922)
* ''
Old Shoes'' (1925)
* ''
Bulldog Pluck'' (1927)
* ''
One Chance in a Million'' (1927)
* ''
Quarantined Rivals'' (1927)
References
Bibliography
* Foster, Charles. ''Stardust and Shadows: Canadians in Early Hollywood''. Dundurn, 2000.
* Massa, Steve. ''Slapstick Divas: The Women of Silent Comedy''. BearManor Media, 2017.
External links
*
1902 births
1980 deaths
American film actresses
Actresses from California
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