Ida May Lewis (May 1848 - April 21, 1935) was an American stage and screen actress. She started in the theater when

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and Wallack were the top manager impresarios. She later appeared in many silent films allegedly beginning with

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studios in 1911. From 1913 she did much silent film work. She appeared in

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's version of '' The Bells'' in 1918. Her final film was in 1932 in an uncredited role in the

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'Grandma' segment of ''

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''. Lewis died at her home in Los Angeles on April 21, 1935, and was buried somewhere in Hollywood Forever Cemetery as her listed plot had been removed by 1935.

Selected filmography

*'' A Man's Man'' (1918) *''

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'' (1918) *''Blue Blood'' (1918) *''More Trouble'' (1918) *'' Patriotism'' (1918) *''Wedlock'' (1918) *''

Maid o' the Storm ''Maid o' the Storm'' is a 1918 American silent drama film directed by Raymond B. West and starring Bessie Barriscale, George Fisher and Herschel Mayall.Spehr & Lundquist p.394 The film takes place in Scotland and London. Cast * Bessie Barrisc ...

'' (1918) *'' Inside the Lines'' (1918) *'' The Bells'' (1918) *''

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'' (1919) *'' Mary's Ankle'' (1920) *'' Paris Green'' (1920) *''Peaceful Valley'' (1920) *''A Man's Man'' (1923) (*a rerelease of the 1918 film) *''

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'' (1925) *'' Sweet Adeline'' (1926) *'' Law of Fear'' (1928) *''

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'' (1932) *''

'' (1932)*uncredited

References

External links

Ida Lewis at IMDb.comIda Lewis at IBDb.com sheet music
with portrait and inscription of Ida Lewis (NYPublic Library)
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*note; woman in photo is Sylvia Ashton) {{DEFAULTSORT:Lewis, Ida 1848 births 1935 deaths Actresses from New York City