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American stage and screen actress of the 1920s and 30s. Appeared with John Gilbert in the 1929 drama Desert Nights. Nolan was known as Imogene Bubbles Wilson and danced her way to fame in the Follies and on the stage. During her film career, she made several successful films in Germany. In 1922 Mark Hellinger once...

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Minnie Ashley (1883-1946) actress, sculptor and philanthropist was born as Beatrice Minerva Ashley in Charlottesville, Virginia. She married William Astor Chanler (1867-1934) in 1903. Their two sons were William Astor Chanler Jr (1904-2002) and Sidney Ashley Chanler (1907-1994). She died aboard a train enroute from New York to Portland, Maine aged 62. Photography Studio - Falk Image Enhancement - Vizmage Studio

Known as a great beauty of the stage, Minnie Ashley's talents as a singer and dancer emerged in a musical 1492 in 1892. Just as she gained stardom infrared necrosis of her eyes caused by prolonged exposure to theatrical arc lights caused her sight to degrade. In 1902 she quit the stage, married politician William Astor...

Macellarius, the Old Man Baby Hibread, was sculpted in fine detail by hand in acetic silicone paste using a technique developed by its maker, Laira Maganuco, over time, making the imaginary image o…

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