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  Viola Dana - Biography - Moviefone
Viola played the lead in the original production of Poor Little Rich Girl, which led to her being cast in two films.
A star at the Edison studios in the teens, Viola married Edison's finest director, John H. Collins, and the two collaborated on such above-average efforts as Children of Eve (1915) (a surprisingly graphic re-enactment of the notorious 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist fire), The Cossack Whip (1916) and Blue Jeans (1917).
Upon the rediscovery of her John Collins-directed Edison films in the mid-1970s, Viola Dana returned to the public eye, regaling TV interviewers and film-festival audiences with her clear-minded, down-to-earth reminiscences of her screen career.
movies.aol.com /celebrity/viola-dana/16786/biography   (264 words)

  
 Viola Dana in The Silent Collection by Tammy Stone   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
One of the lesser known divas of the silent screen, Viola Dana is perhaps most remarkable for the fact that she led a rather unglamorous life – especially compared to many of her contemporaries who became more famous and scandalous starlets of the day.
Viola was the middle sister of three actresses; her sisters were known as Edna Flugrath and
And then, at the age of 17, she had attracted the attention of the important film producers in New York, and made her “Viola Dana” film debut in the movie “Molly and the Drummer Boy”, in 1914.
www.things-and-other-stuff.com /movies/profiles/viola-dana.htm   (700 words)

  
 © Viola Dana, Silent Movie Star - goldensilents.com
Dainty, popular silent film star Viola Dana was born Virginia Flugrath in Brooklyn, New York on June 26th, 1897, and she was educated in the public schools in that city.
Viola became a stage actress in her early teen years, and won the title part in the Belasco stage production of "The Poor Little Rich Girl", which later proved to be a big hit silent film for Mary Pickford.
Viola started her feature film work at age seventeen with the Edison Company, with a lead role in "Molly The Drummer Boy" (1914), and then worked tirelessly in many silents for Edison, and also for comedies with Mack Sennett, for Metro, First National, Apollo Pictures, Screen Classics, and the Robertson-Cole Pictures Corporation.
www.goldensilents.com /stars/violadana.html   (295 words)

  
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Miss Dana has had good chances--and it must be said has improved them-- recently in "The Off-Shore Pirate" and "A Chorus Girls' Romance." In addition to the flapper type she likes Scott Fitzgerald's writings.
Miss Dana received a cablegram Sunday from her sister, Edna, saying she was on her way from London and would join her in New York.
Viola, as one knowing her only a short while is tempted to call her, is twenty-three years old.
www.public.asu.edu /~ialong/Taylor40.txt   (11005 words)

  
 Viola Dana
VlOLA DANA was born in Brooklyn, New York.
Miss Dana was first engaged for a part in "The Squaw Man," in which Dustin Farnum was starred.
Miss Dana has a beautiful home in the Hollywood foothills, where she resides with her father and sisters.
silentgents.com /BDana.html   (285 words)

  
 Viola Dana
Viola Dana was a movie actress born in 1897 and deceased in 1987.
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www.hollywooddictionary.org /Dana,_Viola.htm   (93 words)

  
 Viola Dana   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Viola Dana was born in Brooklyn, New York on June 26, 1897 with the birth...
The Lord and the Peasant (1912) (as Viola Flugrath)
The Butler and the Maid (1912) (as Viola Flugrath)
www.imdb.com /name/nm0199087   (176 words)

  
 In Memory of...
Sister of actresses Shirley Mason and Edna Flugrath, Viola was formerly married to director John H. Collins and screen cowboy Maurice “Lefty” Flynn.
Dana was also married to U.S. golf pro, Jimmy Thompson.
September 22, 1961 Hollywood, CA) Educated in a convent, Marion made her stage debut in a Broadway chorus line at 16 years of age.
pages.prodigy.net /vicdru/_wsn/page4.html   (773 words)

  
 Behind the Name: View Comments
In Sweden, Viola is usually pronounced as "vee-O-lah" but I've also heard "VEE-o-lah".
Viola is also the name of an instrument similar to the violin.
Viola Dana (born Virginia Flugrath, June 26, 1897-July 3, 1987) was a silent movie actress.
www.behindthename.com /comment/view.php?name=viola   (126 words)

  
 WSYO Conductors
Under the instruction of Hilel Kagan, Dana strove to enrich his understanding of string pedagogy through the study of the violin and viola.
Dana apprenticed in music library techniques at the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, and the Grant Park Symphony Orchestra.
Dana has long believed in our need for music in society and hopes to encourage students to embrace the beauty and ineffable joy intrinsic to music.
www.wsyo.org /conductors.htm   (303 words)

  
 Dana 1051
Viola was a very high paid and popular silent movie actress
Viola's voice was judged not suitable for talkies and her film career faded away.
This is an 8"x10" reprint of a vintage photo of a youthful Dana which she signed in her later years.
daleweberbooks.com /Dana1051.htm   (137 words)

  
 Dana - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dana, Massachusetts, United States, a former town that was disincorporated as part of the creation of the Quabbin Reservoir
Dana, Iowa, a town in the state of Iowa, USA
Dana Meadows, are meadows at the eastern entrance to Yosemite National Park, at the foot of Mount Dana
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Dana   (543 words)

  
 Viola Dana Biography, Filmography,
Born June 28, 1897 - Together with her sister Shirley Mason, actress Viola Dana began her Broadway career in 1913, under her family name of Flugrath.
A star at the Edison studios in the teens, Viola married Edison's finest director, John H. Collins, and...
Discuss Viola Dana with Starpulse members in the forums...
www.starpulse.com /Actresses/Dana,_Viola   (120 words)

  
 Amazon.com: "Viola Dana": Key Phrase page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Viola Dana was four foot ten, ninety-six pounds, with green eyes and dark curly hair and the sexy and perky manner of...
He meets comic Viola Dana, who helps him get a job at her studio.
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 Biography for Viola Dana   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Viola Dana was born in Brooklyn, New York on June 26, 1897 with the birth name of Virginia Flugrath.
Viola's final silver screen role was in 1929's ONE SPLENDID HOUR.
The last the general public saw her was in a documentary about Buster Keaton called A HARD ACT TO FOLLOW in 1987 for television.
us.imdb.com /Bio?Dana,+Viola   (254 words)

  
 THAT CERTAIN THING - VIOLA DANA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Cast: Viola Dana, Ralph Graves, Burr McIntosh, Aggie Herring, Carl Gerard, Syd Crossley.
~ ~ ~ Molly Kelly (Viola Dana) seeks a way to get rich after her new husband (Ralph Graves) is disinherited.
The "Capra touch" is clearly evident in this silent comedy as a number of scenes seem to foreshadow sequences from his later sound films.
www.sunrisesilents.com /TCTV_des.html   (58 words)

  
 CHAMBER MUSIC REVIEW: Worthy Debut By Lisa Hirsch (California Piano Quartet, Kay Stern, Benjamin Simon, Dana Putnam ...
The quartet consists of Kay Stern (violin), Benjamin Simon (viola), Dana Putnam Fonteneau (cello), and Robert Schwartz (piano), all well known locally and with thriving careers.
Nonetheless, the beauties of the piece came through well, from the interplay of violin and viola in the first movement to the mysterious long phrases and startling progressions of the central Adagio, to the marvelous transformations of the square little main theme of the Rondo.
The Marcia is followed by a Romanza, in which a quiet, almost meandering viola solo, accompanied by pizzicato violin and cello, gives way to a more passionate violin solo.
www.sfcv.org /arts_revs/calpianoqt_4_12_05.php   (715 words)

  
 StarTracker.info - women d directory - viola dana
The actress Viola Dana was born on June 26 1897 in the country USA.
Below this part you will find a list of Viola Dana fan sites, picture galleries, wallpaper sources, biographies, filmographies and much more interesting sites about her.
A lot of Viola Dana images, pics, savers, papers, infos, bios and much much more - some other celebrities, actors, actresses, sport stars, entertainers and models are available also there.
www.startracker.info /women/d/viola_dana   (170 words)

  
 Porträt der Schauspielerin Viola Dana by Thomas Staedeli
Die Schauspielerin Viola Dana wurde als Virginia Flugrath in Brooklyn geboren.
Viola Dana fing als Statistin im Alter von 13 Jahren bei der Edison Company an und gab ihr Filmdebüt als Schauspielerin 1912 mit "How Father Accomplished His Work" (12).
Als das Filmgeschäft durch den Ton revolutioniert wurde, zog sich Viola Dana ins Privatleben zurück.
www.cyranos.ch /spdana-d.htm   (219 words)

  
 Harry Beaumont
He was so successful that, after a short time, he left the legitimate stage and joined the old Edison company, where he was leading man as well as "heavy" in many of their early productions.
A short time after this, Miss Dana also joined the Edison company as a child actress, and Mr.
Among these was "The Stoning," which was the production that brought Miss Dana into the motion picture spotlight.
silentgents.com /DBeaumont.html   (309 words)

  
 VH1.com : Movies : Satan Junior : Main
Viola Dana, Lloyd Hughes, Alice Knowland, Milton Sills
This film marked a turn in the life and career of Viola Dana.
The character Dana portrays here, Diana Ardway, takes a wide left turn from her former, meeker roles.
www.vh1.com /movies/movie/72811/moviemain.jhtml   (120 words)

  
 Welcome to the Dana School of Music
Wilcox, John - Violin, Viola, Dana Chamber Orchestra
Dana School of Music, Youngstown State University, One University Plaza, Youngstown, Ohio, 44555
Click here for for questions, comments, or suggestions regarding the Dana School of Music web site.
www.fpa.ysu.edu /music/main/fac2.htm   (56 words)

  
 VH1.com : Movies : Heart Bandit : Main
Viola Dana, Milton Sills, Gertrude Claire, Wallace MacDonald
In this crime drama he plays second fiddle to spunky Viola Dana.
As "Angel Face Molly" O'Hara, Dana plays a part that is quite familiar to her fans -- that of a girl crook who reforms.
www.vh1.com /movies/movie/60808/moviemain.jhtml   (123 words)

  
 Along Came Ruth | Cast & Crew | MTV Movies
Starring: Viola Dana, Tully Marshall, Raymond McKee View All
Viola Dana plays Ruth Ambrose, a citified interior decorator who expands her business to the country.
The locals don't quite know what to make of the sophisticated Ruth, but she soon wins them over.
www.mtv.com /movies/movie/51186/castcrew.jhtml   (118 words)

  
 Viola Dana Movies - Viola Dana Film - Viola Dana TV Shows   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Viola Dana Movies - Viola Dana Film - Viola Dana TV Shows
This list contains all contributed appearances for Viola Dana.
All appearances can be made at the individual TV Show or episode level.
www.tv.com /viola-dana/person/357730/appearances.html   (63 words)

  
 Movie Profiles & Premiums Newsletter Vol 01 Num 03 December 15, 2002   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
This time around we have articles about the careers of screen legend Spencer Tracy and our featured silent star Viola Dana.
There's anywhere from about a half dozen to ten or so oddball collectible items available in our catalogue for each of these stars.
Viola Dana is her second entry into The Silent Collection, a regular column which will feature Lillian Gish next issue!
www.things-and-other-stuff.com /issues/movie-newsletter-01-03.htm   (575 words)

  
 Ablazingly Viola Dana   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Welcome to the hot new Viola Dana web site, keep this page bookmarked as we will be bringing you news, pictures, and the hottest gossip of your favourite celebrities.
Meanwhile you can visit these sites to search for more information, news, posters and links on your hot celeb.
Your compact source to the news and pictures as it happens.
www.ablazingly.com /viola-dana   (59 words)

  
 William Beaudine | Biography | Margaret Herrick Library | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
He directed as many as 150 short comedies before graduating to feature film assignments in 1922.
His early feature work—including several comedies starring Bebe Daniels and Viola Dana, and three films each with child actors Wesley Barry and Ben Alexander—quickly established him as a capable craftsman with a light touch and a special knack for working with children.
On the strength of these credentials, he was hired to direct two major Mary Pickford vehicles, Little Annie Rooney (United Artists, 1925) and Sparrows (United Artists, 1926).
www.oscars.org /mhl/hn/beaudine_william_hn.html   (384 words)

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