Hervey, Wilna, 1894-1979.

Dates:
Birth 1894
Death 1979

Biographical notes:

Wilna Hervey (b.1894; d.1979) silent film actress, painter; San Francisco, Calif. and Woodstock, N.Y. Nan Mason (b.1896; d.1982) was a painter and photographer from New York, N.Y. and the daughter of Dan Mason, a silent film actor who worked with Hervey.

Hervey was most known for her role as Katrinka in the film adaptations of the Toonerville Trolley cartoon. In the 1960s, Hervey achieved success as an enamel painter. Mason became well known as a painter and photographer. Hervey and Mason were life partners.

From the description of Wilna Hervey and Nan Mason papers, circa 1920-1978. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 301785834

Wilna Hervey (1894-1979) was a silent film actress and painter in San Francisco, Calif. and Woodstock, N.Y. Nan Mason (1896-1982) was a painter and photographer from New York, N.Y. and the daughter of Dan Mason, a silent film actor who worked with Hervey.

Hervey was most known for her role as Katrinka in the film adaptations of the Toonerville Trolley cartoon. In the 1960s, Hervey achieved success as an enamel painter. Mason became well known as a painter and photographer. Hervey and Mason were life partners.

From the description of Wilna Hervey and Nan Mason papers, circa 1920-1978. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 319940151

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Subjects:

  • Motion picture actors and actresses
  • Women painters
  • Women photographers

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  • New York (State) (as recorded)
  • New York (State) (as recorded)