Elizabeth Ada Bronson was born Nov. 17, 1906, in Trenton, NJ; bit player in films from age 16, she was chosen by Sir James Barrie to play the title role in the first film version of his play, Peter Pan (1924); Paramount hoped to build her up as a successor to Mary Pickford, but changing public tastes forced her into more mature roles which diminished her popularity; starred in many silent films and some early talkies before retiring in the early 1930s; appeared in the Gene Autry western, The yodelin' kid from Pine Ridge (1937) and did not appear again until the 1960s when she re-emerged as a character actress; film credits include such films as Ben Hur (1925), A kiss for Cinderella (1926), Sonny boy (1929); Lover come back (1931), Blackbeard's ghost (1968), and Evel Knievel (1971); died in 1971.
From the description of Papers, 1920-1970. (University of California, Los Angeles). WorldCat record id: 39758602
