Bonner, Priscilla, 1899-1996

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Priscilla Bonner was born in Washington, D.C. on Feb. 17, 1899; she began her screen acting career in Homer comes home (1920); she was featured in over thirty films, and is best remembered for her role in The Strong man (1926); she was originally signed to play opposite John Barrymore in The Sea beast (1926), but lost the role to Dolores Costello; the following year she appeared in It (1927) with Clara Bow; Bonner suffered an eye injury during the filming of Outcast souls (1928) and retired from acting; she married prominent Beverly Hills physician Bertram Woolfan in 1929; Bonner died on Feb. 21, 1996.

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creatorOf Bonner, Priscilla, 1899-1996. Papers, ca.1920-ca.1928. University of California, Los Angeles
referencedIn John Eldon Thayer collection of motion picture memorabilia, 1916-1979. Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
creatorOf Priscilla Bonner Collection, 1920s. University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Performing Arts Special Collections.
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Birth 1899-02-17

Death 1996-02-21

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