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Betty Compson, American Actress and Film Producer

Entitled: "Betty Compson with umbrella, in bathing suit, facing slightly right, eating Eskimo Pie." Betty Compson (March 19, 1897 - April 18, 1974) was an American actress and film producer. Most famous in silent films and early talkies, she is best known in her performances in The Docks of New York and The Barker, the latter earning a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress. Her popularity allowed her to have creative control over her films as she was also able to produce. After retiring from the screen in 1948, she began a cosmetic line and helped her husband run a business called "Ashtrays Unlimited". She died in 1974, of a heart attack, at the age of 77. Photographed by E.D. Leshin, December 26, 1922.

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Betty Compson, American Actress and Film Producer

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Entitled: "Betty Compson with umbrella, in bathing suit, facing slightly right, eating Eskimo Pie." Betty Compson (March 19, 1897 - April 18, 1974) was an American actress and film producer. Most famous in silent films and early talkies, she is best known in her performances in The Docks of New York and The Barker, the latter earning a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress. Her popularity allowed her to have creative control over her films as she was also able to produce. After retiring from the screen in 1948, she began a cosmetic line and helped her husband run a business called "Ashtrays Unlimited". She died in 1974, of a heart attack, at the age of 77. Photographed by E.D. Leshin, December 26, 1922.

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3140 x 4350 px | 39.1 MB

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26.6 x 36.8 cm | 10.5 x 14.5 in (300 dpi)

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