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Marge Champion (half-sister) Lina Basquette (born Lena Copeland Baskette; April 19, 1907 – September 30, 1994) was an American actress. She is noted for her 75-year career in entertainment, which began during the silent film era. Talented as a dancer, she was paid as a girl for performing and gained her first film contract at age nine.
The full-faced, raven-haired California-born actress was christened Lena Baskette, the daughter of Frank Baskette, a drug store owner. Lina trained in dance while very young and at the San Francisco World's Fair of 1915, the eight-year-old was featured as a baby ballerina for the Victor Talking Machine Company's exhibition.
April 19, 1907 · San Mateo, California, USA Died September 30, 1994 · Wheeling, West Virginia, USA (cancer) Birth name Lena Copeland Baskette Mini Bio Journalist Adela Rogers St. Johns once dubbed Lina Basquette "The Screen Tragedy Girl." In retrospect, Lina's private life bore a similar description.
Updated: Apr 20, 2021 “Times Past,” AKC Gazette: Lina Basquette (1907–1994) did enough living for 10 lifetimes: Ziegfeld Follies dancer, movie star, widow of Sam Warner (of Warner Brothers fame),...
Lina Basquette, a star of the silent-film era who later became a professional dog breeder and handler, died on Friday at her home in Wheeling, W.Va. She was 87. The cause was cancer, said Barry...
Lina Basquette. Actress: The Godless Girl. Journalist Adela Rogers St. Johns once dubbed Lina Basquette "The Screen Tragedy Girl." In retrospect, Lina's private life bore a similar description.
NY: Crown, 1973. Barbara Morgan , Melrose, Massachusetts Women in World History: A Biographical Encyclopedia Basquette, Lina (1907–1995)American actress.
Lina Basquette, the raven-haired dancer and actress best remembered as the leading lady in Cecil B. DeMille’s final silent film “The Godless Girl,” has died. She was 87. She died Friday at her...
Lena Baskette (Lina Basquette), actress, dog breeder: born San Mateo, California 19 April 1907; married seven times (one son, one daughter); died Wheeling, West Virginia 30 September 1994. IF THE...
Lina Basquette. Highest Rated: Not Available. Lowest Rated: Not Available. Birthday: Apr 19, 1907. Birthplace: San Mateo, California, USA. A leading actress of silent days, mostly in lavish ...