Viola Dana(1897-1987)
- Actress
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Viola Dana (real name Virginia Flugrath) was born in Brooklyn, NY, on
June 26, 1897. She was the middle sister of three sisters (the other
two were Edna Flugrath and
Shirley Mason). She made her film
debut in 1914 in
Molly the Drummer Boy (1914).
The following year she received top billing playing "Gladiola Bain" in
Gladiola (1915). She was in top demand
as evidenced by securing another lead in
The Innocence of Ruth (1916).
She continued to turn in great performances, particularly as Katie
O'Doone in
Bred in Old Kentucky (1926).
Viola's final silver screen role was in 1929's
One Splendid Hour (1929). The
last the general public saw her was in a documentary about
'Buster
Keaton' called
Buster Keaton: A Hard Act to Follow (1987).
Viola died on July 3, 1987, at age 90.
Viola died on July 3, 1987, at age 90.
