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Lois Wilson Biography

Birth Name:Lois Wilson

Birth Place:Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Profession Actress

Fast Facts

  • In 1922, she was named one of the Western Association of Motion Picture Advertisers' Baby Stars
  • Earned a degree from Alabama Normal College in order to become a schoolteacher
  • Was the older sister of fellow screen actress Diana Kane
  • Got her start as an actress after winning a beauty contest set up by Universal Studios
  • In 1926, she was the model for the Philadelphia Sesquicentennial Celebration poster "America Welcomes the World․"
  • Was featured in the 1968 Broadway play "I Never Sang for My Father․"
  • Made her Broadway debut in the 1937 production "Farewell Summer․"

Awards

  • 1923Photoplay Award-Best Performances of the Month (May): winner
  • 1923Photoplay Award-Best Performances of the Month (August): winner
  • 1927Photoplay Award-Best Performances of the Month (February): winner
  • 1931Photoplay Award-Best Performances of the Month (June): winner