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Lila Chester

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Lila Chester

Born April 22, 1888 (age 138)

Wiki - Lila Hayward Chester was born in Richmond, Virginia, and was educated at the University of California. She followed a career in stock and vaudeville on the stage. Her middle name was rarely used in publicity. She worked with P.A. Powers in 1911 and January 1912. Around the same time she also was an actress with Gaumont and Edison. Early in 1912 Lila Chester moved to Thanhouser, for whom she…

Known For

CousinsCousins · 1912
Cousins
★ 8.01912
MovieDrama
One little girl lived in the country. She was a model child, everybody admitted it, but it cannot be denied that she was more or less of a cry-baby and a coward.
Miss PetticoatsMiss Petticoats · 1916
Miss Petticoats
1916
MovieDramaRomance
Miss Petticoats stops a runaway horse, saves a wealthy woman from death, is rewarded with position as a private secretary. Society shuns her. She goes abroad; then see how she becomes the acknowledged daughter of a French Count and falls heir to a title.
When a Count CountedWhen a Count Counted · 1912
When a Count Counted
★ 10.01912
MovieDrama
The pretty young stenographer in a New York lawyer's office had two weeks' vacation coining to her, and decided for once in her life she would cut a dash in society. She expended what for her was an enormous amount of money on clothes, and went to a fashionable seashore resort.
Coals of FireCoals of Fire · 1914
Coals of Fire
★ 10.01914
MovieDrama
The merchant had succeeded in business because he was utterly heartless and had ground down all opposition. His employees hated him, his competitors feared him, and the servants in his home lived in mortal dread of him.
The Million Dollar MysteryThe Million Dollar Mystery · 1914
The Million Dollar Mystery
1914
MovieAdventureMystery
This twenty-three episode serial told the story of a secret society called The Black Hundred and its attempts to gain control of a lost million dollars.
Just a Shabby DollJust a Shabby Doll · 1913
Just a Shabby Doll
★ 6.51913
MovieDrama
A romantic story utilizing flashback sequences, featuring Harry Benham, Mignon Anderson and Helen Badgley (http://thanhouser.org/).
The Cry of the ChildrenThe Cry of the Children · 1912
The Cry of the Children
★ 5.31912
MovieDrama
An indictment of the evils of child labor, the film was controversial in its time for its use of actual footage of children employed in a working mill.
A Self-Made WidowA Self-Made Widow · 1917
A Self-Made Widow
1917
MovieComedyDrama
On the promise of marriage, Sylvia Smith, a simple girl from Lone Meadows, follows her lover to the city only to discover that he already has a wife.

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