Stars of the photoplay (1924)

Record Details:

Title:
Stars of the photoplay
Date:
1924
Publisher:
Chicago : Photoplay Magazine
Volume:
Stars of the photoplay
Leaf #:
000197
Language:
English
Subjects:
Motion Pictures, Motion pictures--Biography
Collection:
Books
Format:
Books
Contributor:
Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum
Sponsor:
Media History Digital Library
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Date Added:
December 21, 2023
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Mimi Palmeri was born in New York City. Her ambition was to become a concert pianist. She studied during the winter, and her summer vacations cMimi were spent as a fashion model. Mrs. Arthur S. Friend, wife of the president of Distinctive Pictures, saw her photograph in a style publication and was •1 almeri impressed with her remarkable beauty. Mrs. Friend wrote Mimi, saying if she was interested in motion pictures to take the letter to Mr. Friend. And Mimi did. He, too, was moved by the girl's beauty and had screen tests taken of her immediately. Her first appearance was in "The Ragged Edge."