Actress Anita Page, 98
Posted: Tuesday, September 9th, 2008 10:22 pm
Anita Page, the last surviving star of the silent movies, has died at the age of 98 in Los Angeles.
Page’s career spanned 84 years — and her lasting fame endured despite a 60-year career break forced upon the actress at the height of her fame after she refused to sleep with a studio boss.
She had started out as an extra in 1924 and broke into the big time with a powerful performance in the 1928 silent melodrama Our Dancing Daughters, alongside Joan Crawford. … Read full obituary
