Dean, Priscilla (1896–1987)
Dean, Priscilla (1896–1987)
American actress. Born Nov 25, 1896, in New York, NY; died Dec 27, 1987, in Leonia, New Jersey; dau. of stage actors; m. Wheeler Oakman (actor, div.); m. Lt. Leslie Arnold (flew around the world in 1924).
As a child, began performing in her parents' stock company; was the principal soubrette in Eddie Lyons-Lee Moran comedy series; achieved stardom with serial The Gray Ghost; other films include The Virgin of Stamboul, Under Two Flags, Waltz Time, Babes in Bagdad, East of Suez, The Saint, Lady Windermere's Fan, Anna Karenina and Moulin Rouge.
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