King, Mollie (1885–1981)

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King, Mollie (1885–1981)

American theatrical dancer. Born April 16, 1885, in New York, NY; died Dec 28, 1981, in Fort Lauderdale, FL; sister of Nellie King (1895–1935) and Charles King (1889–1944).

Made stage debut as a child with brother and sister, as The Three Kings, and toured until 1905; played Maxine Elliott's daughter in a number of plays, including Her Own Way; returned to Broadway musicals in A Winsome Widow (1911), The Passing Show of 1913, The Bell of Bond Street (1914), and Blue Eyes (1921); appeared in film serials, including The Seven Pearls (1917), Mystery of the Double Cross (1917), and Women Men Forget (1919); retired at 29 (1924).

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