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Edwina Booth

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Edwina Booth

Original Name
Constance Woodruff
Birth
Provo, Utah County, Utah, USA
Death
18 May 1991 (aged 86)
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Burial
Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot
Section 11, Plot 43
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Actress. She was a virtual unknown when Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Motion Picture Studios chose her for the female lead in the early adventure film "Trader Horn" (1931). While shooting that film on location in Africa, Booth suffered heatstroke and numerous tropical maladies that left her disabled for years. In a highly publicized lawsuit she accused MGM of reckless endangerment but ultimately settled for $45,000. After three minor roles in B pictures, Booth never worked in films again.
Actress. She was a virtual unknown when Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Motion Picture Studios chose her for the female lead in the early adventure film "Trader Horn" (1931). While shooting that film on location in Africa, Booth suffered heatstroke and numerous tropical maladies that left her disabled for years. In a highly publicized lawsuit she accused MGM of reckless endangerment but ultimately settled for $45,000. After three minor roles in B pictures, Booth never worked in films again.

Bio by: Bobb Edwards

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Originally Created by: Bobb Edwards
  • Added: Jun 2, 2004
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8865109/edwina-booth: accessed ), memorial page for Edwina Booth (13 Sep 1904–18 May 1991), Find a Grave Memorial ID 8865109, citing Woodlawn Cemetery, Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.