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Evelyn Vena Peirce

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Evelyn Vena Peirce Famous memorial

Birth
Del Rio, Val Verde County, Texas, USA
Death
9 Aug 1960 (aged 53)
Oyster Bay, Nassau County, New York, USA
Burial
Locust Valley, Nassau County, New York, USA GPS-Latitude: 40.8838245, Longitude: -73.5889229
Plot
Section D Addition 3 Grave 330
Memorial ID
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Actress. She received notoriety as a beautiful silent film actress. Arriving in Hollywood as a professional stage dancer she was encouraged by talent scouts to pursue acting. From 1927 to 1931, she starred in 7 films, two of which are uncredited. She was also one of 13 girls selected as 'WAMPAS Baby Stars" in 1925, which then led to a minor contract with MGM. Continuing to act through 1935 after the end of her MGM contract, she appeared in six more films but five were uncredited. Ziegfeld once called her the "world's prettiest woman." She married Irvine E. Theodore Baehr in 1934 and the couple had two children. In the film industry, her husband became known as the actor "Robert Allen, the singing cowboy."
Actress. She received notoriety as a beautiful silent film actress. Arriving in Hollywood as a professional stage dancer she was encouraged by talent scouts to pursue acting. From 1927 to 1931, she starred in 7 films, two of which are uncredited. She was also one of 13 girls selected as 'WAMPAS Baby Stars" in 1925, which then led to a minor contract with MGM. Continuing to act through 1935 after the end of her MGM contract, she appeared in six more films but five were uncredited. Ziegfeld once called her the "world's prettiest woman." She married Irvine E. Theodore Baehr in 1934 and the couple had two children. In the film industry, her husband became known as the actor "Robert Allen, the singing cowboy."

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  • Originally Created by: Gardens of Memory841
  • Added: Mar 29, 2021
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/225091326/evelyn_vena-peirce: accessed ), memorial page for Evelyn Vena Peirce (5 Feb 1907–9 Aug 1960), Find a Grave Memorial ID 225091326, citing Locust Valley Cemetery, Locust Valley, Nassau County, New York, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.