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Phyllis Haver

1899-01-05

The Biography

From Wikipedia Phyllis Haver (January 6, 1899 – November 19, 1960) was an American actress of the silent film era. Haver auditioned for comedy producer Mack Sennett on a whim. Sennett hired her as one of his original Sennett Bathing Beauties. Within a few years, she appeared as a leading lady in two-reelers for Sennett Studios. Later, while signed with DeMille-Pathé, Haver played the part of Roxie Hart in the first film adaptation of Chicago in 1927, opposite Hungarian film actor Victor Varconi. One reviewer called her performance "astoundingly fine," and added that Haver "makes this combination of tragedy and comedy a most entertaining piece of work." She performed in the comedy film The Battle of the Sexes (1928), directed by D. W. Griffith, and appeared with Lon Chaney in his last silent film, Thunder (1929). Haver retired from the industry with two 'sound' films to her credit. In 1929, she married millionaire William Seeman with a service performed by New York Mayor James J. Walker  at the home of Rube Goldberg, the cartoonist. The couple divorced in 1945. Haver retired in Sharon, Connecticut. She died at age 61 from an overdose of barbiturates in 1960, a suspected suicide. Haver left no survivors.

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3 Bad Men

6.795 average rating
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The Balloonatic

6.305 average rating
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What Price Glory

6 average rating
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Don Juan

6.5 average rating
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The Way of All Flesh

6.9 average rating
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Fig Leaves

5.773 average rating
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Yankee Doodle in Berlin

5.3 average rating
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Chicago

5.7 average rating
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Lilies of the Field

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The Hollywood Kid

5.3 average rating
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Hearts and Flowers

5.2 average rating
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The Battle of the Sexes

5.2 average rating
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She Couldn't Say No

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'49–'17

5.4 average rating
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After Business Hours

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Sal of Singapore

5 average rating
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The Fighting Eagle

5 average rating
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Rugged Water

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The Fighting Coward

4.8 average rating
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The Sultan's Wife

5.2 average rating