Lily Damita
| Lili Damita | |
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| Born |
Liliane Marie Madeleine Carré 10 July 1904 Blaye, Gironde, Aquitaine, France |
| Died | 21 March 1994 (aged 89) Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. |
| Resting place | Oakland Cemetery, Fort Dodge, Iowa, U.S. |
| Other names | Lily Damita, Lily Deslys |
| Years active | 1922–1937 |
| Spouse(s) |
Michael Curtiz (1925–1926; divorced) Errol Flynn (1935–1942; divorce) Allen Loomis (1962–1983; divorce) |
| Children | Sean Flynn (May 31, 1941; disappeared/MIA April 6, 1970) |
Lili Damita (10 July 1904 – 21 March 1994) was a French-American actress and singer who appeared in 33 films between 1922 and 1937.
Born Liliane Marie-Madeleine Carré in Blaye, France, she was educated in convents and ballet schools in several European countries, including France, Spain and Portugal. At 14, she was enrolled as a dancer at the Opera de Paris.
As a teenager, she was performing in popular music halls, eventually appearing in the Revue at the Casino de Paris. She worked as a photographic model. Offered a role in film as a prize for winning a magazine beauty competition in 1921, she appeared in several silent films before being offered her first leading role in Das Spielzeug von Paris (1925) by Hungarian-born director Michael Curtiz. She was an instant success, and Curtiz directed her in two more films: Fiaker Nr 13 (1926) and Der Goldene Schmetterling (1926). Damita continued appearing in German productions directed by Robert Wiene (Die Grosse Abenteuerin; 1927), G.W. Pabst (Man Spielt nicht mit der Liebe; 1926) and British director Graham Cutts (The Queen Was in the Parlour; 1927).
In 1928, at the invitation of Samuel Goldwyn she went to Hollywood, making her American debut in a film titled The Rescue. Leased out to various studios, she appeared with stars such as Gary Cooper, Maurice Chevalier, Laurence Olivier, Cary Grant and James Cagney. Her films included the box office successes The Cock-Eyed World (1929), the semi-silent The Bridge of San Luis Rey (1929) and This Is the Night (1932).
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