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My grandmother Clara “Billie“ Wines (who was born in 1898) collected these pictures as a hobby in 1914 & 1915 when she was a teenager. She either met these stars in person or wrote a letter to receive one as was the way back in her time. She hand dated on the back in pencil some of them with the year. She was born in Glencoe, IL and grew up in Chicago. These have been in a box in my closet since my father gave them to me in 1976 when she died. She was affiliated with Essanay Studios and Vitagraph Studios and the Vitagraph Theater in Chicago.
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Viola Dana (real name Virginia Flugrath) was born in Brooklyn, NY, on June 26, 1897. She was the middle sister of three sisters (the other two wereEdna FlugrathandShirley Mason). She made her film debut in 1914 inMolly the Drummer Boy (1914). The following year she received top billing playing \"Gladiola Bain\" inGladiola (1915). She was in top demand as evidenced by securing another lead inThe Innocence of Ruth (1916). She continued to turn in great performances, particularly as Katie O\'Doone inBred in Old Kentucky (1926). Viola\'s final silver screen role was in 1929\'sOne Splendid Hour (1929). The last the general public saw her was in a documentary about \'Buster Keaton\' calledBuster Keaton: A Hard Act to Follow (1987).
Viola died on July 3, 1987, at age 90.Had a romantic relationship (1919-1920) with daredevil Hollywood pilotOrmer Locklear, who was married at the time. Locklear perished during a plane stunt that went wrong on August 2, 1920. She was present a the time of the incident.
