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Regarded as Hollywood's first lady film cutter, Viola Lawrence began her career holding title cards for the Brooklyn-based film company Vitagraph. In 1911, she earned a meager $5 as a messenger. But she persisted in the business and worked her way up to edit her first film in 1912. Five years later, she resettled in Hollywood where she was signed ...
Born: December 2, 1894
Star sign: Sagittarius
Known for: In a Lonely Place (1950), The Lady from Shanghai (1947), Only Angels Have Wings (1939), Pal Joey (1957)
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