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Viola Dana, sometimes credited as Viola Flugrath, (born June 26, 1897 in Brooklyn, New York; died July 3, 1987 in Woodland Hills, California) was an American film actress who was successful during the era of silent movies.

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Born Virginia Flugrath, Dana entered films in 1910 by the time she made her final film appearance in 1929, she had appeared in almost 100 films. Unable to make a successful transition to 'talkies', she retired that same year.

More than 50 years after her retirement from the screen she appeared in the documentary Hollywood
(1980), discussing her career as a silent film star during the Hollywood era of the 1920s. In 1987, she was interviewed for the documentary Buster Keaton: A Hard Act to Follow and died later the same year from heart failure, aged 90.

Viola Dana has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her contribution to motion pictures. It is located at 6541 Hollywood Boulevard.

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Actors - Viola Dana

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