Milla Davenport
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Milla Davenport was a stage and film actress, originally from Sicily
. She was educated in Switzerland
. Davenport appeared with her husband, actor Harry Davenport's repertory company for fifteen years.
She began her career in motion pictures in the silent film
Trapping the Bachelor (1916). She was in Daddy Long Legs (1919) with Mary Pickford
, Sins of the Fathers (1928), with Joseph Jefferson
, and The Wedding Night (1935). Davenport continued to make movies well into the sound film era. Her last film credits are for roles in The Defense Rests (1934), Here Comes Cookie (1935), and an uncredited part in Human Cargo (1936).
Milla Davenport died in Los Angeles, California
in 1936, aged 65. She was buried in Hollywood Cemetery.
Sicily
Sicily is a region of Italy, and is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. Along with the surrounding minor islands, it constitutes an autonomous region of Italy, the Regione Autonoma Siciliana Sicily has a rich and unique culture, especially with regard to the arts, music, literature,...
. She was educated in Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
. Davenport appeared with her husband, actor Harry Davenport's repertory company for fifteen years.
She began her career in motion pictures in the silent film
Silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...
Trapping the Bachelor (1916). She was in Daddy Long Legs (1919) with Mary Pickford
Mary Pickford
Mary Pickford was a Canadian-born motion picture actress, co-founder of the film studio United Artists and one of the original 36 founders of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences...
, Sins of the Fathers (1928), with Joseph Jefferson
Joseph Jefferson
Joseph Jefferson, commonly known as Joe Jefferson , was an American actor. He was the third actor of this name in a family of actors and managers, and one of the most famous of all American comedians....
, and The Wedding Night (1935). Davenport continued to make movies well into the sound film era. Her last film credits are for roles in The Defense Rests (1934), Here Comes Cookie (1935), and an uncredited part in Human Cargo (1936).
Milla Davenport died in Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
in 1936, aged 65. She was buried in Hollywood Cemetery.