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Lina Basquette

Lina Basquette

Acting
19 Apr 1907
20 Sept 1994
San Mateo, California, USA

Biography

Lina Basquette (born Lena Copeland Baskette), was an American actress. She is noted for her 75-year career in entertainment, which began during the silent film era. Talented as a dancer, she was paid as a girl for performing and gained her first film contract at age nine. In her acting career, Basquette may have been best known for her role as Judith in The Godless Girl. The film was based on the life of Queen Silver, known as a 20th-century child prodigy, and feminist and socialist activist. B...

Also Known As

Lena Baskette, Lena Basquette, Little Lena, Lena Copeland Baskette

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