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Ida Lewis

1848 – 1935

American actress

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Lived 1848 – 1935 (aged 86–87). Ida Lewis was an American actor.

Ida May Lewis (May 1848 - April 21, 1935) was an American stage and screen actress. She started in the theater when Daly and Wallack were the top manager impresarios. She later appeared in many silent films allegedly beginning with David Horsley studios in 1911. From 1913 she did much silent film work. She appeared in Frank Keenan's version of The Bells in 1918. Her final film was in 1932 in an uncredited role in the May Robson 'Grandma' segment of If I Had a Million.

Lewis died at her home in Los Angeles on April 21, 1935, and was buried somewhere in Hollywood Forever Cemetery as her listed plot had been removed by 1935.

Selected filmography The Mating (1915) A Man's Man (1918) Humdrum Brown (1918) Blue Blood (1918) More Trouble (1918) Patriotism (1918) Wedlock (1918) Maid o' the Storm (1918) Inside the Lines (1918) The Bells (1918) Dangerous Waters (1919) Mary's Ankle (1920) Paris Green (1920) Peaceful Valley (1920) A Man's Man (1923) (*a rerelease of the 1918 film) Some Pun'kins (1925) Sweet Adeline (1926) Law of Fear (1928) Sinners in the Sun (1932) If I Had a Million (1932)*uncredited

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1848, New York City
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Ida May Lewis

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Ida Lewis?

American actress (1848–1935)

When was Ida Lewis born?

Ida Lewis was born in 1848 in New York City.

When did Ida Lewis die?

Ida Lewis died on 21 April 1935 in Los Angeles.

What was Ida Lewis's occupation?

Ida Lewis was an actor.

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Ida Lewis was American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Ida Lewis

· Wikidata: Q65050020

· DBpedia: Ida Lewis (actress)

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