Malvina Polo
Appearance
Malvina Polo | |
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![]() Polo in the 1920s | |
Born | U.S. | July 26, 1903
Died | January 6, 2000 San Juan Capistrano, California, U.S. | (aged 96)
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1921–1924 |
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Malvina Polo (July 26, 1903 – January 6, 2000) was an American film actress and concert pianist.[1] She appeared in five films, all early in the 1920s.[2] Some of her films were made abroad.[3] She also performed on stage.[4]
Polo was the daughter of actor Eddie Polo and actress Alice Finch.[1] She married Jeronimo "Carlos" Quiroga, brother of Alex Romero, whom she met while filming in 1924.[5] Polo gave up her acting career after marriage and supported her husband between his choreography work by sewing costumes for the Ice Follies.[5]
She died in San Juan Capistrano, California.
Selected filmography
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- The Yellow Streak (1921)
- Foolish Wives (1922)
- Der Fluch der Habgier (1922)
- A Woman of Paris (1923) directed by Charles Chaplin
- Wolves of the North (1924)
References
[edit]- ^ a b Fawell, John W. (January 17, 2023). Charlie Chaplin: A Reference Guide to His Life and Works. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 256. ISBN 978-1-5381-4606-4.
- ^ Abel, Richard (October 19, 2021). Movie Mavens: US Newspaper Women Take On the Movies, 1914-1923. University of Illinois Press. ISBN 978-0-252-05290-3. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
- ^ "Malvina Polo is Engaging Addition to Chaplin Cast". Victoria Daily Times. May 31, 1924. p. 5. Retrieved May 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Polo's daughter in Loew's Revue". Los Angeles Evening Express. August 12, 1925. p. 14. Retrieved May 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Knowles, Mark (September 6, 2013). The Man Who Made the Jailhouse Rock: Alex Romero, Hollywood Choreographer. McFarland. pp. 14, 168. ISBN 978-1-4766-0368-1.
External links
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