Laura La Plante Overview:

Actress, Laura La Plante, was born Laura La Plant on Nov 1, 1904 in St. Louis, MO. La Plante died at the age of 92 on Oct 14, 1996 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles .

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She was honored with one star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the category of Motion Pictures.

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In the Vaults #1: Midnight Sun, starring

By Movies, Silently on Apr 12, 2013 From Movies Silently

The Midnight Sun (1926) Status: Complete 35mm print (end titles missing) in the UCLA film and television archive. Hollywood went mad for Russia in the 20′s. No leading man worth his salt could afford to skip appearing onscreen in a Cossack uniform or a kosovorotka. Rudolph Valentino, Lon Chane... Read full article


Silent Film Star Autographed photo and movie.

By Dawn Sample on Dec 7, 2012 From Noir and Chick Flicks

Please click here to view the movie:The Cat and the Canary in full The Cat and the Canary (1927) . A silent horror film adaptation of John Willard's 1922 black comedy play of the same name. Directed by German Expressionist filmmaker Paul Leni. Cast: , Forrest Stanley and Creighton... Read full article


A Tribute to

By Silentfilmfanatic on Dec 6, 2012 From Noir and Chick Flicks

A Tribute to The natural, down-home beauty of silent film actress Laura La Plante was matched by an easy going charm and personality. Her characterizations were generally wholesome and refreshingly light, a welcome relief from the exoticism of other leading ladies of the 1920̵... Read full article


By Art on Nov 1, 2011 From Classic Cinema Gold

was an American actress, best-known for her roles in silent films. She was born Laura LaPlant on November 1, 1904 in St. Louis, Missouri. La Plante made her acting debut at the age of 15 as a Christie Comedy Bathing Beauty, and in 1923 was named as one of the years WAMPAS Baby Stars.... Read full article


Silent Film Star: .

By Dawn on May 27, 2011 From Noir and Chick Flicks

(November 1, 1904 - October 14, 1996). During the 1920s she performed in more than sixty films. A couple of her early film performances were: Big Town Round-Up (1921), with cowboy star Tom Mix, and the serials Perils of the Yukon (1922) and Around the World in Eighteen Days (1923). ... Read full article


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Laura La Plante Facts
In 1954, she appeared as a contestant on "You Bet Your Life" (1950) under the name Laura Asher. Groucho Marx was told he might recognize her, and he realized she was Laura La Plante within minutes of being introduced.

She had two children with Irving Asher: Tony and Jill.

Older sister of actress Violet La Plante (later known in life as Violet Benson).

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