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Beulah Booker

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Some sources give her birth year as 1901; however, she appears as a 5-month-old child in the 1900 United States census, via Ancestry, pointing to a December 1899 birthdate. Also in this census return, her parents' names, brother's name, and place of
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Booker married twice. Her first husband was screenwriter and aviator Kenneth Anthony O'Hara; they married in 1918 and divorced in 1919. Her second husband was Thomas O'Farrell; they married in 1925, and lived in
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Booker, billed as "Little Miss Booker", had a short career in Hollywood, appearing in several films and shorts between 1917 and 1920. Her most prominent role was as
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Death date from the U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, which also confirms the December 27, 1899 birthdate; via Ancestry.
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Beyond acting, Booker was interested in aviation, helped at a benefit canteen for war relief in 1918, and modeled with art and fresh produce for the
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The American Film Institute film catalog of motion pictures produced in the United States : feature films, 1911-1920
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Turner Classic Movies Presents Leonard Maltin's Classic Movie Guide: From the Silent Era Through 1965: Third Edition
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The Universal silents : a filmography of the Universal Motion Picture Manufacturing Company, 1912-1929
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American Cinema of the 1920s: Themes and Variations
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She entertained disabled veterans of 579: 35:Beulah Booker, from a 1920 publication 7: 629:"Who's Where on Los Angeles Screens" 297: 295: 285: 283: 272: 270: 413:"Canteen for War Relief at Mason's" 14: 377:Dramatic Mirror and Theatre World 150:at a military hospital in 1920. 506:"Girls Entertain Wounded Heroes" 303:"Airplane Enters Old Love Story" 816:People from Silverton, Colorado 826:American silent film actresses 345:Maltin, Leonard (2015-09-29). 1: 617:– via Internet Archive. 524:"Mary MacLaren Film Finished" 551:39(6)(December 1917): 24-25. 199:(1920), based on a novel by 763:– via Newspapers.com. 494:– via Newspapers.com. 485:Los Angeles Evening Express 469:– via Newspapers.com. 460:Los Angeles Evening Express 444:– via Newspapers.com. 435:Los Angeles Evening Express 334:– via Newspapers.com. 196:The Dwelling Place of Light 63:September 17, 1973 (age 73) 847: 601:Braff, Richard E. 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A young woman with short dark wavy hair
Silverton, Colorado
Oceanside, California
Silverton, Colorado

Buster Keaton
The Saphead
Los Angeles Express
World War I
George Ovey
The Finger of Justice
The Boomerang
The Dwelling Place of Light
Winston Churchill
The Saphead
Newport Beach
Modjeska
Encinitas
Oceanside, California






"Airplane Enters Old Love Story"
"Hubby Didn't Do Expected"
Turner Classic Movies Presents Leonard Maltin's Classic Movie Guide: From the Silent Era Through 1965: Third Edition
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978-0-698-19729-9

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