Today's Birthdays

one click shows all of today's celebrity birthdays

Browse All Birthdays

43,625    Actors
27,931    Actresses
4,867    Composers
7,058    Directors
842    Footballers
221    Racing drivers
925    Singers
9,111    Writers

Get FamousLikeMe on your website
One line of code gets FamousLikeMe on your website. Find out more.

Subscribe to Daily updates


Add to Google

privacy policy



Famous Like Me > Actress > G > Anita Garvin

Profile of Anita Garvin on Famous Like Me

 
Name: Anita Garvin  
   
Also Know As:
   
Date of Birth: 11th February 1907
   
Place of Birth: New York, New York, USA
   
Profession: Actress
 
 
From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia

Anita Garvin (February 11, 1906 - July 7, 1994) was an American actress and comedienne who appeared in both silent and sound films. She is best known for her work with the comedians Laurel and Hardy and Charley Chase.

Garvin was born in New York City. Later, she moved to California where in 1924, she initially worked for Al Christie's comedy unit. She then began work for Educational Studios and eventually, in 1926 Hal Roach, where she appeared in many silent films with Charley Chase, James Finlayson, and Max Davidson.

In 1928, she was teamed with Marion "Peanuts" Byron as a short-lived female version of Laurel & Hardy. Garvin appeared in a total of eleven Laurel and Hardy films. In the sound era, She also appeared in comedies produced at Vitaphone, Educational, RKO and Columbia.

Her last film is apparently a Three Stooges short from 1940. She then gave up acting to raise a family.


This content from Wikipedia is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article Anita Garvin