Anita Page starred with Lon Chaney Sr - and now she's gone...
Hey folks, Harry here... It's a rare thing these days to talk about the passing of a Silent Film and Early Talkie Star - but ANITA PAGE has moved on at the age of 98. She was first on screen in 1925 - and her last part is in FRANKENSTEIN RISING - due out... THIS YEAR! She plays Elizabeth Frankenstein.
But back in her heyday... she was second only to Greta Garbo in fan letters, was a guest living at William Randolph Heart's castle - and was working with the likes of Lon Chaney, Buster Keaton, Mickey Rooney, Marie Dressler, Bessie Love, Walter Huston, Hattie McDaniel, John Gilbert, Adolphe Menjou, Douglas Fairbanks Jr, Joan Crawford and tons more!
But for me - I'm a Lon Chaney freak, I love his films - I know she had a tiny part in WEST OF ZANZIBAR - but she was Myrtle in WHILE THE CITY SLEEPS - the film in which Chaney became a cantankerous police detective that takes Anita into protective custody. The film is an amazing look at a different side of Lon Chaney - and you can't help but react to the lovely Anita Page.
Too often in today's society we miss the great silent sirens - Anita was one of those - you can't see many of her films, but take a look at these videos and see if your interest is spurred on. We lost an amazing link to cinematic history - and from everything I've heard, an amazing lady.