Lina Basquette ( 1907 – 1994) was an American actress noted for her 75-year career in entertainment, which began during the silent film era.
Talented as a dancer, she was paid as a girl for performing and gained her first film contract at age nine. In her acting career, Basquette may have been best known for her role as Judith in The Godless Girl (1929) The film was based on the life of Queen Silver, known as a 20th-century child prodigy, and feminist and Socialist activist.
Lina Basquette, practicing her steps 28 floors up on the roof of the Hotel Commodore (ca. 1920s) via
Lina Basquette, practicing her steps 28 floors up on the roof of the Hotel Commodore (ca. 1920s) via
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