Priscilla Bonner
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Biography
This screen actress' career precisely spanned the 1920s. While she never became a star, Bonner appeared in some 30 films and co-starred with such luminaries as Will Rogers ("Honest Hutch," 1920), Lon Chaney ("Shadows," 1922), Ronald Colman ("Tarnish," 1924), Harry Langdon ("The Strong Man," 1926), and Clara Bow ("It," 1927).
Bonner and her sister, Margerie, were born in Washington, DC. Priscilla entered films in 1920, co-starring with Charles Ray in "Homer Comes Home." She freelanced for almost every existing studio, big and small, for the next nine years: First National ("Bob Hampton of Placer" 1921, "Tarnish" 1924), Metro ("Home Stuff" 1921, "The White Desert" 1925), and Fox ("Three Bad Men" 1926). She is best-remembered today as Harry Langdon's leading lady in "The Strong Man" (1927) and "Long Pants" (1927), and as the long-suffering friend of Clara Bow in her showcase "It" (1927). She and her sister co-starred together in "Paying the Price" (also 1927).
Bonner married in 1928 and retired from films after "Girls Who Dared" (1929). She gave occasional interviews, but stayed mostly out of the limelight during her 67-year retirement. One of the last surviving silent film players, she died at age 97 in 1996.
Filmography
Cast (Feature Film)
Life Events
1920
Film debut, "Homer Comes Home", starring Charles Ray
1923
Sister Margerie entered films
1927
Co-starred with Clara Bow in "It"
1928
Retired from films to marry physician Bertham Wollfan
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