Priscilla Dean(1896-1987)
- Actress
Her parents were both stage actors, so Priscilla Dean began her career
as an infant in their productions. She made her film debut at age 14 in
a series of one-reelers for Biograph and several other studios. In 1911
she was hired by Universal Pictures and soon gained popularity as the
female lead in the comedy series of Eddie Lyons and Lee Moran. Her appearance
in the serial The Gray Ghost (1917) propelled her to stardom, and she began appearing
in many of Universal's most prestigious productions. The coming of
sound damaged her career, however, and by the early 1930s she was
appearing in low-budget films for minor independent
studios.
