Anne Cornwall

Anne Cornwall (born Anna Mary Reardon; January 17, 1897 – March 2, 1980) was an American dancer, singer, and actress whose career on stage and in motion pictures spanned over four decades, from her early work as a "chorus girl" in musical theatre in New York City in 1916 to her screen performances in starring roles, as supporting characters, and in bit parts from 1918 to 1960. Cornwall's credited and uncredited film appearances total no less than 72 productions, the great majority being released prior to 1930. A few examples of her work in silent dramas are The Firing Line (1919), The Girl in the Rain (1920), and The Wrongdoers (1925). Cornwall was equally successful in comedies. Starring in a series of popular "Christie Comedies" in the mid-1920s, she was recognized in film-industry publications at the time as "One of the leading comediennes of two-reel comedies". That reputation led to her later being cast as Buster Keaton's girlfriend in the feature College (1927) and with Laurel and Hardy in their Hal Roach short Men O' War (1929).