Actress, Motion Picture Screen Writer. Born Signe Auen in Spokane, Washington, she performed on stage with the Alcazar Stock Company in San Francisco, California before entering the movies with the Kalem Company in 1914. A popular figure of the silent film era, her many credits included "A Yankee from the West" (1915), "The Fox Woman" (1915), "Intolerance" (1916), "Victory" (1919), "Rush Hour" (1928), and "Queen Kelly" (1929). She also was the screen writer for such films as "Rumba" (1935), "The Thrill of a Lifetime" (1937), "Aloma of the South Seas" (1941) and "The Great Man's Lady" (1942). She died in Hollywood, California.
Actress, Motion Picture Screen Writer. Born Signe Auen in Spokane, Washington, she performed on stage with the Alcazar Stock Company in San Francisco, California before entering the movies with the Kalem Company in 1914. A popular figure of the silent film era, her many credits included "A Yankee from the West" (1915), "The Fox Woman" (1915), "Intolerance" (1916), "Victory" (1919), "Rush Hour" (1928), and "Queen Kelly" (1929). She also was the screen writer for such films as "Rumba" (1935), "The Thrill of a Lifetime" (1937), "Aloma of the South Seas" (1941) and "The Great Man's Lady" (1942). She died in Hollywood, California.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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