Jean Paige

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Jean Paige
Los Angeles, California
, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active1917–1924
Spouse
(m. 1920; died 1958)

Jean Paige (born Lucille Beatrice O'Hair, July 3, 1895

silent era
.

Early years

Paige was born in

Vitagraph screen test that had been set up by a family friend. She performed well enough to be cast in two-reel O.Henry features.[1]

Career

Paige made 21 films in a career that began in 1917 and concluded in 1924. Her films include Blind Man's Holiday (1917), The Darkest Hour (1919), The Birth of a Soul (1920), Black Beauty (1921), The Prodigal Judge (1922), Captain Blood (1924), and Daring Hearts (1919). She came to prominence in the Vitagraph film Too Many Crooks (1919). As Charlotte Brown, she made a star part out of a bit part. Paige never appeared on stage and had no experience in movies prior to becoming a Vitagraph leading woman. Her role in Too Many Crooks led Vitagraph president Albert E. Smith to elevate her position at the film studio. She married Smith in December 1920.[1]

Death

She died in

Los Angeles, California
in 1990.

Selected filmography

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