Viola Berlin
Two sisters, Viola Berlin and Florence Berlin, ran the Exeter Street Theater for many years, turning it into a popular place to see foreign films. The theater closed in 1984.
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Pauline Frederick
American actress
Julie Herne
American playwright and screen writer. She worked for Paramount developing film scenes until about 1925 when she turned to writing for the stage.
Lilli Vincenz
German-American LGBTQIA+ rights activist
Alla Nazimova
Russian-American actress
Myrna Vázquez
Renowned Puerto Rican actress
Sophie Tucker
Ukrainian-American singer, comedian, actress, and radio star
Carmen de Lavallade
Dancer, choreographer and film, television and theater actor
Helene Madison
Between 1930 and 1932, Seattle swimmer Helene Madison owned 23 world records for swimming and won every freestyle event at the U.S. Women’s Nationals three years in a row. Madison won three consecutive gold medals in the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics.
Joan Long
Australian film writer, director and producer