Born: 3 June 1879, Russia
Died: 13 July 1945
Country most active: United States
Also known as: Mariam Adelaida Leventon
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1879, June 4 Born Adelaide Leventon, Yalta, Russia
1896 Enrolled in the dramatic school of the Philharmonic Society, Moscow, Russia
1898 Studied acting with Stanislavsky; member of stock company, Moscow Art Theatre
circa 1904 Joined Paul Orleneff’s St. Petersburg Players, St. Petersburg, Russia
1905 American stage debut with Paul Orleneff’s St. Petersburg Players in The Chosen People, Herald Square Theatre, New York, N.Y.
1906 Stage debut in English in Hedda Gabler, Princess Theatre, New York, N.Y.
1915 Toured on the Keith vaudeville circuit
1916 Appeared in first film, War Brides
1918 Signed a motion picture contract with Metro Pictures Corporation
1921 Produced and acted in film Camille
1922 Produced and acted in film adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s Salomé and of Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll’s House
1928 Joined Eva Le Galliene’s Civic Repertory Co.
1929 Joined the Theatre Guild
1944 Acted in last films, including The Bridge of San Luis Rey
1945, July 13 Died, Hollywood, Calif.
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