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Irma Harrison

Irma Harrison

American film actress

Irma Harrison (February 24, 1903 – January 22, 1975) was an American film actress. She starred in the films Love's Penalty (1921) and The Yellowback (1929).

Quick Facts Born, Died ...

Virginia Flohri sang a song she acted out as Toots in the 1929 film Alibi.[1] She performed wearing burnt cork (blackface) in D. W. Griffith's 1922 film One Exciting Night.[2]

Filmography

References

  1. [1]
    Hubbert, Julie (2 March 2011). Celluloid Symphonies: Texts and Contexts in Film Music History. University of California Press. ISBN 9780520241015.
  2. [2]
    Burnt Cork: Traditions and Legacies of Blackface Minstrelsy. Univ of Massachusetts Press. 2012. ISBN 978-1-55849-934-8.
  3. [3]
    John Gilbert: The Last of the Silent Film Stars. University Press of Kentucky. 12 April 2013. ISBN 978-0-8131-4163-3.
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    Where the Movies Played in Downtown Pittsburg(h). Dorrance. ISBN 978-1-4349-4640-9.
  5. [5]
    Educational Screen and Audiovisual Guide. 1922.
  6. [6]
    The Griffith Project, Volume 10: Films Produced 1919-1946. Bloomsbury. 25 July 2019. ISBN 978-1-83902-000-1.
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    Silent Mystery and Detective Movies: A Comprehensive Filmography. McFarland. 21 October 2009. ISBN 978-0-7864-5429-7.
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    "Bare Knees" Flapper: The Life and Films of Virginia Lee Corbin. McFarland. November 2018. ISBN 978-1-4766-7568-8.
  9. [9]
    The First Hollywood Sound Shorts, 1926-1931. McFarland. 14 June 2015. ISBN 978-1-4766-0684-2.


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