Born October 19, 1895· Paradise Valley, Nevada, USA
† Died January 11, 1958
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A Nevada native who began as a pianist and later attended business college in San Francisco, Edna Purviance entered the film world after a talent scout noticed her while she worked as a stenographer. She was cast by Charlie Chaplin for the Essanay short A Night Out in 1915, launching a partnership that would see her appear in more than thirty of his productions during the silent era.
Purviance’…
