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Claudia Dell
Claudia Dell (born Claudia Dell Smith; January 10, 1909 – September 5, 1977) was an American showgirl and actress of the stage and movies.
Dell moved with her mother to New York City in late 1924 or early 1925 to visit Dell's aunt, Claudia Coleman. The aunt reportedly inspired Dell to seek a career on stage, and she became a student of Ned Wayburn.
Dell began her professional career on Broadway in 1925 as a chorus member in Gay Paree (1925-1926). She went on to perform in the Ziegfeld Follies of 1927 and Rosalie (1927-1928).
In 1930, Dell was signed by Warner Brothers to appear in the film Sweet Kitty Bellairs. Shortly after, Al Jolson reportedly demanded that she play opposite him in Big Boy (1930). She was then cast in River's End (1930). She appeared in over 30 films until her film career ended in 1944.
In February 1931 Dell signed with RKO, two months after obtaining a release from her contract with Warner Bros. RKO vice-president William K. LeBaron said that the studio planned to cast her in leading-lady roles until her name became more established with the public.
After her film career faltered, Dell was under contract for five years with RKO and did many Lux Radio Theater programs for Cecil B. DeMille and Orson Welles. She had her television show in New York, titled Leave It to the Girls.
In the early 1970s, Dell had a syndicated radio program that aired in the Midwest titled The Claudia Dell Show. She wrote a syndicated column for eight years and, in 1973, completed a collaboration with English author Helga Moray. This was for a television script considered for the Theater of the Week program.
Dell and Phillip G. Offin married when she was 17. She obtained a divorce from him two years later, in 1930. On December 29, 1934, Dell married theatrical agent Edward Silton. She gave her age as 22. They later divorced. She married retired chewing gum manufacturer Daniel Emmett in 1947.
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Claudia Dell
Claudia Dell (born Claudia Dell Smith; January 10, 1909 – September 5, 1977) was an American showgirl and actress of the stage and movies.
Dell moved with her mother to New York City in late 1924 or early 1925 to visit Dell's aunt, Claudia Coleman. The aunt reportedly inspired Dell to seek a career on stage, and she became a student of Ned Wayburn.
Dell began her professional career on Broadway in 1925 as a chorus member in Gay Paree (1925-1926). She went on to perform in the Ziegfeld Follies of 1927 and Rosalie (1927-1928).
In 1930, Dell was signed by Warner Brothers to appear in the film Sweet Kitty Bellairs. Shortly after, Al Jolson reportedly demanded that she play opposite him in Big Boy (1930). She was then cast in River's End (1930). She appeared in over 30 films until her film career ended in 1944.
In February 1931 Dell signed with RKO, two months after obtaining a release from her contract with Warner Bros. RKO vice-president William K. LeBaron said that the studio planned to cast her in leading-lady roles until her name became more established with the public.
After her film career faltered, Dell was under contract for five years with RKO and did many Lux Radio Theater programs for Cecil B. DeMille and Orson Welles. She had her television show in New York, titled Leave It to the Girls.
In the early 1970s, Dell had a syndicated radio program that aired in the Midwest titled The Claudia Dell Show. She wrote a syndicated column for eight years and, in 1973, completed a collaboration with English author Helga Moray. This was for a television script considered for the Theater of the Week program.
Dell and Phillip G. Offin married when she was 17. She obtained a divorce from him two years later, in 1930. On December 29, 1934, Dell married theatrical agent Edward Silton. She gave her age as 22. They later divorced. She married retired chewing gum manufacturer Daniel Emmett in 1947.
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