Mildred Kornman, one of the last people known to have appeared in Silent Era silent movies, died August 19 at 97, according to longtime friend Robert Satterfield. Kornman had been the last woman and the third-to-last person left alive from the silents, having appeared in over 20 "Our Gang" comedy shorts from 1926-1935, her career bridging the Silent and Sound Eras. The only two people still alive who are thought to have appeared in a silent film are Garry Watson (who was an infant) and Donnie "B...
Mildred Kornman, one of the last people known to have appeared in Silent Era silent movies, died August 19 at 97, according to longtime friend Robert Satterfield. Kornman had been the last woman and the third-to-last person left alive from the silents, having appeared in over 20 "Our Gang" comedy shorts from 1926-1935, her career bridging the Silent and Sound Eras. The only two people still alive who are thought to have appeared in a silent film are Garry Watson (who was an infant) and Donnie "B...
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