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Anita Page

Anita Page, American actress (died 2008)

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Born
August 4, 1910
Died
September 6, 2008
Zodiac sign
Leo
Birth year
1910

About Anita Page

Anita Page was an American film actress who reached stardom in the final years of the silent film era. If you ask me, MGM was the studio." Page's first film for MGM was the 1928 comedy-drama Telling the World, opposite William Haines. Page was the last living attendee of the first Academy Awards ceremony in 1929, and frequently gave interviews as the "last star of the silents", appearing in documentaries about the era. After doing a screen test for Paramount, she became among the first residents of the Chateau Marmont. The Broadway Melody (1929) is considered among her more successful films; it won Best Picture at the second annual Academy Awards.

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Anita Page timeline

  1. If you ask me, MGM was the studio." Page's first film for MGM was the 1928 comedy-drama Telling the World, opposite William Haines.
  2. Page was the last living attendee of the first Academy Awards ceremony in 1929, and frequently gave interviews as the "last star of the silents", appearing in documentaries about the era.
  3. The Broadway Melody (1929) is considered among her more successful films; it won Best Picture at the second annual Academy Awards.

The world when Anita Page was born

Anita Page was born in 1910. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1910

  • Best-selling book"The Rosary" – Florence L. Barclay

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentJack Johnson defends heavyweight title, sparking nationwide debate
  • Top headlineBoy Scouts of America founded
  • Technology milestoneFirst neon lighting demonstrated in Paris
  • World population~1.7B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWilliam Howard Taft
  • U.S. population92.2M

1910 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Anita Page's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19102026
Average home$3,395$435,000
Average income$574$67,500
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population92.2M341 million

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