Anita Page Net Worth

Anita Page was a beloved actress of the silent and early talkie eras, best known for her role in The Broadway Melody (1929). She was born in Flushing, New York in 1910 and quickly rose to stardom, earning record amounts of fan mail. Despite her popularity, she was often cast in second lead roles due to her inexperience. By 1932, MGM had lost interest in her career and her contract was not renewed. She then moved to "B" stardom in films at Columbia, Universal, and other minor studios, before retiring in 1936. She made a brief return in 1961 with The Runaway, and in the 1990s was rediscovered by the media. She earned a devoted cult of young fans and made a few appearances in low-budget films.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Who is it? Actress, Soundtrack
Birth Day August 04, 1910
Birth Place  Flushing, New York, United States
Anita Page age 110 YEARS OLD
Died On September 6, 2008(2008-09-06) (aged 98)\nVan Nuys, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Birth Sign Virgo
Resting place Holy Cross Cemetery, San Diego
Occupation Actress
Years active 1925–1936; 1961; 1996–2008
Spouse(s) Nacio Herb Brown (m. 1934; div. 1935) Herschel A. House (m. 1937; d. 1991)
Children 2

💰 Net worth

Anita Page, a renowned actress and talented soundtrack contributor from the United States, is speculated to have a net worth ranging from $100K to $1M in the year 2024. With a successful career in the entertainment industry, Anita Page has made significant contributions to both film and music. Renowned for her versatile acting skills and captivating performances, she has undoubtedly amassed considerable wealth throughout her illustrious career. With her undeniable talent and ongoing popularity, it is no surprise that Anita Page's net worth continues to grow, solidifying her status as a notable figure in the world of entertainment.

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Biography/Timeline

1920

Page became a highly popular young star, reportedly receiving the most fan mail of anyone on the MGM lot. She was referred to as "a blond, blue-eyed Latin" and "the girl with the most beautiful face in Hollywood" in the 1920s. She retired from acting in 1936. Page married her second husband the following year with whom she had two children.

1928

Page entered films with the help of friend, Actress Betty Bronson. A photo of Page was spotted by a man who handled Bronson's fan mail who was also interested in representing actors. With the encouragement of her mother, Page telephoned the man who arranged a meeting for her with a casting Director at Paramount Studios. After screentesting for Paramount, Page also tested for MGM. After being offered a contract for both studios, Page decided on MGM. Page's first film for MGM was the 1928 comedy-drama Telling the World, opposite william Haines. Her performances in her second MGM film, Our Dancing Daughters (1928) opposite Joan Crawford (with whom she appeared in three films), and The Broadway Melody (1929) opposite Bessie Love were her greatest successes of the period, and her popularity allowed her to make a smooth transition into talking pictures.

1930

She was the leading lady to Lon Chaney, Buster Keaton, Robert Montgomery, and Clark Gable (among others) and during the early 1930s, she was one of Hollywood's busiest actresses. She was involved briefly with Gable romantically during that time. At the height of her popularity, she was receiving more fan mail than any other female star, with the exception of Greta Garbo, and received multiple marriage proposals from Benito Mussolini in the mail.

1933

When her contract expired in 1933, she surprised Hollywood by announcing her retirement at the age of 23. She made one more movie, Hitch Hike to Heaven, in 1936, and then left the screen, virtually disappearing from Hollywood circles for sixty years. In a 2004 interview with author Scott Feinberg, she claimed that her refusal to meet demands for sexual favors by MGM head of production Irving Thalberg, supported by studio chief Louis B. Mayer, is what truly ended her career. She said that Mayer colluded with the other studio bosses to ban her and other uncooperative actresses from finding work.

1937

She married Composer Nacio Herb Brown in 1934, but the marriage was annulled a year later because Brown's previous divorce had not been finalized at the time they were married. She married Lieutenant Hershel A. House, a Navy pilot, on January 9, 1937 in Yuma, Arizona and they moved to Coronado, California and lived there until his death in 1991. They had two daughters, Linda (now Linda Sterne) and Sandra (who predeceased Page).

1996

Page returned to the screen in 1996 after sixty years retirement and appeared in several low budget horror films. Film veteran Margaret O'Brien appeared in two of them. During this period, she moved in with her co-star and occasional Director, Randal Malone at his Van Nuys home.

2001

Villecco, Tony; Silent Stars Speak. McFarland 2001 p 101 ISBN 0-7864-0814-6

2008

At the time of her death in September 2008, she was among the last to have acted as an adult in silent films (Barbara Kent and Miriam Seegar are among the handful of others) to live into the 21st century. She was also the last living attendee of the very first Academy Awards ceremony in 1929.