Betty Amann
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1905 — Present
Actress
Personal Info
- Born
- Mar 10, 1905
- Age
- 121
- Birth Place
- Pirmasens, German Empire
LEGACY & ORIGINS
Born Philippine Amann
10 March 1905
Pirmasens, German Empire
Died 2 or 3 August 1990 (aged 85)
Danbury, Connecticut, U.S.
Resting place Willowbrook Cemetery
Other names
Bee Amann
Philippine Amann (10 March 1905 – 2 or 3 August 1990), known professionally as Betty Amann, was an American film actress. Born to American parents in the German Empire, she began her acting career in the United States with the film The Kick-Off (1926). She is perhaps best known for her role in Asphalt (1929).
Philippine Amann was born in 1905 (some sources say 1906 or 1907) in Pirmasens to a Swiss-German Lutheran family. She has also been referred to as Jewish. Raised in America, Amann studied painting at the National Academy School of Fine Arts in New York; she had been an intent lover of art and painting since childhood.
Amann acted in small parts at the May Palace Theater before making her screen debut in The Kick-Off (1926), credited as Bee Amann. She next appeared in seven Mack Sennett short comedies, including The Campus Vamp (1928), which also featured a pre-Hollywood fame Carole Lombard.
10 March 1905
Pirmasens, German Empire
Died 2 or 3 August 1990 (aged 85)
Danbury, Connecticut, U.S.
Resting place Willowbrook Cemetery
Other names
Bee Amann
Philippine Amann (10 March 1905 – 2 or 3 August 1990), known professionally as Betty Amann, was an American film actress. Born to American parents in the German Empire, she began her acting career in the United States with the film The Kick-Off (1926). She is perhaps best known for her role in Asphalt (1929).
Philippine Amann was born in 1905 (some sources say 1906 or 1907) in Pirmasens to a Swiss-German Lutheran family. She has also been referred to as Jewish. Raised in America, Amann studied painting at the National Academy School of Fine Arts in New York; she had been an intent lover of art and painting since childhood.
Amann acted in small parts at the May Palace Theater before making her screen debut in The Kick-Off (1926), credited as Bee Amann. She next appeared in seven Mack Sennett short comedies, including The Campus Vamp (1928), which also featured a pre-Hollywood fame Carole Lombard.
Life & Career Details
Born Philippine Amann
10 March 1905
Pirmasens, German Empire
Died 2 or 3 August 1990 (aged 85)
Danbury, Connecticut, U.S.
Resting place Willowbrook Cemetery
Other names
Bee Amann
Philippine Amann (10 March 1905 – 2 or 3 August 1990), known professionally as Betty Amann, was an American film actress. Born to American parents in the German Empire, she began her acting career in the United States with the film The Kick-Off (1926). She is perhaps best known for her role in Asphalt (1929).
Philippine Amann was born in 1905 (some sources say 1906 or 1907) in Pirmasens to a Swiss-German Lutheran family. She has also been referred to as Jewish. Raised in America, Amann studied painting at the National Academy School of Fine Arts in New York; she had been an intent lover of art and painting since childhood.
Amann acted in small parts at the May Palace Theater before making her screen debut in The Kick-Off (1926), credited as Bee Amann. She next appeared in seven Mack Sennett short comedies, including The Campus Vamp (1928), which also featured a pre-Hollywood fame Carole Lombard.
10 March 1905
Pirmasens, German Empire
Died 2 or 3 August 1990 (aged 85)
Danbury, Connecticut, U.S.
Resting place Willowbrook Cemetery
Other names
Bee Amann
Philippine Amann (10 March 1905 – 2 or 3 August 1990), known professionally as Betty Amann, was an American film actress. Born to American parents in the German Empire, she began her acting career in the United States with the film The Kick-Off (1926). She is perhaps best known for her role in Asphalt (1929).
Philippine Amann was born in 1905 (some sources say 1906 or 1907) in Pirmasens to a Swiss-German Lutheran family. She has also been referred to as Jewish. Raised in America, Amann studied painting at the National Academy School of Fine Arts in New York; she had been an intent lover of art and painting since childhood.
Amann acted in small parts at the May Palace Theater before making her screen debut in The Kick-Off (1926), credited as Bee Amann. She next appeared in seven Mack Sennett short comedies, including The Campus Vamp (1928), which also featured a pre-Hollywood fame Carole Lombard.
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