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Cora Rankin Drew (born 1871 or 1872) [1] was a silent film actress in the United States. Her performances included leading roles in The Burned Hand (1915), The Honor System (1917), and Southern Pride (1917). She expressed frustration with casting imbalances between men and women. [2] In 1921, Canadian Moving Picture Digest included a favorable description of one of her performances. [3]
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Drew, Cora Rankin ... MSBB ["Mirror Studio Blue Book", Dramatic Mirror, December 28, 1918], p. 1034 (age 46).
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