Fay Lemport

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Fay Lemport, from a 1919 publication

Fay Lemport (born c. 1901) was an American actress known for her role in Daddy-Long-Legs (1919). [1] She appeared in three films between 1919 and 1920.

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A 1919 article said that she had received 39 marriage proposals in one month. [2] After receiving so many proposals she took a brief refuge in the study of psychoanalysis. [3]

Selected filmography

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References

  1. Smith, Patsy. "Among the Women." Variety. Vol. 55, Iss. 1, (May 30, 1919): 15. Via Proquest.
  2. "Worried by Too Many Proposals" . The Salt Lake Telegram. December 19, 1919. p. 30 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Worried by Too Many Proposals". The Seattle Star. December 18, 1919. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  4. "Fay Lemport". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. American Film Institute. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
  5. Maltin, Leonard (2015). Leonard Maltin's Classic Movie Guide. Penguin. p. 150. ISBN   9780147516824.
  6. "Moving Pictures: Daddy Long Legs." Variety. Vol. 54, Iss. 12, (May 16, 1919): 54. Via Proquest.
  7. Haupt, Clyde V. (1994). Huckleberry Finn on Film. McFarland. p. 15. ISBN   9780899509204.