Frances Nelson (actress)

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Frances Nelson (November 7, 1892 in St. Paul, Minnesota - January, 1975 in The Bronx, New York) was an American silent film actress.

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References

  1. The Moving Picture World Volume 27 - Page 401 1916 - ""The Point of View" introduces a new film star in the charming person of Frances Nelson, who is provided with an exceptionally strong and congenial part in this film version of Jules Eckert Goodman's dramatic story. Miss Nelson plays Myra, a country girl who is ardently loved by a prosaic grocery "king" but hankers for an artistic career. "