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Edna Wilma Simons Sharp was an American vaudeville dancer and light opera star of the 1920s who turned into a successful businesswoman. By 1950, she owned and operated a chain of 31 theaters in the western United States. The Wilma Theatre in Missoula, Montana, is named after her. Edna Wilma Simons died on July 25, 1954, at the age of 59.

Blanka Zizka is an American theatre director and playwright. She is currently the Founding Artistic Director of The Wilma Theater.