The comedy of Wilna Hervey (1894-1979), sometimes billed as Wilna Wilde, was similar to that of Blanche Payson, Babe London, Muriel Landers, and Lulu Roman. She was a large woman, 6'3″ and weighing nearly 300 lbs. Silent comedies relied on comic types, and she filled a useful niche as far as that went. Hervey's handful […]
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 02:36AM on October 3, 2025