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- Birth nameJosephine Boneparte Crowell
- Height5′ 5″ (1.65 m)
- Josephine Crowell was a Canadian-born character actress. She appeared in vaudeville as early as 1879. On screen, she is best remembered for her dramatic portrayal of the mother in D.W. Griffith's The Birth of a Nation (1915), her comedic performances in Harold Lloyd's Speedy (1928) and Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy's Wrong Again (1929). She also played a succession of queens and princesses in such films as Main Street (1923), Mantrap (1926), The King of Kings (1927) and The Man Who Laughs (1928).- IMDb Mini Biography By: A. Nonymous
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- Along with Jennie Lee and Dark Cloud, she was one of only three cast members of The Birth of a Nation (1915) who were alive during the American Civil War (1861-1865).
- Canadian character actress, who appeared in vaudeville as early as 1879. On screen, she is best remembered for her dramatic portrayal of the mother in D.W.Griffith's 'Birth of a Nation' and her comedic performances in Harold Lloyd's 'Speedy' (1928) and Laurel & Hardy's ' Wrong Again' (1929). She also played a succession of queens and princesses in such films as 'Main Street' (1923), 'Mantrap' (1926), 'The King of Kings' (1927) and 'The Man Who Laughs' (1928).
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