Anita Garvin | |
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 Studio publicity photo of Anita Garvin | |
| Born | Anna Frances Garvin February 11, 1906[1] New York City, U.S. |
| Died | July 7, 1994 (aged 88) |
| Resting place | San Fernando Mission Cemetery, Mission Hills, Los Angeles County, California |
| Occupation(s) | Film actress, stage performer |
| Years active | 1918–1942 |
| Spouses | Clement H. Beauchamp
(m. 1926; div. 1930)Clifford R. Stanley
(m. 1930; his death, 1980) |
| Children | 2 |
Anita Garvin (born Anna Frances Garvin; February 11, 1906 – July 7, 1994) was an American stage performer and film actress who worked in both the silent and sound eras.[2][3] Before her retirement in 1942, she reportedly appeared in over 350 shorts and features for various Hollywood studios.[4] Her best known roles are as supporting characters in Hal Roach comedies starring Laurel and Hardy and Charley Chase.[5]
- ^ While some sources cite 1907 as Garvin's birth year, government records consistently document the year as 1906, including federal census schedules, New York City birth records, and the "California Death Index" for 1940-1997. Most of her obituaries also cite her age as 88 at the time of her death. As noted in some biographical profiles on Garvin, she deliberately "adjusted" her age very early in her career to improve her chances of obtaining employment, adjustments that may have led to later confusion regarding her true birth year. It is worth noting too that no birth year is inscribed on Anita Garvin Stanley's grave marker, only her year of death.
- ^ "New York City Births, 1846-1909", Edward J. Garvin (father) for Anna [Anita] F. Garvin, February 11, 1906; Manhattan, New York City, United States; reference cn 7882, New York Municipal Archives; FHL microfilm 1,984,865.
- ^ "California Death Index, 1940-1997", Anita Garvin Stanley, February 11, 1906—July 7, 1994, California Department of Health Services, Vital Statistics Section, Sacramento.
- ^ "Anita Garvin Stanley, 88; Actress in 350 Comedies," Los Angeles Times (July 10, 1994).
- ^ Young, Jordan R. (1978). "She Took Her Lumps and Liked Them", Los Angeles Times (1923-1995), September 24, 1978, p. I-3. ProQuest Historical Newspapers.