Phyllis Haver

Phyllis Maude Haver (January 6, 1899 – November 19, 1960) was an American actress of the silent film era.

After graduating, she played piano to accompany the new silent films in local theaters.

[2] Within a few years, she appeared as a leading lady in two-reelers for Sennett Studios.

One reviewer called her performance "astoundingly fine," and added that Haver "makes this combination of tragedy and comedy a most entertaining piece of work.

In 1929, she married millionaire William Seeman with a service performed by New York Mayor James J. Walker[4] at the home of Rube Goldberg, the cartoonist.

Picture Play, Jun 1928, Phyllis Haver on the cover
Haver as a "beach beauty", photographed by Mack Sennett in 1917