Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1907-04-19
Day of Death
1994-09-20
Place of Birth
San Mateo, California, USA
Lina Basquette
Biography
Lina Basquette (born Lena Copeland Baskette), was an American actress. She is noted for her 75-year career in entertainment, which began during the silent film era. Talented as a dancer, she was paid as a girl for performing and gained her first film contract at age nine. In her acting career, Basquette may have been best known for her role as Judith in The Godless Girl. The film was based on the life of Queen Silver, known as a 20th-century child prodigy, and feminist and socialist activist. Basquette also was noted for her several marriages, including her first, to the much older noted producer, Sam Warner, founder of Warner Bros. film studio. She had several marriages and a tumultuous personal life. When her film career declined, she returned for a period to dancing and stage performances. After she retired from the entertainment world, in 1947 Basquette moved to Bucks County, Pennsylvania, where she became a noted breeder of Great Danes; her dogs won numerous professional show prizes. She wrote several books on dog breeding as well. Later living in West Virginia, she also served as a judge for the American Kennel Club, and wrote a column.
Filmography (34)
Paradise Park
1992
A Night for Crime
1943Who Calls
1942
Four Men and a Prayer
1938
Rose of the Rio Grande
1938
The Buccaneer
1938
Ebb Tide
1937
Souls at Sea
1937
The Final Hour
1936
The Phantom Express
1932
Hello Trouble
1932
The Midnight Lady
1932
The Arm of the Law
1932
Mounted Fury
1931
