Movieland Mystery Photo [Updated]

Posted on August 12, 2011 by lmharnisch

Aug. 12, 2011, Mystery Photo

Here’s another mystery photo courtesy of Steven Bibb!

This is a particularly tragic story. Edna Waldron was an aspiring actress who was fatally burned in 1940 while trying to save a young girl whose clothing had caught on fire.

8215 Romaine Ave.
8215 Romaine Ave., where actress Edna Waldron was fatally burned, via Google maps’ street view.

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Aug. 25, 1940: The Times publishes the obituary of Edna Waldron. Catherine Bowman, the girl whose clothes caught on fire, also died of burns.

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5 Responses to Movieland Mystery Photo [Updated]

  1. Mary Mallory's avatar Mary Mallory says:
    August 12, 2011 at 9:30 am

    Lina Basquette.

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  2. Arye (Leslie) Michael Bender's avatar Arye (Leslie) Michael Bender says:
    August 12, 2011 at 10:24 am

    Douglas Shearer’s sister, Mrs. Thalberg?

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  3. Mary Mallory's avatar Mary Mallory says:
    August 12, 2011 at 12:01 pm

    Raquel Torres.

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  4. Gary Martin's avatar Gary Martin says:
    August 12, 2011 at 12:56 pm

    Francis Dee?

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  5. Pamela Porter's avatar Pamela Porter says:
    August 13, 2011 at 2:30 pm

    She was a beauty. I love seeing pictures from when people cared how they looked/dressed.

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