Saturday, October 21, 2017

The Best Known, Best-Dressed Woman in America -- October 21, 2017

Moving Picture World, 13-October-1917
Irene Castle had become famous, with her husband Vernon, as a ballroom dancer.  He left the act in early 1916 to return to his native Britain, where he joined the Royal Flying Corps.  He was a successful pilot, earning the Croix de Guerre.  He was sent to Canada and then the United States to train new pilots.  He died in a flying accident in 1918.  Her first solo feature would be Stranded in Arcady

Moving Picture World, 13-October-1917

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