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Eleanor Boardman

Born 19 August 1898 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Died 12 December 1991 in Santa Barbara, California, USA.

Married director King Vidor, 8 September 1926; divorced, 24 April 1931;
daughter, Antonia Vidor, born 1927; daughter, Belinda Vidor, born June 1930.
Married director Henri d’Abbadie d’Arrast, 1 June 1940; until Henri’s death, 17 March 1968.

Eleanor Boardman is perhaps best remembered for her starring role in The Crowd (1928).

References: Website-IMDb.