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Donna in the 1949 Documentary “Down Memory Lane” (?)

Posted on July 21, 2025 by Don Taylor

A newly found photo of Donna among Mack Sennett’s Bathing Beauties connects our family story to the 1949 film Down Memory Lane. Though the complete film seems lost, this image keeps a bit of her Hollywood days alive. I’m still searching for the full version — maybe it will turn up yet! Continue reading →

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Donna at the Metropolitan Opera House, Philadelphia, PA, August 9-21, 1920

Posted on April 28, 2015 by Don Taylor

Background I have long been looking for when Donna made the shift from being in the “Chin Chin” production to being in the “California Bathing Beauties.” The last “Chin Chin” production that I know of was on May 21, 1920 … Continue reading →

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100 Years Ago – Ida Mae Barber Knight – (1873-1953)

Posted on December 23, 2014 by Don Taylor

23 December 1914 – Ida Mae Barber Knight Ida Mae Barber Knight One hundred years ago Ida Mae Barber (Montran) (Fisher) (Holdsworth) Knight was living with her husband, Harvey Watson Knight, in their new home on Lawndale Avenue in Detroit, … Continue reading →

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