Lila Lee (born Augusta Wilhelmena Fredericka Appel; July 25, 1905 â€"
November 13, 1973) was a prominent screen actress, primarily a leading
lady, of the silent film and early sound film eras.The daughter of
Augusta Fredericka Appel and Carl Appel, Lee was born Augusta
Wilhelmena Fredericka Appel on July 25, 1905 in Union Hill, New Jersey
(now part of Union City), into a middle-class family of German
immigrants who relocated to New York City. She had an older sister,
Pauline, who had been born in Hamburg, Germany.Searching for a hobby
for their gregarious young daughter, the Appels enrolled Lila in Gus
Edwards' kiddie review shows where she was given the nickname of
"Cuddles"; a name that she would be known by for the rest of her
acting career. Her stagework became so popular with the public that
her parents had her educated with private tutors. Edwards would become
Lee's long-term manager.
November 13, 1973) was a prominent screen actress, primarily a leading
lady, of the silent film and early sound film eras.The daughter of
Augusta Fredericka Appel and Carl Appel, Lee was born Augusta
Wilhelmena Fredericka Appel on July 25, 1905 in Union Hill, New Jersey
(now part of Union City), into a middle-class family of German
immigrants who relocated to New York City. She had an older sister,
Pauline, who had been born in Hamburg, Germany.Searching for a hobby
for their gregarious young daughter, the Appels enrolled Lila in Gus
Edwards' kiddie review shows where she was given the nickname of
"Cuddles"; a name that she would be known by for the rest of her
acting career. Her stagework became so popular with the public that
her parents had her educated with private tutors. Edwards would become
Lee's long-term manager.
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