Marjorie Bonner (February , â€" February , ) was an American dancer
and actress who was a member of the Ziegfeld Follies of . Produced by
Florenz Ziegfeld, the Follies were presented in June , at the Jardin
de Paris, atop the New York Theatre.She was born as Marjorie Daw
Collins in Brooklyn (before NYC was consolidated). She appeared on
stage in A Parisian Model (-), Miss Innocence (), A Winsome Widow (),
and later appeared in a few silent films.She married William H. Power
on November , in Cincinnati, Ohio, and they would often appear on
stage together.Bonner reportedly made money from investing in oil
stocks. In , it was reported that "Miss Marjorie Bonner, a member of
the Anna Held Miss Innocence company, bears the distinction of being
the richest chorus girl In the world. While touring Texas seven years
ago with Anna Held in The Little Duchess, Miss Bonner invested a small
amount of money in Beaumont oil stock. Recently she closed out her
holdings at a net profit of $,, which she now possesses, in addition
to a tidy bank roll accumulated In the past few years. As Miss Bonner
has not as yet taken to the automobile habit, and is not a liberal
dispenser of money, she is referred to by other members of the
organization as "Hetty Greely".
and actress who was a member of the Ziegfeld Follies of . Produced by
Florenz Ziegfeld, the Follies were presented in June , at the Jardin
de Paris, atop the New York Theatre.She was born as Marjorie Daw
Collins in Brooklyn (before NYC was consolidated). She appeared on
stage in A Parisian Model (-), Miss Innocence (), A Winsome Widow (),
and later appeared in a few silent films.She married William H. Power
on November , in Cincinnati, Ohio, and they would often appear on
stage together.Bonner reportedly made money from investing in oil
stocks. In , it was reported that "Miss Marjorie Bonner, a member of
the Anna Held Miss Innocence company, bears the distinction of being
the richest chorus girl In the world. While touring Texas seven years
ago with Anna Held in The Little Duchess, Miss Bonner invested a small
amount of money in Beaumont oil stock. Recently she closed out her
holdings at a net profit of $,, which she now possesses, in addition
to a tidy bank roll accumulated In the past few years. As Miss Bonner
has not as yet taken to the automobile habit, and is not a liberal
dispenser of money, she is referred to by other members of the
organization as "Hetty Greely".
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