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Anna May Wong in film

The Chinese American actress worked in silent films and Hollywood features from the 1920s. Newspaper pages from 1924 to 1941 on a map and timeline.

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23,766,177 pages from 4,691 newspapers, 1736–1963.

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2460 matching newspaper pages in total. Washington, DC has the most hits (954 pages). Showing up to 10 earliest results from this city.

  1. Evening Star — 1924-03-31, page 40

    … Topics. AMFRIfAN 1 " nrt R - •■ A ve ftlTlUlVlUrtll PRISCILLA DEAN MATT MOORE and ANNA MAY WONG, iu "DRIFTING.” REGENT iMII an<l California Sts. BABY PEGGY, in her first IV reel …

  2. The Washington Daily News — 1924-05-10, page 5

    … retirement in a clover field. Despised and rejected, he remains the thrill of thrills. ANNA MAY WONG, the little Chinese actress, so beautiful and so clever, is to be starred in her …

  3. The Washington Daily News — 1924-05-10, page 5

    … retirement in a clover field. Despised and rejected, he remains the thrill of thrills. ANNA MAY WONG, the little Chinese actress, so beautiful and so clever, is to be starred in her …

  4. The Washington Daily News — 1924-05-10, page 7

    … retirement in a clover field. Despised and rejected, he remains the thrill of thrills. ANNA MAY WONG, the little Chinese actress, so beautiful and so clever, is to be starred in her …

  5. The Washington Daily News — 1924-05-10, page 7

    … retirement in a clover field. Despised and rejected, he remains the "thrill of thrills. ANNA MAY WONG, the little Chinese actress, so beautiful and so clever, is to be starred in her …

  6. The Washington Daily News — 1924-06-12, page 7

    … see. I Aska’s is glorious Now she has joined that delightful little yellow girl, Anna May Wong, in the happy profession of lending the photoplay a little color. They are much …

  7. The Washington Daily News — 1924-06-12, page 9

    … see. Laska’s is glorious Now she has joined that delightful little yellow' girl, Anna May Wong, in the happy profession of lending the photoplay a little color. They are much …

  8. The Washington Daily News — 1924-06-12, page 9

    … Laska’s is glorious to see. Now she has joined that delightful little yellow girl, Anna May Wong, in the happy profession of lending the photoplay a little color. They are much …

  9. The Washington Daily News — 1924-06-12, page 11

    … Laska's is glorious to see. Now she has joined that delightful little yellow girl, Anna May Wong, in the happy profession of lending the photoplay a little color. They are much …

  10. Evening Star — 1924-06-19, page 17

    … . “The Fortieth Door,” featuring Al lene Ray and Bruce Gordon, and with winsome Anna May Wong. Chinese star, in an important role, is a thriller from start to finish. The scene …

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