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Betty Compson

1897 - 1974

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Betty Compson (born Eleanor Luicime Compson; March 19, 1897 – April 18, 1974) was an American actress and film producer who got her start during Hollywood's silent era. She is best known for her performances in The Docks of New York and The Barker, the latter of which earned her an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Betty Compson is the 4,173rd most popular actor (up from 4,622nd in 2019), the 6,692nd most popular biography from United States (up from 6,778th in 2019) and the 1,924th most popular American Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Betty Compson ranks 4,173 out of 13,578. Before her are Natalya Seleznyova, Chantal Lauby, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Beulah Bondi, Lea Padovani, and Virginie Efira. After her are Om Puri, Maya Hawke, Tommy Wiseau, Murilo Benício, Marian Seldes, and Melinda Dillon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1897, Betty Compson ranks 221. Before her are Karl Decker, Harald Sæverud, Pedro Vallana, C. B. van Niel, Miguel Fleta, and Ulises Poirier. After her are Gene Tunney, Antonio Campolo, Erik Malmberg, Max Newman, Roman Vishniac, and Luis Batlle Berres. Among people deceased in 1974, Betty Compson ranks 167. Before her are Lily Kronberger, Cora Sandel, Kick Smit, Élie Lescot, Harry Partch, and Zaharia Stancu. After her are Erskine Hamilton Childers, Ned Maddrell, Françoise Rosay, Adolph Gottlieb, Alfred Keller, and Sergey Lebedev.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Betty Compson ranks 6,694 out of 20,380. Before her are Beulah Bondi (1889), AJ Lee (1987), Elvin Hayes (1945), David Amram (1930), Mary Edwards Walker (1832), and Tony Accardo (1906). After her are Maya Hawke (1998), Ethel Catherwood (1908), Mona Simpson (1957), Marian Seldes (1928), Barbara Broccoli (1960), and Danny Carey (1961).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Betty Compson ranks 1,925. Before her are Tara Reid (1975), Chuck McCann (1934), Sheri Moon Zombie (1970), Gailard Sartain (1946), Renée Elise Goldsberry (1971), and Beulah Bondi (1889). After her are Maya Hawke (1998), Marian Seldes (1928), Melinda Dillon (1939), Elmo Lincoln (1889), Estelle Parsons (1927), and Paul Dooley (1928).

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