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Violet Romer

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Violet Romer
Violet Romer in a flapper dress c. 1915
Born
Violet Romer Shawhan

1886
Died1970 (aged 83–84)
Occupation(s)Actress, dancer, flapper
Parent(s)James McCune Shawhan
Ada Romer Shawhan

Violet Romer (1886–1970) was an American dancer.

Biography

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She was born in 1886 in San Francisco, California, and became notable as an American actress, dancer, and flapper.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

In addition to being a performer, Romer founded her own dance school.[7][8]

Romer died in Port Jefferson, New York in 1970.

References

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  1. ^ "Violet Romer Dances" (PDF). The New York Times. 1913-02-12.
  2. ^ "Matinee of Dancing" (PDF). The New York Times. 1912-05-03.
  3. ^ "A Chat with Lewis Waller". The New York Times. 1912-01-28.
  4. ^ "Ancestry.com" (PDF).
  5. ^ "The Cosmopolitan". Schlicht & Field. September 26, 1912 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ Sopassevintage.com
  7. ^ Warren, Beth Gates (September 26, 2011). Artful Lives: Edward Weston, Margrethe Mather, and the Bohemians of Los Angeles. Getty Publications. ISBN 9781606060704 – via Google Books.
  8. ^ Studlar, Gaylyn (September 26, 1997). ""Out-Salomeing Salome": Dance, the New Woman, and Fan Magazine Orintalism". In Bernstein, Matthew; Studlar, Gaylyn (eds.). Visions of the East: Orientalism in Film. Rutgers University Press. p. 113. ISBN 9780813522951 – via Google Books.
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