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Miss Compton was born on January 27, 1907 in Lexington, Kentucky. An only child, she traveled often with her parents throughout the Midwest before the family landed in Hollywood. It wasn`t long before the lovely teen was winning beauty contests and the attention of the film studios, then at their silent-era peak.
Although at first she scored bit parts in various movies, her career didn’t really get a boost until she was named one of the WAMPAS Baby Stars of 1926. This yearly ritual, a list of the most promising young actresses by motion picture exhibitors, has faded into the dustbin of history - but it was a big deal in the ’20s. Having the honor was considered an enormous coup for an aspiring actress. Several of the other women named that year - including Mary Astor, Joan Crawford, Fay Wray, Dolores Del Rio, and Janet Gaynor - went on to movie stardom.
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Had to use her own gowns, furs and jewels in many of the low budget movies she appeared in.
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