Toshia Mori dating history

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Toshia Mori (nee Toshiye Ichioka) was born January 1, 1912 in Kyoto, Japan. She came to the US when she was ten and acted in eighteen films. She was the only non-white person ever chosen to be a WAMPAS (Western Association of Motion Picture Advertisers) Baby Star, in 1932. Baby Stars were young actresses felt to be on the cusp of something bigger. However, Mori's film career ended a few years later. She married a fellow Asian actor, Allen Jung. Toshia Jung, billed as Shia Jung (and leading to frequent confusion with the Shia Jung who acted in Chinese Tarzan films) acted in three more films, Charlie Chan at the Circus, Charlie Chan on Broadway and Port of Hate, after which she retired from film. She died November 26, 1995 in the Bronx. From:https://www.amoeba.com/blog/2009/05/eric-s-blog/asian-american-cinema-part-i-the-silent-era.html