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Wanda Perry
BornJuly 24, 1917 Edit this on Wikidata
Brooklyn Edit this on Wikidata
DiedFebruary 17, 1985 Edit this on Wikidata (aged 67)
Hollywood Edit this on Wikidata
OccupationActor Edit this on Wikidata

Wanda Perry (July 23, 1917 – February 17, 1985) was an American actor.

Wanda Perry was born Helen Marie Beuscher on July 23, 1917 in Brooklyn, New York City. She attended Manual Training High School in Brooklyn. She made her feature film debut at the age of sixteen as an Earl Carroll showgirl in Murder at the Vanities (1934) and was signed to a contract with MGM.[1][2][3]

Perry starred in a number of feature films and film shorts, including several shorts with The Three Stooges.

She married dentist Dr. Irving J. Browne in 1937.[4]

Wanda Perry died on 17 February 1985 in Hollywood.[1]

Filmography

References

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