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A schoolteacher who became a stage actress (briefly), Lois Wilson entered films in 1916 at Paramount (her sisters, Diana Kane and Connie Lewis, also worked as actresses). Wilson played leading roles well into the sound era, and after she retired from the screen she worked sporadically in television and again appeared on stage.

One of her life-long best friends was <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm0841797/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">Gloria Swanson</a>. Another was <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm0271515/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">Edith Fellows</a>.

First actress to portray the character of Daisy Buchanan on-screen in <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/title/tt0016938/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">The Great Gatsby (1926)</a>.

Interviewed in &quot;Talking to the Piano Player: Silent Film Stars, Writers and Directors Remember&quot; by <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm1177665/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">Stuart Oderman</a> (BearManor Media).

Ex-sister-in-law of <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm0280463/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">George Fitzmaurice</a>.

Sister of actress <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm0437298/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">Diana Kane</a> and <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm0507059/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">Connie Lewis</a>.

Profiled in &quot;Speaking of Silents: First Ladies of the Screen&quot; by William Drew, 1997.

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