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Phyllis Haver Facts
| Sign | Capricorn |
| Born |
Jan 6, 1899 Douglass, KS |
| Died |
Nov 19, 1960 Sharon, CT |
| Age | Died at 61 |
| Total Facts | 4 |
Broke into films as a Mack Sennett Bathing Beauty after earning a living as a silent movie theater pianist, and quickly mounted the Hollywood sex pedestal in the 20s.
Retired to marry a Manhattan millionaire in 1929. They divorced in 1945.
Silent-screen actress.
When she married New York millionaire William Seeman in 1929, she was under contract to Cecil B. DeMille. She told DeMille she was ending her contract with him under the "Act of God" clause. Stunned, DeMille asked, "What Act of God?" Haver replied, "If marrying a millionaire isn't an Act of God, I don't know what is." DeMille let her go.