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Julia Arthur

Born 3 May 1868 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, as Julia Lewis.
Died 28 March 1950 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

Married financier Benjamin Pierce Cheney, 1897; until Benjamin’s death, 1942.

Julia Arthur began her acting career on stage, making a transition to motion picture work in 1908. Her last known screen credits were in 1919.

References: Website-IMDb.