From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Lillian HallDavis 23 June 1898 25 October 1933 was an English actress during the silent film era featured in major roles in English film and a number of German French and Italian films Born Lilian Hall Davis the daughter of a London taxi driver her films included a partcolour version of I Pagliacci 1923 The Passionate Adventure 1924 Blighty 1927 The Ring 1927 and The Farmers Wife 1928 the latter two both directed by Alfred Hitchcock who at the time considered her his favourite actress She had a lead role in a lavish production of Quo Vadis 1924 an Italian film directed by Gabriellino DAnnunzio and Georg Jacoby HallDavis also appeared in a comedy short film made in the Lee DeForest Phonofilm soundonfilm process As We Lie 1927 costarring and directed by Miles Mander HallDavis did not make the transition to talkies in 1933 her sharp career decline and health problems prompted her to commit suicide by turning on the gas oven and cutting her own throat at home in the Golders Green area of London She was 35
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