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The One Great Dream of Her Life
From Australia to Hollywood It was reckless.Audacious.Pure theatre. In 1925, Australian ingénue Lotus Thompson set off…
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The Wampas Ball Part Three
Sunday morning, 1st February, 1925, 822 Wilcox Avenue She walked back inside the small cottage that…
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Wampas Baby Stars Part Two
One by one they were mentioned, and a short bio accompanied their names. One name simply…
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A Suitable Haven for Women
Hollywood, today, is vastly different from the Hollywood film industry that encouraged women to participate in…
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Satanic Panic: Souls for Sale
The Fallen Woman. ‘It is more than expected to find that very pretty girls, destitute of…
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Folly of Vanity 1924
‘Lotus Thompson, who arrived here from Australia some time ago and was taken in hand at…
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Wampas Baby Stars Part One
PART ONE: It was something so desperately coveted in early Hollywood, that it could change the…
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Early Days in LA
At first, the aspiring Australian actress was pragmatic. The studios wanted her—if only for her figure.…
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L for Legs
“A star is made, created, carefully and cold-bloodedly, built up from nothing, from nobody.” -Louis B.…
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Lotus Thompson: Silent Film Star 