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Myrtle Gonzalez

Born · September 28, 1891

Died · October 22, 1918 (27 years old)

Known For: Acting

Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, USA

Bio

Myrtle Gonzalez (September 28, 1891 – October 22, 1918) was an American actress of Californio and Irish descent. She starred in at least 78 silent era motion pictures from 1913 to 1917, of which 66 were one and two-reel shorts. Gonzalez died, at age 27, during the worldwide Spanish flu pandemic of 1918. [biography (excerpted) from Wikipedia]