 (June 26, 1904 – June 30, 1980)
Born Virginia Labuna in Brooklyn, New York, she was brought to
Hollywood in 1919 after being the winner of the Motion Picture
Classic magazine's Fame and Fortune Contest.
Between 1920 and 1935, the actress appeared in a fifty films. Her
first film credit was the 1921 film Fightin' Mad. Faire was the the
leading lady of John Gilbert in Monte Cristo (1922). She was
selected as one of the WAMPAS Baby Stars in 1923 and appeared with
Wallace and Noah Beery in Stormswept that same year. She is most
remembered for her role as Tinker Bell in the 1924 film Peter Pan.
In 1926 she had a small role in the Greta Garbo film The Temptress.
Faire also appeared in westerns with Hoot Gibson, Buck Jones, John
Wayne, and Ken Maynard. |