Quo Fuit places 6 dated presences for Anna May Wong across 3 places, from 1905 to 1961.
Each one keeps the sentence it was taken from and a link to its source.
Wong Liu Tsong (January 3, 1905 – February 3, 1961), known professionally as Anna May Wong, was an American actress, considered the first Chinese American film star in Hollywood, as well as the first Chinese American actress to gain international recognition.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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Where Anna May Wong was documented, and when
3 January 1905exact date
Los Angelesattested“Anna May Wong was born Wong Liu Tsong (, Liu Tsong literally meaning "willow frost") on January 3, 1905, on Flower Street in Los Angeles, one block north of Chinatown, in an integrated community of Chinese, Irish, German and Japanese res…”source: Wikipedia: Anna May Wong
1925year
Hollywoodattested“In early 1925 she joined a group of serial stars on a tour of the vaudeville circuits; when the tour proved to be a failure, Wong and the rest of the group returned to Hollywood.”source: Wikipedia: Anna May Wong
1930year
Hollywoodattested“Following her return to Hollywood in 1930, Wong repeatedly turned to the stage and cabaret for a creative outlet.”source: Wikipedia: Anna May Wong
1949year
Los Angelesattested“In 1949, Wong's father died in Los Angeles at the age of 91.”source: Wikipedia: Anna May Wong
1956year
Santa Monica, Californiaattested“She served as the apartment house manager from the late 1940s until 1956, when she moved in with her brother Richard on 21st Place in Santa Monica.”source: Wikipedia: Anna May Wong
3 February 1961exact date
Santa Monica, Californiaattested“On February 3, 1961, at the age of 56, Wong died of a heart attack as she slept at home in Santa Monica, two days after her final screen performance on television's The Barbara Stanwyck Show in an episode entitled "Dragon by the Tail".”source: Wikipedia: Anna May Wong
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1919year
Hollywoodmentioned“Wong was working at Hollywood's Ville de Paris department store when Metro Pictures needed 300 female extras to appear in Alla Nazimova's film The Red Lantern (1919).”source: Wikipedia: Anna May Wong
1923year
Hollywoodmentioned“David Schwartz, the chief curator of the Museum of the Moving Image, notes, "She built up a level of stardom in Hollywood, but Hollywood didn't know what to do with her." She spent the next few years in supporting roles providing "exotic…”source: Wikipedia: Anna May Wong
1928year
Hollywoodmentioned“Tired of being both typecast and passed over for lead Asian character roles in favor of non-Asian actresses, Wong left Hollywood in 1928 for Europe.”source: Wikipedia: Anna May Wong
1929year
Piccadillymentioned“Wong appeared in Piccadilly in 1929, the first of five British films in which she had a starring role.”source: Wikipedia: Anna May Wong
1930year
Reimann Schoolmentioned“The three women were photographed together at the Reimann School ball in 1930 in a famous photograph taken by Alfred Eisenstaedt.”source: Wikipedia: Anna May Wong
1934year
Chinamentioned“The family remained at the house until 1934 when Wong's father returned to his hometown in China with Anna May's younger brothers and sister.”source: Wikipedia: Anna May Wong
1936year
Chinamentioned“Broadcast on the ABC travel series Bold Journey, the program consisted of film footage from her 1936 trip to China.”source: Wikipedia: Anna May Wong
1937 to 1939period
Los Angelesmentioned“In contrast to the usual official Chinese condemnation of Wong's film roles, the Chinese consul to Los Angeles gave his approval to the final scripts of two of these films, Daughter of Shanghai (1937) and King of Chinatown (1939).”source: Wikipedia: Anna May Wong
1938year
Los Angelesmentioned“It's a pretty sad situation to be rejected by Chinese because I'm 'too American' and by American producers, because they prefer other races to act Chinese parts." Wong's father returned to Los Angeles in 1938.”source: Wikipedia: Anna May Wong
1939year
Australiamentioned“Being sick of the negative typecasting that had enveloped her throughout her American career, Wong visited Australia for more than three months in 1939.”source: Wikipedia: Anna May Wong
25 July 1940exact date
Californiamentioned“On July 25, 1940, Wong's sister Mary committed suicide by hanging herself in California.”source: Wikipedia: Anna May Wong
1941year
The Mission Inn Hotel & Spamentioned“Wong attended several socialite events at the Mission Inn in Riverside, California, in 1941.”source: Wikipedia: Anna May Wong
1941year
Riverside, Californiamentioned“Wong attended several socialite events at the Mission Inn in Riverside, California, in 1941.”source: Wikipedia: Anna May Wong
1942year
Chungkingmentioned“In 1942, Wong starred in Bombs over Burma and Lady from Chungking, both anti-Japanese propaganda made by the poverty row studio Producers Releasing Corporation.”source: Wikipedia: Anna May Wong
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