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that resulted in the surgical removal of part of her jaw and tongue, which disfigured her face and affected her speech. She seldom appeared in public, but in 1975 she did accept an invitation to a convention of western and serial fans, where she wore a veil over her face and was treated as a special
177:, from which she graduated. Both of her parents died while Iris was in her teens, forcing her into the working world at an early age. She worked as a cashier in a Los Angeles theater before she became an actress.
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768:Foxy Lady: The Authorized Biography of Lynn Bari
328:(1936) - Camille Club Hatcheck Girl (uncredited)
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304:(1935) - Miss Smith - Secretary (uncredited)
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352:(1937) - Betty Garret
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349:The Gambling Terror
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