How to Pronounce Alla Nazimova
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Jun 03, 1879 Yalta, Autonomous Republic of Crimea Died on 13 Jul 1945 (aged 66)
Actress, screenwriter and producer
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About Alla Nazimova
- Alla Nazimova (Russian: ???? ????????, born Marem-Ides Leventon (Russian: ?????-???? ????????; June 3 [O.S.
- May 22] , 1879 – July 13, 1945) was a Russian-American actress. On Broadway, she was noted for her work in the classic plays of Ibsen, Chekhov and Turgenev.
- Her efforts at silent film production were less successful, but a few sound-film performances survive as a record of her art. Nazimova openly conducted relationships with women, and her mansion on Hollywood's Sunset Boulevard was believed to be the scene of outlandish parties.
- She is credited with having originated the phrase "sewing circle" as a discreet code for lesbian or bisexual actresses.
