Silent screen siren Anita Page dies at 98

Silent screen siren Anita Page dies at 98

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Los Angeles: Anita Page, an MGM actress who appeared in films with Lon Chaney, Joan Crawford and Buster Keaton during the transition from silent movies to talkies, has died. She was 98.

Page died in her sleep early Saturday morning at her home in Los Angeles, said actor Randal Malone, her long-time friend and companion.

Page's career, which spanned 84 years, began in 1924 when she started as an extra.

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