Billie Dove
Biography
Lillian Bohny, known professionally as Billie Dove, was an American actress born Bertha Eugenie Bohny in New York City on May 14, 1903. She rose to fame in the 1920s with roles in Douglas Fairbanks' "The Black Pirate" and appeared in several silent films before transitioning to the talkies era. A high-profile romance with Howard Hughes and a subsequent three-year engagement followed her successful film career.