Carla Laemmle dies at 104

One of the last surviving actors from the silent movie era Carla Laemmle has died in Los Angeles at the age of 104. Ms Laemmle was the niece of Universal Pictures founder Carl Laemmle. Her uncle convinced his brother and family to move to Los Angeles in 1921. They settled into a home near the studio in what is now Universal City. Ms Laemmle went into the family business working as a dancer and an actress. She was cast in the Silent Classic "Phantom of the Opera" as well as "Dracula" where she had the first spoken line of the now classic Universal horror movie. She worked steadily through out the 1930's. She then made her living as a night club dancer. She did make a return to the screen in 2010 in the film "Pool Party" and is in a film slted to come out later this year.