February 12 as the birthday of stage and screen actress Margarita Fischer (1886-1975), sometimes billed as Margarieta Fisher, Margarite Fisher, or Margurita Fisher. She was of Swiss descent; anti-German feeling during World War One caused her to remove the offending "c" from her name in 1918. Born in Iowa, Fischer moved to Oregon with her […]
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 10:54AM on February 12, 2020