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Reine Davies

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Reine Davies, as depicted on the sheet of music Meet me Tonight in Dreamland (1909)

Reine Davies (June 6, 1886April 5, 1938), born Irene Douras, was an American actress.

Douras was born in Montclair, New Jersey, USA. She was the sister of the actress Marion Davies. She married twice, first to the director George W. Lederer (divorced 1912), and later to the actor George Regas. She had one son with Lederer, the director/writer Charles Lederer, and a daughter, 'Pepi' Lederer.

Reine Davies lived for many years in Chicago, and was on the Vaudeville circuit as a singer and actress. She appeared in the 1915 movie Sunday as Sunday and in 1917 as Beth Winthrop in The Sin Woman. She was also a popular subject on sheet music covers, most famously for Meet Me Tonight in Dreamland.

Davies died in Beverly Hills, California, USA from a heart attack in the swimming pool.

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