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MIMI MATHERS
Mimi Mathers ( Film Actress) 1903-1978

Born in Fairetowne, Minnesota Mimi was the daughter of Charles and Loretta Mathers. Her father Charles a lesser known tycoon industrialist in the copper industry, lost most of his money in the great Minnesota floods of 1902. Broke, the Mathers had to rely on the small fortune Loretta had gained as a Vaudeville child star in the Bippsy Trio, an influential song and dance group that paved ways for such people as Al Jolson and Peter Peckerhorn. With financial strain on the family Loretta became adamant that Mimi would be a star and restore their family's name and influence. Investing most of Loretta's money on experienced acting and singing coaches for Mimi, Mimi quickly gained notoriety when at the age of twelve starred in "This Red Barn" a silent film that made her a house hold name during world war I. While America was at war Mimi became "America's Darling Mimi" a name which stuck when she was on the cover of "Vanity Fair" for entertaining the troops abroad. Mimi's took a hiatus from acting and returned five years later to star in what would become her greatest role as the Nefertiti in "A Barge on The Nile".