Claim: Vera Lewis was born in New York, where she began dancing in stage productions where; her film career started in the late 1800s with the film Avengers, which starred Myrtle Stedman and Courtenay Foote.
Evidence: She was born in Manhattan, where she began acting in stage productions. Her film career started in 1915 with the film Hypocrites, which starred Myrtle Stedman and Courtenay Foote.