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Unknown Rose Queen recalls two hour Pasadena reign
Pasadena silent film star May McAvoy reflects on her 1923 Rose Queen stint during the Tournament of Roses Parade. She rode on a trick float and learned decades later she was queen, later reconnecting with the title at a 1956 luncheon honoring past Rose Queens.
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Pasadena
Calif
May McAvoy
Orange Grove Blvd
Hollywood
New York
Famous Players
Paramount
Orange County
Youle
Lok
Miss McAvoy
Occidental Life Insurance
Los Angeles
May
Tme
May McAvoy Cleary
Tommy
Sranie
Tension Pictures
Sherman Oaks
Beverly Hills
Honug
Sound Pictures