Researching Vivian Smolen
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The name Vivian means "Full of life" and is of Latin origin.
Records of Vivian Smolen on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Vivian Smolen and the Smolen Family History
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Smolen Family History Databases
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Smolen Forums
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Miscellaneous Smolen Databases
Explore the Ellis Island Database for information on Vivian Smolen. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Vivian Smolen
Vivian Smolen
Vivian Smolen (March 7, 1916 – June 11, 2006) was an actress in the era of old-time radio. She is best known for her work in soap operas, especially portraying Sunday Brinthrope, the title character in Our Gal Sunday and Laurel, the daughter of the title character in Stella Dallas.
Decades after those roles ended, an article in the Chicago Tribune said: "When Vivian Smolen Klein speaks, people listen. There is something in her voice, a memory, a hint of something bygone, something that once was very important."
Source: Vivian Smolen, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Smolen
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