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Born On This Day: Laurette Taylor 1883-1946

01 Friday Apr 2016

Posted by marina72 in Anniversaries, Film, Jeanne Eagels, Theatre

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A.H. Woods, Actors Equity Association, Actors Fund, Brooklyn, Evening of Happiness, Gilbert Miller, Her Cardboard Lover, Jacques Deval, Jeanne Eagels, Jeanne Eagels: A Life Revealed, Laurette Taylor, Leslie Howard, Montauk Theatre

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Loretta Helen Cooney was born in Harlem, New York on April 1, 1883, to Irish parents. Her mother, Elizabeth Dorsey, was the owner of a successful millinery, and the family breadwinner. Loretta had two younger siblings. A gifted mimic, she was encouraged by Elizabeth to pursue a life on the stage, though her father, James Cooney, disapproved. Continue reading →

Born on This Day: Ethel Barrymore (1879-1959)

15 Saturday Aug 2015

Posted by marina72 in Anniversaries, Film, History, Jeanne Eagels, Theatre

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Actors Equity Association, C. Haddon Chambers, Charles Frohman, Ethel Barrymore, George V. Hobart, J.M. Barrie, Jeanne Eagels, Jeanne Eagels: A Life Revealed, Sir Arthur Wing Pinero, The Laughing Lady, The National Red Cross Pageant, W. Somerset Maugham

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Ethel Barrymore, 1937

Next up in the series profiling major figures in Jeanne Eagels: A Life Revealed is Ethel Barrymore, the grande dame of America’s greatest theatrical dynasty. Continue reading →

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