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{{Short description|American actress}}
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'''Lucy Cotton''' (1891 – 12 December 1948), was an [[United States|American]] actress. She appeared in 12 films between [[1910 in film|1910]] and [[1921 in film|1921]]. In 1915 Miss Cotton appeared on stage in "Polygamy" at the Park Theatre in New York City.
'''Lucy Cotton''' (August 29, 1895 – 12 December 1948) was an American actress who appeared in 12 films from 1910 to 1921.


==Biography==
She was born in [[Houston, Texas]], [[USA]] and died in [[Miami Beach, Florida]].<ref name="nytimesobit">[http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FB0F15FE3B5A157B93C1A81789D95F4C8485F9 LUCY COTTON DEAD; WAS BROADWAY STAR], ''[[The New York Times]]'', December 13, 1948</ref><ref name="deathreport">Petit, Don (13 December 1948) [http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=QF0yAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jukFAAAAIBAJ&dq=new-york-morning-telegraph%20lucy%20hann&pg=1962%2C6635069 Princess Took Fatal Tablets While Ill], ''[[The Miami News]]'', pp. 1A, 16A, Retrieved October 27, 2010</ref> She went to [[New York City]] in her teens and found her first role on Broadway in the chorus of ''[[The Quaker Girl]]''. She then starred in the production of ''[[Up in Mabel's Room]]''.<ref name="deathreport"/><ref name="deathpics">(13 December 1948) [http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=QF0yAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jukFAAAAIBAJ&dq=new-york-morning-telegraph%20lucy%20hann&pg=3939%2C6797410 Highlight Episodes In Showgirl-to-Princess Career...], ''[[The Miami News]]'', p. 1B, Retrieved October 27, 2010</ref>
Cotton was born in Houston, Texas and died in Miami Beach, Florida.<ref name="nytimesobit">[https://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FB0F15FE3B5A157B93C1A81789D95F4C8485F9 Lucy Cotton Dead; Was Broadway Star], ''The New York Times'', December 13, 1948</ref><ref name="deathreport">Petit, Don (13 December 1948) [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=QF0yAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jukFAAAAIBAJ&dq=new-york-morning-telegraph%20lucy%20hann&pg=1962%2C6635069 Princess Took Fatal Tablets While Ill], ''The Miami News'', pp. 1A, 16A, Retrieved October 27, 2010</ref> She went to New York City in her teens and found her first role on Broadway in the chorus of ''[[The Quaker Girl]]''. In 1915, Cotton appeared on stage in ''Polygamy'' at the Park Theatre in New York City. She then starred in the 1919 production of ''[[Up in Mabel's Room (play)|Up in Mabel's Room]]''.<ref name="deathreport"/><ref name="deathpics">(13 December 1948) [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=QF0yAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jukFAAAAIBAJ&dq=new-york-morning-telegraph%20lucy%20hann&pg=3939%2C6797410 Highlight Episodes In Showgirl-to-Princess Career...], ''The Miami News'', p. 1B, Retrieved October 27, 2010</ref>


As a popular actress, her personal life was closely followed by the press. In 1924, she married [[Edward Russell Thomas]], publisher of the ''[[New York Morning Telegraph]]''. He died two years afterward, in July 1926,<ref name="ertobit">(7 July 1926) [http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F30E15F635591B7A93C5A9178CD85F428285F9 E. R, THOMAS, NOTED SPORTSMAN, DIES], ''[[The New York Times]]'', Retrieved October 27, 2010</ref> leaving a sizeable fortune of $27 million and a young daughter, Lucetta, behind.<ref name="book">Murrell, Muriel V. [http://books.google.com/books?id=4iqKnDCmQdAC&pg=PA125&lpg=PA125&dq=#v=onepage&q&f=false Miami, a backward glance], Ch.16 (2003)(ISBN 978-1561642861) (book chapter dedicated to actress)</ref> After that she had a series of marriages that did not last; Lytton Grey Ament (from 1927 to 1930), lawyer Charles Hann, Jr. (from 1931 to divorce 1932), William M. Magraw, president of Manhattan’s Underground Installations Company (from 1932 to 1941), and Prince Vladimir Eristavi-Tchitcherine (married June 15, 1941, at a Russian Orthodox Church in New York City).,<ref name="nytimesobit"/><ref name="deathreport"/><ref>[http://mrsastor.com/2008/08/lucy-cotton-born-in-houston-tx.html]</ref>
As a popular actress, her personal life was closely followed by the press. In 1924, she married [[Edward Russell Thomas]], publisher of the ''[[New York Morning Telegraph]]''. He died two years afterward in July 1926,<ref name="ertobit">(7 July 1926) [https://www.nytimes.com/1926/07/07/archives/-e-r-thomab-noted-sportsm-xis-was-an-owner-of-the-morning-telegraph.html E. R. Thomas, Noted Sportsman, Dies], ''The New York Times'', Retrieved October 27, 2010</ref> leaving a sizeable fortune of $27 million and a young daughter, Lucetta, behind.<ref name="book">Murrell, Muriel V. [https://books.google.com/books?id=4iqKnDCmQdAC&pg=PA125 Miami, a backward glance], Ch.16 (2003)({{ISBN|978-1561642861}}) (book chapter dedicated to actress)</ref> After that she had a series of marriages that did not last; Lytton Grey Ament (from 1927 to 1930), lawyer Charles Hann Jr. (from 1931 to divorce 1932), William M. Magraw, president of Manhattan's Underground Installations Company (from 1932 to 1941), and a Georgian-Russian Prince Vladimir [[Eristavi]]-Tchitcherine (married June 15, 1941, at a Russian Orthodox Church in New York City).<ref name="nytimesobit"/><ref name="deathreport"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://mrsastor.com/2008/08/lucy-cotton-born-in-houston-tx.html |title=MRS. Astor and the Gilded Age |accessdate=2012-10-27 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120304031713/http://mrsastor.com/2008/08/lucy-cotton-born-in-houston-tx.html |archivedate=2012-03-04 }}</ref>


Her daughter Lucetta Cotton Thomas (she changed her name to Mary Frances Thomas), decided to have her cremated in Miami, her ashes were sent to New York City where the funeral was held.
After Cotton's death, her daughter Lucetta Cotton Thomas (she changed her name to Mary Frances Thomas) decided to have her cremated in Miami, and her ashes were sent to New York City where the funeral was held.{{Citation needed |date=May 2023}}

==Selected filmography ==
* ''[[The Fugitive (1910 film)|The Fugitive]]'' (1910)
* ''[[Life Without Soul]]'' (1915)
* ''[[The Prodigal Wife]]'' (1918)
* ''[[The Broken Melody (1919 film)|The Broken Melody]]'' (1919)
* ''[[The Miracle of Love (film)|The Miracle of Love]]'' (1919)
* ''[[The Sin That Was His]]'' (1920)
* ''[[The Misleading Lady (1920 film)|The Misleading Lady]]'' (1920)
* ''[[The Devil (1921 film)|The Devil]]'' (1921)
* ''[[The Man Who (film)|The Man Who]]'' (1921)
*''[[Whispering Shadows]]'' (1921)


==References==
==References==
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{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* {{IBDB name}}
*{{IMDb name|id=0183115|name=Lucy Cotton}}
*{{IMDb name|id=0183115|name=Lucy Cotton}}


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Latest revision as of 00:55, 18 October 2023

Lucy Cotton
Cotton in 1920
Born(1895-08-29)August 29, 1895
Houston, Texas U.S.
DiedDecember 12, 1948(1948-12-12) (aged 53)
Miami Beach, Florida U.S.
Spouses
  • ​
    ​
    (m. 1924; died 1926)​
  • Lytton Grey Ament
    ​
    ​
    (m. 1927; div. 1930)​
  • Charles Hann Jr.
    ​
    ​
    (m. 1931; div. 1932)​
  • William M. Magraw
    ​
    ​
    (m. 1932; div. 1941)​
  • Prince Vladimir Eristavi-Tchitcherine
    ​
    ​
    (m. 1941)​
Children1

Lucy Cotton (August 29, 1895 – 12 December 1948) was an American actress who appeared in 12 films from 1910 to 1921.

Biography

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Cotton was born in Houston, Texas and died in Miami Beach, Florida.[1][2] She went to New York City in her teens and found her first role on Broadway in the chorus of The Quaker Girl. In 1915, Cotton appeared on stage in Polygamy at the Park Theatre in New York City. She then starred in the 1919 production of Up in Mabel's Room.[2][3]

As a popular actress, her personal life was closely followed by the press. In 1924, she married Edward Russell Thomas, publisher of the New York Morning Telegraph. He died two years afterward in July 1926,[4] leaving a sizeable fortune of $27 million and a young daughter, Lucetta, behind.[5] After that she had a series of marriages that did not last; Lytton Grey Ament (from 1927 to 1930), lawyer Charles Hann Jr. (from 1931 to divorce 1932), William M. Magraw, president of Manhattan's Underground Installations Company (from 1932 to 1941), and a Georgian-Russian Prince Vladimir Eristavi-Tchitcherine (married June 15, 1941, at a Russian Orthodox Church in New York City).[1][2][6]

After Cotton's death, her daughter Lucetta Cotton Thomas (she changed her name to Mary Frances Thomas) decided to have her cremated in Miami, and her ashes were sent to New York City where the funeral was held.[citation needed]

Selected filmography

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References

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  1. ^ a b Lucy Cotton Dead; Was Broadway Star, The New York Times, December 13, 1948
  2. ^ a b c Petit, Don (13 December 1948) Princess Took Fatal Tablets While Ill, The Miami News, pp. 1A, 16A, Retrieved October 27, 2010
  3. ^ (13 December 1948) Highlight Episodes In Showgirl-to-Princess Career..., The Miami News, p. 1B, Retrieved October 27, 2010
  4. ^ (7 July 1926) E. R. Thomas, Noted Sportsman, Dies, The New York Times, Retrieved October 27, 2010
  5. ^ Murrell, Muriel V. Miami, a backward glance, Ch.16 (2003)(ISBN 978-1561642861) (book chapter dedicated to actress)
  6. ^ "MRS. Astor and the Gilded Age". Archived from the original on 2012-03-04. Retrieved 2012-10-27.
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