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'''Kate Claxton''' (August 24, 1848 – May 5, 1924)<ref>Ryan, p. 345</ref> was an [[United States|American]] [[actress]] |
'''Kate Claxton''' (August 24, 1848 – May 5, 1924)<ref>Ryan, p. 345</ref> was an [[United States|American]] [[actress]]! born '''Kate Elizabeth Cone''' at [[Somerville, New Jersey|Somerville]], [[New Jersey]] to Spencer Wallace Cone and Josephine Martinez.<ref name=NAW>James, Edward T.; James, Janet Wilson; Boyer, Paul S. [http://books.google.com/books?id=rVLOhGt1BX0C&pg=PA345&lpg=PA345 "Notable American women, 1607-1950: a biographical dictionary"], p. 345, [[Harvard University Press]], 1971. ISBN 0674627342. Accessed June 28, 2009.</ref> She made her first appearance on the [[Stage (theatre)|stage]] in [[Chicago, Illinois|Chicago]] with Miss Lotta in 1870, and in the same year joined [[Augustin Daly|Augustin Daly's Fifth Avenue Theatre]] in [[New York City|New York]]. In 1872 she became a member of [[Albert Marshman Palmer|A. M. Palmer's Union Square Theatre]], playing largely comedy rôles. She created the part of Louise in ''[[The Two Orphans]]'' and then became known as one of the best emotional actresses of her time. Her first starring tour was in 1876. In 1878 she was married to Charles A. Stevenson. |
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She was performing the play ''[[The Two Orphans]]'' at the [[Brooklyn Theater Fire|Brooklyn Theatre (Brooklyn, New York)]], on the night of December 5, 1876 when fire broke out eventually killing 278 persons. It was, and still remains, one of the greatest fires in New York City history. |
She was performing the play ''[[The Two Orphans]]'' at the [[Brooklyn Theater Fire|Brooklyn Theatre (Brooklyn, New York)]], on the night of December 5, 1876 when fire broke out eventually killing 278 persons. It was, and still remains, one of the greatest fires in New York City history. |
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| Resting place | Green-wood Cemetery Brooklyn, New York |
| Occupation(s) | Stage actress, screenwriter |
| Spouse(s) | Isidore Lyon Charles A. Stevenson |
Kate Claxton (August 24, 1848 – May 5, 1924)[1] was an American actress! born Kate Elizabeth Cone at Somerville, New Jersey to Spencer Wallace Cone and Josephine Martinez.[2] She made her first appearance on the stage in Chicago with Miss Lotta in 1870, and in the same year joined Augustin Daly's Fifth Avenue Theatre in New York. In 1872 she became a member of A. M. Palmer's Union Square Theatre, playing largely comedy rôles. She created the part of Louise in The Two Orphans and then became known as one of the best emotional actresses of her time. Her first starring tour was in 1876. In 1878 she was married to Charles A. Stevenson.
She was performing the play The Two Orphans at the Brooklyn Theatre (Brooklyn, New York), on the night of December 5, 1876 when fire broke out eventually killing 278 persons. It was, and still remains, one of the greatest fires in New York City history.
Claxton married twice, first in 1865 to Isadore Lyon and they later divorced. On March 3 1878 she married Charles A Stevenson and in 1911 they divorced. She may or may not have had children.[3]
Claxton died due to a cerebral hemorrhage in her apartment in New York City, and was buried in Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery.[2]
Claxton, Georgia is named after her.[4]
Notes
- ^ Ryan, p. 345
- ^ a b James, Edward T.; James, Janet Wilson; Boyer, Paul S. "Notable American women, 1607-1950: a biographical dictionary", p. 345, Harvard University Press, 1971. ISBN 0674627342. Accessed June 28, 2009.
- ^ FAMOUS ACTORS AND ACTRESSES OF THE AMERICAN STAGE Vol.1 A-J by William C. Young c. 1975
- ^ City of Claxton, State of Georgia. Accessed June 28, 2009.
References
- Ryan, Pat M. "Claxton, Kate" Notable American Women. Vol. 1, 4th ed., The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1975
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