Fanny Rice
Fanny Rice | |
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 Fanny Rice circa 1892 | |
| Born | February 7, 1859 Lowell, Massachusetts, (Middlesex County) USA |
| Died | July 10, 1936 Bronx, New York |
| Other names | Fannie Rice |
| Occupation | actress, singer |
| Years active | 1880s-1920 |
| Spouse(s) | Warren H. Purdy G. W. Purdy |
Fanny Rice (1859-1936),[1] or Fannie Rice, was an American singer, comedienne and actress of stage and screen. She was born to Edward C. Rice and Ianthe Rice (nee Blanchard). She had two siblings an older brother Henry, who died as a child, and two older sisters Clara and Laura.[citation needed]
Beginning her career in the 1880s she appeared on stage with many stage luminaries of the day like Francis Wilson, Jefferson De Angelis, Joseph Jefferson and Mrs. John Drew all costarring in a popular revival of Sheridans The Rivals.[2]
Her tenure in films was brief making three silent films between 1919 and 1920.[3]
She died in July 1936 and is interred under her married name of Purdy.[citation needed]
Filmography[]
- The Moonshine Trail (1919)
- Dawn (1919)
- My Husband's Other Wife (1920)
References[]
- ^ American and British Theatrical Biography, p.785 c.1979 by J. P. Wearing ISBN 0-8108-1201-0
- ^ Pictorial History of the American Theatre:1860-1970, p.47 c.1969 3rd Edition by Daniel Blum ISBN 0-517-01095X
- ^ Fanny Rice at AFI Catalog of Feature Films 1893-1993
External links[]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fanny Rice. |
- Fanny Rice at IMDb
- Fanny Rice portraits(NYPublic Library, Billy Rose collection)
- Sarony portrait of Fanny Rice, with description and text attributed to the later Fanny Brice(archived)
- Fanny Rice in portrait by Newsboy photographer's studio(archived)
Categories:
- 1859 births
- 1936 deaths
- 19th-century American actresses
- American stage actresses
- American silent film actresses
- 20th-century American actresses
- 19th-century American singers
- 19th-century American women singers
- Actresses from Massachusetts
- People from Lowell, Massachusetts