Hattie Williams
| Hattie Williams | |
|---|---|
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| Born |
March 17, 1870 Boston, Massachusetts |
| Died |
August 17, 1942 Bronx, New York |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1893-1915 |
Hattie Williams (March 17, 1870[1] - August 17, 1942) was an American stage actress, comedian and vocalist from Boston.[2] She first gained fame in several farcical plays by Charles Hoyt.[3] She was a popular player in vaudeville and with Charles Frohman's theatrical company at the turn of the twentieth century and appeared often at his famous Empire Theatre, New York. Williams retired from the theatre in 1914 at the height of her career.
Under the Frohman banner she and Ethel Barrymore were occasionally arch rivals.
Williams appeared in only one motion picture Glorianna's Getaway (1915), a short film.
She was good friends with the actor Richard Carle and they sometimes summered together on Long Island in the off season.
She died August 17, 1942, in the Bronx New York.
Popular plays
- Vivian's Papas (1903)
- The Girl from Kays (1904)
- The Rollicking Girl (1905)
- The Little Cherub (1906)
- Fluffy Ruffles (1908)
- A Slice of Life (1912) (*with Ethel and John Barrymore)
- The Doll Girl (1913)
References
- ↑ Silent Film Necrology 2nd Edition by Eugene Michael Vazzana, c.2001
- ↑ Hattie Williams - North American Theatre Online
- ↑ The Oxford Companion to American Theatre 2nd Edition by Gerald Bordman, c.1992
External links
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- Hattie Williams at IBDb.com
- Hattie Williams portrait gallery(NY Public Library)
- Hattie Williams portraits(Univ. of Washington, Sayre collection)
- Hattie Williams with Ethel and John Barrymore in the 1912 play A Slice of Life (* if picture doesn't load, click the worthpoint link then click return to cloud link and click)
- Hattie Williams ebay page
