Percy Haswell
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Percy Haswell frequently billed as Miss Percy Haswell or Mrs. George Fawcett to clarify her gender, was an American
stage and film actress.
Percy Haswell was born in Austin, Texas
, the daughter of George Tyler Haswell, a politician and businessman, and Caroline Dalton. She was educated in Washington, D.C.
, and first appeared on the stage while still a child, in March 1885. She appeared with the Lafayette Square Theatre in Washington, and acted in New York City
at Augustin Daly
's Theatre. Her stage career included appearances in Baltimore, Boston, Buffalo
, Toronto
and other locales, as well as New York, where she first appeared on Broadway
in 1898, returning periodically through 1932.
On 2 June 1895, at Bridgeport, Connecticut
, she married to fellow actor George Fawcett
. In 1901 at Baltimore, she formed the Percy Haswell Stock Company, but later took a secondary role to her husband, her company forming a constituent part of the George Fawcett Stock Company. In 1925, she directed the Broadway play, The Complex. She also appeared in two silent films in 1919
and one in 1929
.
She died in Nantucket, Massachusetts
, the mother of one daughter.
Writer Fulton Oursler
commented, in describing his infatuation with her, that she was "so blonde, so blue-eyed, with voice so throaty sweet. She was a lass from Austin, Texas, but to me she seemed to belong to some other world altogether. She was my first Rosalind, and Juliet, and Ophelia, and a dozen other heroines, sacred and profane."
United States
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stage and film actress.
Percy Haswell was born in Austin, Texas
Austin, Texas
Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in...
, the daughter of George Tyler Haswell, a politician and businessman, and Caroline Dalton. She was educated in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
, and first appeared on the stage while still a child, in March 1885. She appeared with the Lafayette Square Theatre in Washington, and acted in New York City
New York City
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at Augustin Daly
Augustin Daly
John Augustin Daly was an American theatrical manager and playwright active in both the US and UK.-Biography:Daly was born in Plymouth, North Carolina and educated at Norfolk, Va...
's Theatre. Her stage career included appearances in Baltimore, Boston, Buffalo
Buffalo, New York
Buffalo is the second most populous city in the state of New York, after New York City. Located in Western New York on the eastern shores of Lake Erie and at the head of the Niagara River across from Fort Erie, Ontario, Buffalo is the seat of Erie County and the principal city of the...
, Toronto
Toronto
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and other locales, as well as New York, where she first appeared on Broadway
Broadway theatre
Broadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 40 professional theatres with 500 or more seats located in the Theatre District centered along Broadway, and in Lincoln Center, in Manhattan in New York City...
in 1898, returning periodically through 1932.
On 2 June 1895, at Bridgeport, Connecticut
Bridgeport, Connecticut
Bridgeport is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Connecticut. Located in Fairfield County, the city had an estimated population of 144,229 at the 2010 United States Census and is the core of the Greater Bridgeport area...
, she married to fellow actor George Fawcett
George Fawcett
George Fawcett was an American stage and film actor of the silent era. On stage he appeared in such plays as Ghosts with the controversial Mary Shaw, The Squaw Man with William Faversham, The Great John Ganton with an up-and-coming actress Laurette Taylor in the cast and Getting A Polish with...
. In 1901 at Baltimore, she formed the Percy Haswell Stock Company, but later took a secondary role to her husband, her company forming a constituent part of the George Fawcett Stock Company. In 1925, she directed the Broadway play, The Complex. She also appeared in two silent films in 1919
1919 in film
The year 1919 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*February 5 - Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks and D.W. Griffith launch United Artists...
and one in 1929
1929 in film
-Events:The days of the silent film are numbered. A mad scramble to provide synchronized sound is on.*January 20 - The movie In Old Arizona is released. The film is the first full-length talking film to be filmed outdoors....
.
She died in Nantucket, Massachusetts
Nantucket, Massachusetts
Nantucket is an island south of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, in the United States. Together with the small islands of Tuckernuck and Muskeget, it constitutes the town of Nantucket, Massachusetts, and the coterminous Nantucket County, which are consolidated. Part of the town is designated the Nantucket...
, the mother of one daughter.
Writer Fulton Oursler
Fulton Oursler
Charles Fulton Oursler was an American journalist, playwright, editor and writer. Writing as Anthony Abbot, he was an notable author of mysteries and detective fiction.-Life:...
commented, in describing his infatuation with her, that she was "so blonde, so blue-eyed, with voice so throaty sweet. She was a lass from Austin, Texas, but to me she seemed to belong to some other world altogether. She was my first Rosalind, and Juliet, and Ophelia, and a dozen other heroines, sacred and profane."