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Laura Keene (1826 – November 4, 1873) was an American actress and manager, whose real name was Mary Frances Moss. She was a niece of the British actress Elizabeth Yates. Her parents were Jane Moss and Tomas King.
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You are in: Museum of History >> Hall of North and South Americans >> Laura Keene ... KEENE, Laura, actress, born in England in 1820; died in Montclair, New Jersey, 4 November, 1873. At an early age she developed a taste for the stage, Her first appearances were made in London, at the Lyceum, while that theatre was...
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Laura Keene Keene, Laura (1826?–73), actress and manager. Her early history is obscure, even her birth year given as anywhere from 1820 to 1836 ... Keene, Laura (1826?–73), actress and manager. Her early history is obscure, even her birth year given as anywhere from 1820 to 1836, although her daughters insisted their...
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Laura Keene (1826-1873) ... Her debut as Laura Keene in Mrs. Brougham's theatre in Richmond, while not spectacular, attracted the attention of Charles Matthews, who offered her a role in The Chain of Events, with the famous Mme. Vestris at the Lyceum.
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Keene, Laura, c.1826–1873, Anglo-American actress-manager, b. England. She played with Mme Vestris at the Lyceum, London. She emigrated to the United States in 1852 and became manager (1855) of Laura Keene's Varieties Theater, New York City.
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More on Laura Keene from Infoplease: ... See more Encyclopedia articles on: Theater: Biographies ... May 10 Birthdays: John Wilkes Booth - May 10 birthdays: John Wilkes Booth, David O. Selznick, Sir Thomas Johnstone Lipton, Bono, Milton Babbitt, Fred Astaire...
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This sleeve cuff purportedly stained with Lincoln’s blood was worn by actress Laura Keene, the star of the Ford's Theater production of Our American Cousin. According to legend, Keene rushed to Lincoln’s box bearing a pitcher of water.
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The Primary Source for History Online. License digital images illustrating more than two hundred years of American history ... Keene was the first woman to ever manage a theater in the United States. She came up from the stage at Ford's Theatre to hold Lincoln's unconscious head after he was shot. ... Date: 1865 circa 5 years...
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Autograph letter signed by Laura Keenethe actress who held Lincoln's head while he was dying in Ford's Theater. ... Laura Keene (1810-1873). Famed Nineteenth Century Actress, Stage name of English actress whose real name is unknown. On American stage from 1852. Excelled in light comedy. Forever linked to Abraham Lincoln...
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Britannica online encyclopedia article on Laura Keene (British actress), actress and the first notable female theatre manager in the United States. ... She turned to the stage to support herself and made her London debut in The Lady of Lyons in October 1851 under the name Laura Keene. The next year she joined the...
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