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Fanny Kemble - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Fanny Kemble was an abolitionist; her husband Pierce Butler was a slaveholder. With such diametrically opposed views, it's no wonder that their initially blissful marriage would end in divorce. Frances Anne (Fanny) Kemble was born on November 27, 1809 in London, England.
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Kemble was still married at the time she wrote the journal, and publishing the "expose" was out of the question with her slave-owning husband. His influence over her actions diminished after their divorce in 1849, though, and with the sale of his slaves in 1859, the plantation she had written about no longer existed.
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The British actress and writer Fanny Kemble's infamous entanglement with Georgia began in the 1830s when she married Pierce Mease Butler, ...
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Fanny Kemble, the daughter of the actors Charles and Marie Kemble, was born in London on 27th November, 1809. She made her first appearance on the stage when she appeared as Juliet in her father's production of Romeo and Juliet on 5th October, 1829. Fanny was a great success and this role was followed by several others...
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OCP Home > Women Working Home > Browse > People > Fanny Kemble ... An actress and celebrity divorcee, Fanny Kemble is also well-known for her published journals and for her public stand against slavery.
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IMDb > Enslavement: The True Story of Fanny Kemble (2000) (TV) ... Enslavement: The True Story of Fanny Kemble (2000) (TV) More at IMDbPro » ... View company contact information for Enslavement: The True Story of Fanny Kemble on IMDbPro.
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Born in England to a family of actors and actresses, Frances Ann "Fanny" Kemble followed her family’s theatrical tradition, though she disliked acting. When she came to the United States in 1832, she did not come to sightsee;
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Fanny Kemble's Journey from Philadelphia to Butler Island, Georgia ... By Her Own Account ... text and attendant maps...
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