Occupation Actress Years active 1896-1924 | Name Edith Matthison Role Actress | |
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Full Name Edith Wynne Matthison Born November 23, 1875 Birmingham, England Died September 23, 1955, Los Angeles, California, United States Spouse Charles Rann Kennedy (m. 1898) Movies National Red Cross Pageant, The Governor's Lady People also search for Charles Rann Kennedy, Christy Cabanne, George Melford | ||
Edith wynne matthison
Edith Wynne Matthison (November 23, 1875 – September 23, 1955) was an Anglo-American stage actress who also appeared in two silent films.
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She was born on November 23, 1875, in England. Matthison was educated in King Edward's Grammar School and Midland Institute, England, and began at age 21 to appear in musical comedy, later joining Ben Greet's company, playing leading parts in The Three Musketeers and Money. She specialized in Shakespeare and classic drama almost from the start of her career. She was acting in the same play, The Merchant of Venice, with Sir Henry Irving the night he died. Irving nearly died in Matthison's arms. She appeared in Greek and mystery plays, old English comedies, and modern plays. In the United States in 1904 she appeared in Goldsmith's She Stoops to Conquer.
Matthison married the playwright Charles Rann Kennedy in 1898, acted in many of his plays, and advised him during their development. A happy couple who enjoyed a long marriage of 50 years, they had no children. They both taught at Bennett Junior College in Millbrook, New York. At one time her niece, Gladys Edith Wynne, was married to the stage and silent film star Milton Sills. Matthison died of a stroke in Los Angeles on September 23, 1955.