Name William Scanlan | Role Composer | |
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Died February 18, 1898, White Plains, New York, United States | ||
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William J. Scanlan (February 14, 1856 – February 18, 1898) was a composer and actor of musical theater.
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Biography
William J. Scanlan was born to parents of Irish ancestry in Springfield, Massachusetts. After completing the 100th performance of his musical show Mavourneen on December 24, 1891, he became violently ill. He was taken to Bloomingdale Insane Asylum in White Plains, New York, on January 7, 1892. He died there on February 18, 1898.
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