Ann Murdock (born Irene Anna Coleman;[1] November 10, 1890 – April 22, 1939) was a stage and silent film actress popular during the 1910s. She was sometimes billed as Anna Murdock.
Ann Murdock | |
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 Murdock in 1916 | |
| Born | Irene Anna Coleman November 10, 1890 |
| Died | April 22, 1939 (aged 48) Lucerne, Switzerland |
| Other names | Anna Murdock |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1909–1918 |
| Spouses | Harry Carson Powers
(m. 1924; div. 1926)Hallam Keep Williams
(m. 1928–1929)Cavaliere Leone Calleoni
(m. 1931) |
Career
editMurdock debuted on stage in The Lion and the Mouse in 1908 in Pittsburgh. She also appeared in The Offenders in New York in 1908.[1] Her Broadway debut came in The Noble Spaniard (1909), and her final Broadway appearance was in The Three Bears (1917).[2]
Personal life
editMurdock's private life became public upon the death of Alf Hayman in 1921. Hayman had headed the Frohman theatrical operations after the death of Charles Frohman. When Hayman's will became public, it revealed that the bulk of his multimillion-dollar estate went to Murdock, with no bequests to his wife or his sisters. Hayman's widow expressed no desire to contest the will.[3]
On August 4, 1924, Murdock married Harry Carson Powers in Baltimore, Maryland. They were divorced in Paris on December 13, 1926.[4] Murdock married Hallam Keep Williams on August 28, 1928, in Rye, New York.[5] In May 1929, she sought a divorce from him.[6] On October 14, 1931, she married hotel manager Cavaliere Leone Calleoni in Milan, Italy.[1]
Filmography
edit- A Royal Family (1915)Survives
- Captain Jinks of the Horse Marines (1916)Lost
- The Seven Deadly Sins (1917)
- Envy (1917)Lost
- Where Love Is (1917)Survives
- The Seventh Sin (1917)Survives
- Outcast (1917)Lost
- The Beautiful Adventure (1917)Lost
- Please Help Emily (1917)Lost
- The Impostor (1918)(*not in LoC catalog)
- My Wife (1918)Lost
- The Richest Girl (1918)Lost
Gallery
edit-
Where Love Is (1917) -
The Outcast (1917)
References
edit- ^ a b c "Ann Murdock married". The New York Times. October 15, 1931. p. 27. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
- ^ "Ann Murdock". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on March 22, 2022. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
- ^ "Broadway's Most Mysterious Romance". Buffalo Courier. New York Tribune Inc. July 10, 1921. p. 15. Retrieved March 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ann Murdock gets a divorce in Paris". The New York Times. Associated Press. December 14, 1926. p. 25. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
- ^ "Ann Murdock asks decree". The New York Times. March 2, 1929. p. 22. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
- ^ "Wife sues H. K. Williams". The New York Times. May 25, 1929. p. 9. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
External links
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- Ann Murdock at the Internet Broadway Database
- gallery of Ann Murdock photos (NY Public Library Billy Rose collection)
- portrait gallery(University of Washington, Sayre)
- color portrait(Library of Congress)
- Ann Murdock, color portrait(Library of Congress)
- autochrome portrait by Arnold Genthe of Ann Murdock with Genthe's cat Buzzer
- findagrave.com
