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Lily Cahill

Lily Cahill (July 17, 1888 – July 20, 1955)[1] was an American stage and screen actress.[2]

Lily Cahill
Cahill in 1914
Born(1888-07-17)July 17, 1888
Lockhart, Texas, U.S.
DiedJune 20, 1955(1955-06-20) (aged 66)
San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active1910–1953
SpouseBrandon Tynan

Early life

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Lily Cahill was born July 17, 1888, in San Antonio, Texas.[3] She was the granddaughter of Confederate Army Colonel John Jacob Myers.[4]

Career

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She began her career in 1910 at the age of 15 playing supporting roles in several silent films directed by D.W. Griffith. In 1911 she was given leading parts in A Victim of Circumstances and The Failure.[5]

 
Actress Lily Cahill, ca. 1914, National Magazine

In 1912 Cahill abandoned her movie career for the stage, making her Broadway debut in the short-lived play The Road to Arcady by Edith Sessions Tupper. She remained highly active in the New York theatre scene up through 1941. Some of her notable appearances are:

She also made appearances on the London stage and was active in regional theatre both in the Northeast United States and in her native Texas. Cahill returned periodically to films during her career, appearing in Colonel Carter of Cartersville (1915), My Sin (1931), and So This Is London (1939). She also appeared in one episode of the television series The Philco Television Playhouse in 1953.[6]

Personal life

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She was briefly married to Irish-born American actor Brandon Tynan.[7]

References

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  1. ^ 1900 US Census Records
  2. ^ Passenger Manifest SS Normandie November 10, 1938
  3. ^ The Los Angeles Times, July 21, 1955
  4. ^ San Antonio Express, November 28, 1939
  5. ^ San Antonio Express, July 21, 1955
  6. ^ The New York Times, July 21, 1955
  7. ^ "Lilly Cahill", Variety, July 27, 1955, p. 127.
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