Fiske, Harrison Grey, 1861-1942
Variant namesBiographical Notes
Minnie Maddern Fiske
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1865, Dec. 19:
Born Marie Augusta Davey, New Orleans, La. -
1868:
First stage performance, as the young Duke of York in Shakespeare's Richard III -
1880:
Appeared on New York stage for the first time, in Fritz, Our German Cousin -
1882:
Married LeGrand White (divorced 1888) -
1890:
Married Harrison Grey Fiske -
1894, Feb. 15:
First appearance in Henrick Ibsen's A Doll's House -
1897, Mar. 2:
First appearance in Tess of the D'Urbervilles -
1899, Sept. 4:
First appearance in Becky Sharp -
1901 -1907 :Co-managed Manhattan Theater with Harrison Grey Fiske -
1903:
First appearance in Hedda Gabler -
1908, Nov. 12:
First appearance in Salvation Nell -
1912 -1913 :Campaigned for legislation forbidding importation of aigrette plumes -
1925:
Honored in Washington, D. C., as advocate for animal welfare -
1927:
Awarded honorary D.Lit., University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wis. -
1931, Nov. 7:
Last stage performance, appearing in Against the Wind in Chicago, Ill. -
1932, Feb. 14 (15?):
Died, Hollis, Long Island, N.Y.
Harrison Grey Fiske
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1861, July 30:
Born, Harrison, N.Y. -
1879:
Editor, New York Dramatic Mirror -
1882:
Assisted in establishing the Actor's Fund, a charitable organization providing social and health services to actors in need -
1890:
Married Minnie Maddern -
1893 -1931 :Managed acting career of Minnie Maddern Fiske and other leading actors -
1901 -1907 :Operated the Manhattan Theater, New York, N.Y., to provide a stage for productions independent of Charles Frohman's theatrical syndicate -
1908 -1932 :Produced, arranged, and staged plays -
1911:
Sold New York Dramatic Mirror -
1914:
Declared bankruptcy -
1942, Sept. 3:
Died, New York, N.Y.
From the guide to the Minnie Maddern Fiske and Harrison Grey Fiske Papers, 1818-1955, (bulk 1884-1932), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)
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Birth 1861-07-30
Death 1942-09-02