Arno, May

Dates:
Active 1890
Active 1998

Biographical notes:

Actress, singer, teacher of dramatic and vocal art, author and translator, founder and director of Dramus Guild (New York, N.Y.) and of May Arno School of Drama and Music (Denver, Colo.). B. Poltava, Russia; immigrated to Philadelphia, Pa. where educated. Married Dr. Herman Schwatt. After stage career, moved with husband to Denver and for 40 years operated the May Arno School. D. Feb. 1968 Denver.

From the description of Papers, 1890-1998. (Denver Public Library). WorldCat record id: 13175404

May Arno (?-1968) was an American actress, singer, teacher, and poet. Arno came to the United States as a child when her family emigrated from Russia. She studied voice and drama and appeared in several operas; wrote plays, dramatic readings, and poetry; and ran the May Arno School of Music and Drama in Denver, Colorado for more than forty years.

From the guide to the May Arno Papers, 1922-1965, (Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries)

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Subjects:

  • Actresses
  • Authors, American
  • Women authors
  • Literature
  • Women poets
  • Women teachers

Occupations:

  • Poets

Places:

  • Colorado--Denver (as recorded)