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Mary Anderson was an American actress who performed in both the United States and England in the 1870s and 1880s, retired from the stage in 1889, married, and spent the remaining fifty years of her life in England. Born in Sacramento, California in 1859, Mary Anderson grew up in Kentucky, where her family moved during her childhood, and was educated at the Ursuline Convent in Louisville. She was determined to become an actress from an early age, and at age 15 read for Charlotte Saunders Cushman, who suggested she train in New York. Mary Anderson made her stage debut as Juliet in a Louisville production of ROMEO & JULIET in 1875, toured the country, then made her New York debut in THE LADY OF LYONS (1877). After touring the United States for the next six years, she made her London debut in INGOMAR (1883). During the six years which followed Mary Anderson travelled between America and England, becoming renowned for her Shakespearean performances, especially as Rosalind, Hermione, and Perdita, and starring in several plays by W.S. Gilbert. In 1889 she suffered a nervous breakdown and permanently retired from the stage. In 1890 Mary Anderson married Antonio de Navarro, settled in Worcestershire, England, and worked on occasional literary projects, including a memoir, A FEW MEMORIES (1896), a play, THE GARDEN OF ALLAH (1911), which she co-authored with Robert Smythe Hichens, and a second volume of memoirs, A FEW MORE MEMORIES (1936). Mary Anderson de Navarro died in 1940 at the age of 81.

From the guide to the Letters from Mary Anderson, 1910-1940, (The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division.)

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referencedIn Carrie Jacobs-Bond Collection, circa 1896-circa 1944 Library of Congress. Music Division
referencedIn United States Sanitary Commission records. Army and Navy Claim Agency archives, 1861-1870 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
referencedIn Alumni Association (University of Michigan), Individual Photographs, ca. 1880-ca. 1960s Bentley Historical Library
creatorOf Letters from Mary Anderson, 1910-1940 The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division.
creatorOf Wagner, Charles, 1852-1918. [Letter] 1905 June 17, Paris [to] Robert Bridges. University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries
creatorOf Warner, LaMont Adelbert, 1876-1970. Collection, 1842-ca.1999, 1902-1949 (bulk dates). Winterthur Library
referencedIn World War I "filleuls de guerre" letters sent to Mary M. Engel, 1914-1919. Houghton Library
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associatedWith Anderson, Mary, 1859-1940 person
associatedWith Bridges, Robert, 1844-1930. person
associatedWith Chamberlain, Neville, 1869-1940 person
correspondedWith Engel, Mary M., recipient. person
associatedWith Hardwicke, Cedric, 1893-1964 person
associatedWith Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945 person
correspondedWith Jacobs-Bond, Carrie, 1862-1946 person
associatedWith McCormack, John, 1884-1945 person
associatedWith Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962 person
associatedWith Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945 person
associatedWith Shaw, Bernard, 1856-1950 person
associatedWith United States Sanitary Commission corporateBody
associatedWith University of Michigan. Alumni Association. corporateBody
associatedWith Warner, LaMont Adelbert, 1876-1970. person
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Death 1918-05-12

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