Grace Elliston

Grace Elliston
Elliston in 1902
Born
Grace Rutter[1]

1878 (1878)[2][3][4]
1881 (1881)[5][6][7]
Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
DiedDecember 14, 1950(1950-12-14) (aged 71–72)
December 14, 1950(1950-12-14) (aged 68–69)
Lenox, Massachusetts, U.S.
OccupationTheatre actress
Years active1899–1922

Grace Ellliston (1878[1][2][3][4] or 1881[5][6][7] – December 14, 1950)[8] was an American theatre actress.[9]

Elliston was born Grace Rutter[4][1] in Memphis, Tennessee.[9][3] In 1899, she appeared in the Broadway play Wheels Within Wheels.[3] Her Broadway appearances included The Country Cousin,[10] The Shadow, Arizona, The Rector's Garden, The Helmet of Navarre, Her Husband's Wife, Ourselves, The Lion and the Mouse and A Blot in the 'Scutcheon, among others.[3] Her final Broadway credit was The Lucky One in 1922.[3]

Elliston died in December 1950 at the Crestwood Nursing Home in Lenox, Massachusetts.[8][9] She was cremated.[11]

References

  1. ^ a b c American national biography online. Mark C. Carnes, American Council of Learned Societies. [New York]: Oxford University Press. 2000. ISBN 978-0-19-860669-7. OCLC 1003238948.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  2. ^ a b Room, Adrian (January 10, 2014). Dictionary of Pseudonyms: 13,000 Assumed Names and Their Origins, 5th Ed. McFarland. p. 163. ISBN 9780786457632 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Grace Elliston". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
  4. ^ a b c Vazzana, Eugene (2001). Silent Film Necrology. McFarland. p. 156. ISBN 9780786410590 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ a b Bordman, Gerald; Hischak, Thomas (May 6, 2004). The Oxford Companion to American Theatre. Oxford University Press. p. 204. ISBN 9780199771158 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ a b Colby, Frank (1950). The New International Year Book. Dodd, Mead and Company. p. 389 – via Google Books.
  7. ^ a b Smith, Steve; Beitzel, Terry (April 28, 2014). One Hundred Years of Service Through Community: A Gould Farm Reader. UPA. p. 14. ISBN 9780761863489 – via Google Books.
  8. ^ a b "Grace Elliston, Stage Star, Dies; Retired Actress, 72, Appeared in Plays Here With Many Noted Performers". The New York Times. December 15, 1950. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
  9. ^ a b c "Miss Grace Elliston, Actress of 1880's, Dies". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. December 15, 1950. p. 8. Retrieved January 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  10. ^ "Roosevelt Critic Of This New Play". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Brooklyn, New York. September 4, 1917. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Elliston Will Leaves Residue To Actors' Fund". The Berkshire Eagle. Pittsfield, Massachusetts. January 11, 1951. p. 6. Retrieved January 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
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