Virginia MacFadyen

Virginia MacFadyen
BornJanuary 3, 1900 Edit this on Wikidata
DiedJuly 7, 1966 Edit this on Wikidata (aged 66)
Waynesville Edit this on Wikidata
OccupationActor, writer Edit this on Wikidata
Spouse(s)Edwin Björkman Edit this on Wikidata

Virginia Hendon MacFadyen (January 3, 1900 – July 7, 1966) was an American actor and novelist.

Virginia MacFadyen was born on January 3, 1900 in North Carolina.[1] She graduated from the University of North Carolina in 1919.[2]

Virginia MacFadyen starred as Rivkele in the English translation of Sholom Asch's controversial Yiddish stage drama, God of Vengeance. It was staged in New York City at the Provincetown Theatre in Greenwich Village in 1922, and it moved to the Apollo Theatre on Broadway on February 19, 1923. Rivkele is a brother keeper's daughter who begins a lesbian relationship with a prostitute. The entire cast, including MacFadyen, were indicted and convicted for obscenity and the cast received suspended sentences.[3]

She also appeared as Delia in The Wonderful Visit, which premiered at the Lenox Hill Theatre on February 12, 1924. The play, by H. G. Wells and St. John Ervine, was an adaptation of Wells' satirical fantasy novel of the same name.[4]

MacFayden published three novels, including At the Sign of the Sun (1925), about an antediluvian lost race.[1]

Virginia MacFadyen died on 7 July 1966 in Waynesville, North Carolina.[1]

Personal life

She married Swedish author Edwin Björkman in 1921.[5] She married New York broker Frank B. Hall, Jr. in 1926.[6]

Bibliography

  • Windows Facing West (New York: Albert and Charles Boni, 1924)[1][7]
  • At the Sign of the Sun (New York: Albert and Charles Boni, 1925)[1]
  • Bittern Point (New York: Albert and Charles Boni, 1926)[8]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Clure, John. "SFE: MacFadyen, Virginia". sf-encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2024-06-30.
  2. ^ University of North Carolina (1793-1962) (1953). Alumni directory. Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center. Chapel Hill, North Carolina : University of North Carolina General Alumni Association.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ Curtin, Kaier (1986). "We can always call them Bulgarians" : the emergence of lesbians and gay men on the American stage. Internet Archive. Boston : Alyson Publications. ISBN 978-0-932870-36-0.
  4. ^ Burns Mantle (1924-01-01). The Best Plays of 1923-1924 and the Year Book of the drama in America. Internet Archive. Small, Maynard & Co.
  5. ^ A.N. Marquis Company (1928). Who's who in America. Internet Archive. Chicago : A.N. Marquis.
  6. ^ Brooklyn Daily Times. Dec 9, 1926. p. 11 https://www.newspapers.com/image/556317895/. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ^ Smith, Geoffrey D. (Geoffrey Dayton) (1997). American fiction, 1901-1925 : a bibliography. Internet Archive. Cambridge, U.K. : Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-43469-0.
  8. ^ Library of Congress. Copyright Office (1927). Catalog of copyright entries. unknown library. Washington, U.S. Govt. Print. Off.