Emily Ann Wellman

Not to be confused with Emmy Wehlen.
Wellman in 1920

Emily Ann Wellman (c. 1884[citation needed] – March 19, 1946),[1] also known as Emily Ann Barker,[2] was an English born stage actress and playwright. Her earliest Broadway credit is from 1908 in The Man Who Stood Still, produced by William A. Brady. She appeared with Louis Mann and Mathilde Cottrelly in The Cheater in 1910 and again with Mann in 1912 in Elevating A Husband.[3] In 1920, a play she wrote called A Question of Time was produced off Broadway by A. H. Woods.[4] She died in New York City on March 19, 1946.[5]

Marriages

She was married at least three times once to a Billy Dornberg and then a physician Dr. H. W. Wellman by whose surname she acted under professionally.[2] Her final marriage was to the actor Richard Gordon.[6]

Selected plays

  • The Who Stood Still (1908)
  • The Cheater (1910)
  • Elevating a Husband (1912)[7]
  • The Unborn (1915)
  • The Guilty Man (1916)
  • The Wasp (1923)
  • The Dagger (1925)

References

  1. ^ Who Was Who on Screen p. 484 by Evelyn Mack Truitt c. 1977, 3rd ed. ISBN 978-0-8352-0914-4
  2. ^ a b The Nome Daily Nugget May 31, 1915 (chroniclingamerica)
  3. ^ Pictorial History of the American Theatre: 1860–1970, pp. 120 & 135 by Daniel Blum c. 1969 ISBN 0-517-01095-X
  4. ^ The Evening Star (Washington D.C.) Amusements Theater and Photoplay; Sunday Morning May 16, 1920
  5. ^ Anne Commire; Deborah Klezmer, eds. (2006). "Wellman, Emily Ann (d. 1946)". Dictionary of Women Worldwide: 25,000 Women Through the Ages. Retrieved 1 March 2023 – via Encyclopedia.com.
  6. ^ The Washington Times "DC Liked Gordon"; July 18, 1933
  7. ^ The Atlanta Georgian and News Friday November 1, 1912