Fanny Addison Pitt
Appearance
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![]() Fanny Addison | |
Born | December 1847 |
Died | 7 January 1937 (aged 90) |
Spouse | Henry Mader Pitt |
Fanny Addison Pitt (née Addison; December 1847 – 7 January 1937), also known as Mrs. Henry Mader Pitt, was an English actress.
Life
[edit]Born in December 1847, in Birmingham, England, Fanny was the eldest daughter of comedian Edward Phillips Addison and sister of actress Carlotta Addison.[1]
She appeared in 1867 in the Adelphi Theatre in London. The next year, she was at the Queen's Theatre, Long Acre in La Vivandière by W. S. Gilbert. In 1870, she played Lady Psyche in Gilbert's The Princess. In 1881, she performed in New York.
She died on 7 January 1937.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Pascoe, Charles Eyre (1880). Our Actors and Actresses: The Dramatic List. Oxford University. pp. 2–3. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
- ^ Parker, John (1952). Who's Who in Theatre, Vol 3. Pitman.
External links
[edit]- Fanny Addison Pitt at the Internet Broadway Database
- left-to-right: Fanny Addison Pitt, Sydney Cowell and Ethel Barrymore during dress rehearsal for Captain Jinks of the Horse Marines, 1901
- Fanny A. Pitt, Sydney Cowell and Ethel Barrymore in the same scene (with H. Reeves-Smith) during the run of Captain Jinks of the Horse Marines