Frances Anne Kemble(Redirected from Fanny Kemble)Frances Anne Kemble (Fanny Kemble) (November 27, 1800 - January 15, 1893), the actress and author, was Charles Kemble's elder daughter; she was born in London, and educated chiefly in France. She first appeared on the stage on October 26, 1829 as Juliet at Covent Garden. Her attractive personality at once made her a great favorite, her popularity enabling her father to recoup his losses as a manager. She played all the principal women's parts, notably Portia, Beatrice and Lady Teazle, but Julia in Sheridan Knowles's The Hunchback, especially written for her, was perhaps her greatest success. In 1832 she went with her father to America, and in 1834 she married there a Southern planter, Pierce Butler. They were divorced in 1849. In 1847 she returned to the stage, from which she had retired on her marriage, and later, following her father's example, appeared with much success as a Shakespearian reader. In 1877 she returned to England, where she lived in London using her maiden name till her death. During this period Fanny Kemble was a prominent and popular figure in the social life of London. Besides her plays, Francis the First, unsuccessfully produced in 1832, The Star of Seville (1837), a volume of Poems (1844), and a book of Italian travel, A Year of Consolation (1847), she published a volume of her Journal in 1835, and in 1863 another (dealing with life on the Georgia plantation), and also a volume of Plays, including translations from Dumas and Schiller. These were followed by Records of a Girlhood (1878), Records of Later Life (1882), Notes on some of Shakespeare's Plays (1882), Far Away and Long Ago (1889), and Further Records (1891). Her various volumes of reminiscences contain much valuable material for the social and dramatic history of the period. This article incorporates text from the public domain 1911 Encyclopędia Britannica. This page about Fanny Kemble includes information from a Wikipedia article. Additional articles about Fanny Kemble News stories about Fanny Kemble External links for Fanny Kemble Videos for Fanny Kemble Wikis about Fanny Kemble Discussion Groups about Fanny Kemble Blogs about Fanny Kemble Images of Fanny Kemble |
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This article incorporates text from the public domain 1911 Encyclopędia Britannica.. She then went on to co-star regularly with Clint Eastwood in his movies, Every Which Way But Loose, Any Which Way You Can, and Bronco Billy. Her various volumes of reminiscences contain much valuable material for the social and dramatic history of the period. Sondra Locke (born May 28, 1947 in Shelbyville, Tennessee, USA) made her film debut in 1968 in The Heart is a Lonely Hunter with Alan Arkin. These were followed by Records of a Girlhood (1878), Records of Later Life (1882), Notes on some of Shakespeare's Plays (1882), Far Away and Long Ago (1889), and Further Records (1891). Besides her plays, Francis the First, unsuccessfully produced in 1832, The Star of Seville (1837), a volume of Poems (1844), and a book of Italian travel, A Year of Consolation (1847), she published a volume of her Journal in 1835, and in 1863 another (dealing with life on the Georgia plantation), and also a volume of Plays, including translations from Dumas and Schiller. During this period Fanny Kemble was a prominent and popular figure in the social life of London. In 1877 she returned to England, where she lived in London using her maiden name till her death. In 1847 she returned to the stage, from which she had retired on her marriage, and later, following her father's example, appeared with much success as a Shakespearian reader. They were divorced in 1849. In 1832 she went with her father to America, and in 1834 she married there a Southern planter, Pierce Butler. She played all the principal women's parts, notably Portia, Beatrice and Lady Teazle, but Julia in Sheridan Knowles's The Hunchback, especially written for her, was perhaps her greatest success. Her attractive personality at once made her a great favorite, her popularity enabling her father to recoup his losses as a manager. She first appeared on the stage on October 26, 1829 as Juliet at Covent Garden. Frances Anne Kemble (Fanny Kemble) (November 27, 1800 - January 15, 1893), the actress and author, was Charles Kemble's elder daughter; she was born in London, and educated chiefly in France. |