May Brookyn

May Brookyn (?1854/59 - February 15, 1894) was an English born American stage actress.^[1] Her name was spelled Brookyn but is often misspelled Brooklyn. On February 15, 1894 she died by suicide by taking carbolic acid in San Francisco several months after the death of her lover Frederic A. Lovecraft shot himself.^[2] Brookyn was born in Greater London, England and is buried in Brooklyn's Evergreen Cemetery.

Selected roles

Jim the Penman as Mrs. Ralston (substitute for Agnes Booth)
The Pharisee
Alabama as Widow Page (1891)
Lady Windermere's Fan as Mrs. Erlynne

References

^ May Brookyn; findagrave.com
^ New York Times MAY BROOKYN MOURNED FOR LOVECRAFT.;Cause of the Suicide of the Actress in San Francisco. (1894 article download in Adobe Acrobat) Retrieved October 1, 2014

External links

May Brookyn photo gallery (NY Public Library, Billy Rose collection)

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[1] May Brookyn; findagrave.com

[2] New York Times MAY BROOKYN MOURNED FOR LOVECRAFT.;Cause of the Suicide of the Actress in San Francisco. (1894 article download in Adobe Acrobat) Retrieved October 1, 2014

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