Edna Keeley
Edna Keeley (1884–1961) was a stage actress who also appeared in an Australian silent film.
Life and career
[edit]Edna Keeley was born in North Dakota in April 1884.[1][2] She performed on stage as a child actress[3] with her mother Marguerite De Estes.[4][5]
Keeley was married to George A. Archibald on 12 July 1902 in Marin, California.[6] Archibald died in December of the same year.[7]
Keeley continued working as an actress, and joined the Allen Doone Company which was based in Australia.[8] In 1915 Edna starred in an Australian silent film, The Rebel.[9]
She and Allen Doone returned to the United States, and at the time of his death in 1948, they were married.[10][11]
Keeley died on 27 January 1961 in Arizona.[12][13]
References
[edit]- ^ "Edna Keeley - United States Census 1900". Family Search. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
- ^ "Former Fargo Girl". The Fargo Forum and Daily Republican. 26 October 1905. p. 10. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
- ^ "Pretty Little Edna Keeley". The Seattle Post-Intelligencer. 8 January 1893. p. 13. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
- ^ "Little Edna Keeley". Tacoma News. 2 January 1894. p. 3. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
- ^ "Mrs. Keeley Dead". The Seattle Post-Intelligencer. 10 November 1896. p. 3. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
- ^ "George A. Archibald Marriage • California, County Marriages, 1850-1953". FamilySearch. 12 July 1902. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
- ^ "Gas Ends Life of Young Man". The San Francisco Call. 22 December 1902. p. 12. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
- ^ "Actress Scores a Hit in Australia". The Honolulu Advertiser. 1 September 1914. p. 2. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
- ^ "Allen Doone Photo-Play". The Sunday Times. 2 May 1915. p. 16. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
- ^ "Death Summons Edward D. Allen". Nevada State Journal. 5 May 1948. p. 7. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
- ^ "Edward D. Allen in the Nevada, U.S., Death Certificates, 1911-1965". Ancestry. 4 May 1948. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
- ^ "Edna Keely Earle in the Arizona, U.S., Death Records, 1887-1968". Ancestry. 27 January 1961. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
- ^ "Edna A. Earle". Arizona Republic. 30 January 1961. p. 33. Retrieved 10 December 2023.