Isabella Mary Abbott
Isabella Mary Abbott | |
|---|---|
| Born | Isabella Mary Abbott December 23, 1890 Quebec City, Quebec, Canada |
| Died | November 26, 1955 (aged 64) Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Spouse |
John Orme Plummer
(m. 1929; sep. 1929) |
| Children | Christopher Plummer |
| Relatives | Amanda Plummer (granddaughter) |
Isabella Mary Abbott (December 23, 1890 – November 26, 1955) was a Canadian artist and the mother of actor Christopher Plummer.
Life
[edit]Abbott was born in Quebec City, the daughter of Marianne J. (née Campbell) and Arthur Edward Abbott, and the granddaughter of former Prime Minister Sir John Abbott.[1][2] She exhibited with the Art Association of Montreal before showing her work with the Royal Canadian Academy in 1922 and 1923. Abbott served as a volunteer nurse in France during World War I.[3] She worked with the Canadian Handicrafts Guild as the secretary-treasurer from 1924 until February 1929.[4] Abbott was also secretary to the dean of Sciences at McGill University. Abbott returned to work with the Guild in the 1950s, working until her death in 1955.[3][5]
Family
[edit]She married John Orme Plummer (1894–1977) in Quebec City in February 1929. Their only child, actor Arthur Christopher Orme Plummer, was born on December 13 of that year, in Toronto.[3] The couple had separated by the end of the year.
American actress Amanda Plummer is their granddaughter.
References
[edit]- ^ 1911 Census of Canada
- ^ Parker, Charles Whately; Greene, Barnet M. (1960). "Who's who in Canada".
- ^ a b c Fletcher, Bernie (May 19, 2015). "A famous son, a forgotten father". Beach Metro Community News. Archived from the original on March 31, 2023. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
- ^ McLeod, Ellen Mary Easton (1999). In good hands : the women of the Canadian Handicrafts Guild. Montreal [Que.]: Published for Carleton University by McGill-Queen's University Press. ISBN 9780886293567. OCLC 181843677.
- ^ "Abbott, Isabella Mary (Plummer)". Canadian Women Artists History Initiative.