Nina Boucicault
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| Born | Nina Boucicault 27 February 1867 |
| Died | 8 February 1950 (aged 82) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Parent(s) | Dion Boucicault Agnes Kelly Robertson |
Nina Boucicault (27 February 1867 – 2 August 1950) was an English actress born to playwright Dion Boucicault and his wife, actress Agnes Kelly Robertson.[1] She had three brothers, Dion William (1855–1876), Dion Boucicault Jr. and Aubrey Boucicault. She had two sisters Eva and Patrice.
Her debut was at the Louisville Opera House and as a child she performed with her father.[2] Beginning in 1892, she played Kitty Verdun in the original production of the hit comedy Charley's Aunt.[3] She was the first to play the title role in J. M. Barrie's Peter Pan, beginning in 1904 at the Duke of York's Theatre.[4]
Selected filmography
- Paddy the Next Best Thing (1923)
- Miriam Rozella (1924)
- This Week of Grace (1933)
- Oh, What a Night (1935)
- Juggernaut (1936)
- Strange Boarders (1938)
- Follow Your Star (1938)
References
- ^ "Nina Boucicault". Oxford Reference. doi:10.1093/oi/authority.20110803095520463.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Music and the Drama". The Week: a Canadian journal of politics, literature, science and arts. 1 (13): 205. 28 February 1884. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
- ^ Law, Jonathan (16 December 2013). "The Methuen Drama Dictionary of the Theatre". A&C Black.
- ^ Hanson, Bruce K. (30 June 2011). "Peter Pan on Stage and Screen, 1904–2010" (2d ed.). McFarland.
External links
- Boucicault Family Tree
- Nina Boucicault at IMDB.com
- Nina Boucicault at Stagebeauty.net
- Nina Boucicault portrait as Peter Pan from Flickr
- Nina Boucicault portrait as a young woman in Melbourne Australia sitting
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