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Neva Aymar | |
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| Born | April 19, c. 1885 |
| Died | 1 February 1932 (aged 46) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1891 – 1911 |
Early life
[edit]Neva Aymar was born in Pike, New York on April 19 in either 1885, 1886, or 1889,[1] reportedly in the dressing room of a theater.[2] Her mother, Grace Aymar (nee Harrington), was an acrobatic horse rider in the Walter L. Main circus in the 1880s and her father, William Fred Aymar, was a circus clown and performer.[3] Her parents were distant cousins and married in Pike, New York in 1882.[4] Grace Aymar toured the mid-western and western United States under the stage name Clara Corbett.[2]
Fred Aymar was the equestrian director for the Walter L. Main circus in the 1890s.[5] He died in December 1897 at age 42 after falling from a train in Dayton, Ohio and was buried at the Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum.[6][7]
Acting career
[edit]In March 1896, Aymar portrayed Eva in a rendition of Uncle Tom's Cabin at the Gilliss Theater in Kansas City.[8]
Personal life
[edit]Aymar married jockey Winnie O'Connor in February 1911 in Gouvieux, France after he divorced his first wife Edna Loftus.[9]
Death
[edit]Neva Aymar O'Connor died on February 1, 1932 from complications of tuberculosis, which she reportedly contracted during the first World War.[10] She was buried at Maple Grove Cemetery in Queens on February 4.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ Staff (February 4, 1932). "Mrs. W. O'Connor is buried at Jamaica". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle.
- ^ a b Staff (November 27, 1905). "Almost born on stage". The Sun.
- ^ Staff (April 22, 1903). "Old circus rider took perilous leap". The Philadelphia Inquirer.
- ^ Staff (April 18, 1882). "Wyoming County". The Buffalo Commercial.
- ^ Staff (August 19, 1896). "Tents blow down". Asbury Park Press.
- ^ Staff (January 7, 1898). "Local News". The Bedford Mail.
- ^ Staff (December 23, 1897). "Deaths". The Dayton Herald.
- ^ Staff (March 11, 1896). "Uncle Tom's Cabine". The Kansas City Times.
- ^ Staff (February 25, 1911). "Vaudeville Notes". The New York Clipper. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
- ^ a b Staff (February 4, 1932). "Rites are held for ex-actress". Brooklyn Times Union.