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| '''Genevieve Hamper''' (September 8, 1888 - February 13, 1971){{Citation needed |date=July 2021}} was an American stage and screen actress. | '''Genevieve Hamper''' (September 8, 1888 - February 13, 1971){{Citation needed |date=July 2021}} was an American stage and screen actress. | ||
| Hamper often appeared in early ]{{Citation needed |date=February 2022}} and on stage with her much older first husband ]. They headed the Robert Mantell-Genevieve Hamper Shakespearean Repertoire Company,<ref name="bn">{{cite news |last1=Caldwell |first1=Lily May |title=Genevieve Hamper, great lady of theater, is in town this week |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94799441/genevieve-hamper/ |access-date=February 12, 2022 |work=The Birmingham News |date=February 14, 1956 |page=6|via = ]}}</ref> and they had a son, Robert B. Mantell Jr.<ref name="nytobit" /> After Mantell's death, in October 1928 she married actor ]<ref name="nytobit" /> |
Hamper often appeared in early ]{{Citation needed |date=February 2022}} and on stage with her much older first husband ]. They headed the Robert Mantell-Genevieve Hamper Shakespearean Repertoire Company,<ref name="bn">{{cite news |last1=Caldwell |first1=Lily May |title=Genevieve Hamper, great lady of theater, is in town this week |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94799441/genevieve-hamper/ |access-date=February 12, 2022 |work=The Birmingham News |date=February 14, 1956 |page=6|via = ]}}</ref> and they had a son, Robert B. Mantell Jr.<ref name="nytobit" /> After Mantell's death, in October 1928 she married actor ],<ref name="nytobit" /> and she retired from the stage.<ref name="bn" /> He died in 1982.<ref>''Silent Film Necrology'' p.225 2ndEdition c.2001 by Eugene M. Vazzana</ref><ref>''Who Was Who on Screen'', p.196 2ndEdition c.1977 by Evelyn Mack Truitt</ref> | ||
| Hamper died at the Sanger Nursing Home in New York City in 1971, aged 82.<ref name="nytobit">{{cite news |title=Genevieve Hamper, Stage Actress, 82 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1971/02/20/archives/genevieve-hamper-stage-actress-82.html?searchResultPosition=1 |access-date=February 12, 2022 |work=The New York Times |date=February 20, 1971 |page=30|url-access=subscription}}</ref> | Hamper died at the Sanger Nursing Home in New York City in 1971, aged 82.<ref name="nytobit">{{cite news |title=Genevieve Hamper, Stage Actress, 82 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1971/02/20/archives/genevieve-hamper-stage-actress-82.html?searchResultPosition=1 |access-date=February 12, 2022 |work=The New York Times |date=February 20, 1971 |page=30|url-access=subscription}}</ref> | ||
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American stage and screen actress| Genevieve Hamper | |
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| Born | (1888-09-08)September 8, 1888 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| Died | February 13, 1971(1971-02-13) (aged 82) New York City, U.S. |
| Occupation | actress |
| Spouse(s) | Robert B. Mantell (1912-1928) (his death) (1 child) John Alexander (1928-1971) |
| Children | 1 |
Genevieve Hamper (September 8, 1888 - February 13, 1971) was an American stage and screen actress.
Hamper often appeared in early silent films and on stage with her much older first husband Robert B. Mantell. They headed the Robert Mantell-Genevieve Hamper Shakespearean Repertoire Company, and they had a son, Robert B. Mantell Jr. After Mantell's death, in October 1928 she married actor John Alexander, and she retired from the stage. He died in 1982.
Hamper died at the Sanger Nursing Home in New York City in 1971, aged 82.
Selected filmography
- The Blindness of Devotion (1915)
- The Green-Eyed Monster (1916)
- A Wife's Sacrifice (1916)
- Tangled Lives (1917)
- Under the Red Robe (1923)
References
- "Genevieve Hamper, Stage Actress, 82". The New York Times. 20 February 1971.
- ^ Caldwell, Lily May (February 14, 1956). "Genevieve Hamper, great lady of theater, is in town this week". The Birmingham News. p. 6. Retrieved February 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Genevieve Hamper, Stage Actress, 82". The New York Times. February 20, 1971. p. 30. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
- Silent Film Necrology p.225 2ndEdition c.2001 by Eugene M. Vazzana
- Who Was Who on Screen, p.196 2ndEdition c.1977 by Evelyn Mack Truitt
External links
- [REDACTED] Media related to Genevieve Hamper at Wikimedia Commons
- Genevieve Hamper at IMDb
- Genevieve Hamper at the Internet Broadway Database
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