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Edith King

Edith King (born Edith Keck ; November 14, 1896 – February 24, 1973) was an American stage and film actress. Biography Edith King was born Edith Keck, daughter of John Keck, in ...

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Edith King (born Edith Keck; November 14, 1896 – February 24, 1973) was an American stage and film actress.

Biography

Edith King was born Edith Keck, daughter of John Keck, in White Haven, Pennsylvania in November 14, 1896.[1][2] She first visited a theater when she was 14, and decided then to pursue an acting career.[3] She moved to New York City at a young age and promptly arranged a meeting with David Belasco, who gave her a part in his current play, Marie Odile.[3]

In later life, King lived in Kendall Park, New Jersey, where she owned a small gift shop while continuing her acting career.[2] In 1972 King moved from Riviera Beach to Daytona Beach, where she died on February 24, 1973.[1]

Career

King was known as a stage and film actress, with a career spanning over 50 years (from roughly 1916 to 1964).[1][4] Before her stage career took off, she was an artist's model, working with Howard Chandler Christy for several of his paintings and illustrations.[3] She appeared in theatrical productions such as Bab (playing the older sister of Helen Hayes's main character)[5] and Thank You,[6] and films such as Saratoga.[7] She worked with Alfred Lunt and his wife in several productions, including The Seagull (as Polina) and The Taming of the Shrew (as the minor characters Curtis and the widow).[4]

She played Bianca in Paul Robeson's 1943 production of Othello before taking over the role of Emilia in 1944 (replacing Margaret Webster).[8][9]

Filmography

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Muertes: Edith King" . Daytona Beach Sunday News-Journal. 25 de febrero de 1973. pág.  8C . Consultado el 9 de julio de 2016 .
  2. 1 2 "Un nativo interpreta un papel en Broadway". Plain Speaker. 4 de enero de 1960. pág. 10. 
  3. 1 2 3 "Edith tenía 14 años cuando vio un teatro: ahora prefiere ser conocida como actriz que como simple modelo" . Washington Herald. 26 de febrero de 1921. pág. 1. Consultado el 9 de julio de 2016 . 
  4. 1 2 Senelick, Laurence (2013). Artes teatrales y actuación . Routledge. pág. 455. ISBN  9780415774925.
  5. ↑ "El Sr. Hornblow va al teatro" . Theatre Magazine . XXXIII (238): 33. Enero de 1921. Consultado el 9 de julio de 2016 .
  6. ↑ "Para el té en el tocador y el paseo" . Washington Herald. 22 de enero de 1922. Consultado el 9 de julio de 2016 .
  7. ↑ Green, Stanley (1960). El mundo de la comedia musical . AS Barnes & Co. pág. 361. hdl : 2027/uc1.32106007510941 . 
  8. ↑ Nathan, George Jean (1972). Libro de teatro del año 1943-44 . Fairleigh Dickinson. pág. 90. ISBN  978-0838679623.
  9. ↑ Swindall, Lindsey R. (2011). La política del Otelo de Paul Robeson . University Press of Mississippi. pág. 100. ISBN  9781604738247.
  • Edith King en IMDb
  • Fotografías de Edith King en su papel de "Sra. Smith" en Calcuta , con y sin mono, procedentes de la colección de fotografías teatrales de J. Willis Sayre.
  • Fotografías de Edith King realizadas por White Studio y Billy Rose, digitalizadas por la Biblioteca Pública de Nueva York.
  • " El agua caliente es un aliado para la belleza, afirma Edith King " (Bismarck Tribune, 1922)