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Ann Shoemaker | |
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 Shoemaker in the trailer for Sunrise at Campobello (1960) | |
| Born | Anne Dorothea Shoemaker January 10, 1891 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Died | September 18, 1978 (aged 87) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Resting place | Kensico Cemetery Valhalla, New York 41°04′40″N 73°47′11″W / 41.0779°N 73.7865°W |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1928–1976 |
| Spouse | |
| Children | Anne Hall |
Ann Shoemaker (born Anne Dorothea Shoemaker;[1] January 10, 1891 – September 18, 1978) was an American actress who appeared in 70 films and TV movies between 1928 and 1976. She portrayed Sara Roosevelt, mother of Franklin D. Roosevelt, in both the stage and film versions of Sunrise at Campobello.[2]
She had two marriages. The first was with the actor Louis Leon Hall, by whom she had a daughter, Anne, who became a song lyricist. After divorcing, she was later married to the actor Henry Stephenson from 1922 until his death in 1956.[3]
Shoemaker's Broadway credits include Half a Sixpence (1965), Sunrise at Campobello (1958), The Living Room (1954), Twilight Walk (1951), Dream Girl (1951), Woman Bites Dog (1946), The Rich Full Life (1945), Proof Thro' the Night (1942), Ah, Wilderness! (1941), Black Sheep (1932), The Silent Witness (1931), The Novice and the Duke (1929), Button, Button (1919), To-Night at 12 (1928), Speak Easy (1927), We All Do (1927), The Noose (1926), and The Great God Brown (1926).[4]
- ^ Shoemaker, Benjamin H. (1975). Shoemaker Pioneers: The Early Genealogy and History of the Colonial Shoemaker Families Who Came to America Before the Revolution. pp. 91.
- ^ "Actress Joins Cast". Simpson's Leader-Times. Pennsylvania, Kittanning. United Press International. June 15, 1960. p. 19. Retrieved August 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Fisher, James; Londré, Felicia Hardison (2017). Historical Dictionary of American Theater: Modernism. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 628. ISBN 9781538107867. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
- ^ "Ann Shoemaker". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on March 21, 2019. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
