Flora Walsh | |
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.jpg) Portrait of Walsh c. 1890s | |
| Born | Flora Walsh July 25, 1870 San Francisco, California, US |
| Died | January 22, 1893 (aged 22) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1879–1893 |
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Flora Walsh (July 25, 1870 – January 22, 1893) was an American stage actress in the late 19th century. Walsh performed as a child as part of a singing and dancing duo with her mother, Alice, and the two appeared in productions together until the early 1890s. Walsh's professional debut came at the age of 9 as part of a juvenile production of H.M.S. Pinafore; she soon earned opportunities to play leading roles.
In the 1880s, she performed in several works by actor-playwright Charles H. Hoyt, and the two married in 1887, when Walsh was 16 years old. She inspired some of his play writing.
Her career was cut short when she succumbed to illness at the age of 22. Her last performance was in January 1893 in Boston, Massachusetts, playing Bossy Brander in "A Texas Steer." A severe cold developed into pneumonia, leading to her death on January 22, 1893, aged 22, with her husband and mother present. Her funeral took place in the Charlestown neighborhood of Boston.