Ada Dwyer Russell

Ada Dwyer Russell
Born
Mary Ada Dwyer[1]: 43 

(1863-02-08)February 8, 1863[2]: 48 
DiedJuly 4, 1952(1952-07-04) (aged 89)
Chevy Chase, Maryland, US[3]
Resting placeSalt Lake City Cemetery
40°46′32.6″N 111°51′28.6″W / 40.775722°N 111.857944°W / 40.775722; -111.857944[4]
SpouseHarold Russell (married 1893 separated ~1895)[2]: 51 
Partner(s)Amy Lowell (together 1912–1925)[5]: xl, xlii 
ChildrenLorna Russell Amussen (5 Sep. 1894–30 Sep. 1961)[2]: 48 [6]
Parents
  • Sara Ann Hammer[2]: 51 
  • James Dwyer[2]: 51 

Ada Dwyer Russell (1863–1952) was an American actress who performed on stage in Broadway and London and became the muse to her poet lover Amy Lowell.[7]

  1. ^ Rigby, Chris (Winter 1975). "Ada Dwyer: Bright Lights and Lilacs". Utah Historical Quarterly. 34 (1). Archived from the original on November 17, 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d e Cite error: The named reference Anew was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Obituaries". The Salt Lake Tribune. July 6, 1952. Archived from the original on November 17, 2017. Mrs. Ada Dwyer Russell, 89, retired character actress, died Friday at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Theodore Amussen, Chevy Chase, MD. A broken hip, suffered in a recent fall, complicated long illness, causing death. The well-known pioneer actress figured prominently in plays in the historic Salt Lake Theater and was instrumental in placing the bronze tablet on the theater site. She appeared in the theater's farewell performance Oct. 20, 1928. Mrs. Russell toured England, America, and Australia playing character parts. At 15 she played her first New York engagement. She, was married to Harold Russell, actor, who died in 1926.
  4. ^ "Salt Lake City Cemetery". namesinstone.com. Name In Stone.
  5. ^ Munich, Adrienne; Bradshaw, Melissa (November 30, 2002). Selected Poems of Amy Lowell. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press. ISBN 0813531284.
  6. ^ "Graveside Rites Set for Widow". The Salt Lake Tribune. October 4, 1961. p. 16. Archived from the original on November 19, 2017. Private graveside services for Mrs. Lorna Russell Amussen, 66, of New York City, will be conducted Friday at 10 a.m. at the Salt Lake City Cemetery. Mrs. Amussen, widow of the late Theodore Amussen, Salt Lake City and Washington D.C., attorney, died Sept. 30 in New York City. Funeral services were conducted in New York City.
  7. ^ Parker, Sarah (July 21, 2015). The Lesbian Muse and Poetic Identity, 1889–1930. Routledge. p. 157. ISBN 978-1848933866.