Emma Sheridan Fry

Emma V. Sheridan Fry
"A Woman of the Century"
BornEmma Viola Sheridan
(1864-10-01)October 1, 1864
Painesville, Ohio, U.S.
DiedDecember 1936
Westwood, New Jersey, U.S.
Pen namePolly, E. V. Sheridan
Occupationjournalist
LanguageEnglish
NationalityAmerican
Alma materNew York Lyceum School of Acting, American Academy Dramatic Arts
Subjectdrama
Notable worksEducational dramatics
Spouse
(m. 1891)
ChildrenSheridan Brooks Fry
RelativesGeorge Augustus Sheridan (father)

Emma Sheridan Fry (née, Sheridan; pen name, Polly and E. V. Sheridan; October 1, 1864 – December 1936) was an American actress, playwright, and teacher. She started her career as a stage actress and after retiring from that, she became a writer for various periodicals and wrote plays. In 1903, she established the Children's and Young People's Theatre in New York City.[1] Also in that city, she served as director of the Children's Educational Theatre and the Educational Players, as well as teaching at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. Fry died in 1936.

  1. ^ Ohles, Ohles & Ramsay 1997, pp. 119–20.