Nance O'Neil | |
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 Stars of the Photoplay, 1916 | |
| Born | Gertrude Lamson October 8, 1874 Oakland, California, U.S. |
| Died | February 7, 1965 (aged 90) Englewood, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Other names | Nancy O'Neil |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1893–1935 |
| Spouse | Alfred Hickman (m. 1916; his death 1931) |
Gertrude Lamson (October 8, 1874 – February 7, 1965), known professionally as Nance O'Neil or Nancy O'Neil, was an American stage and film actress who performed in plays in various theaters around the world but worked predominantly in the United States between the 1890s and 1930s.[1] At the height of her career, she was promoted on theater bills and in period trade publications and newspapers as the "American Bernhardt".
- ^ Young, William C. "Nance O'Neil", Famous Actors and Actresses on the American Stage: Documents of American Theater History (volume 2, K-Z), New York: R.R. Bowker Company, 1975, pp. 887-893. Internet Archive, San Francisco. Retrieved and borrowed on line December 26, 2019.