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Effie Ellsler
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Born
September 17
,
1855
·
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Died
October 8
,
1942
·
Hollywood, California, USA
(heart attack)
Birth name
Effie Elizabeth Ellsler
Height
5′ 2″ (1.57 m)
Mini Bio
Effie Ellsler was born on September 17, 1855 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. She was an actress, known for
Daddy Long Legs (1931)
,
The Actress (1928)
and
The Lady of Scandal (1930)
. She was married to
Frank Weston
. She died on October 8, 1942 in Hollywood, California, USA.
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Spouse
Frank Weston
(May 25, 1881 - January 28, 1922) (his death)
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On being informed of her husband's death, she felt obliged to go on with the evening performance for lack of an understudy.
At one time held the record for the longest run on Broadway (480 performances).
Her father John Ellsler, was a prominent stage actor and manager. Her mother, the former Euphemia Murray, had played Portia to Edwin Booth's Shylock.
Acted in Shakespearean roles in her father's company from the age of sixteen.
On Broadway from 1901.
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