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 The grave of Charles Kemble and his daughter Fanny Kemble at Kensal Green Cemetery, London. Picture by Androom (10 Aug 1997) |
Kemble, Fanny |
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BORN 27 Nov 1809, London: Newman Street - DIED 17 Jan 1893, London: Gloucester Place 86 REAL NAME Kemble, Frances Anne GRAVE LOCATION London: Kensal Green Cemetery, Harrow Road, Kensal Green (055/PS (11981)) |
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Frances Anne Kemble was the daughter of actor Charles Kemble
and Marie-Thérèse de Camp. She was educated in Paris and made
her debut as Julia (while her father played Mercutio) on October
5, 1829 at the Covent Garden Theatre in London. She played most of the major female Shakespeare parts and together with her father she toured the US. There she met E.J. Trelawny, who told her his fantastic tales about Byron and Shelley, whom he had known in Italy. In 1834 she married the rich American Pierce Butler and retired from the stage. Much to her disliking, she found out that her husband was a slave owner. After years of quarrels and reconciliations the marriage finally broke up in 1850. In 1847 she had returned to the stage as Mrs. Butler, but smallpox had damaged her beauty and from 1848 onwards she gave lectures on Shakespeare. Fanny Kemble was socially engaged and wrote a novel, poetry and an autobiography. She also translated work from Schiller and other authors. Family • Father: Kemble, Charles • Sister: Kemble, Adelaide Related persons • is nephew/niece of Siddons, Sarah • was a friend of Trelawny, Edward John Events 1829/10/5: Debut of Fanny Kemble as Juliet at Covent Garden, London Sources • Crawford, Anne and others, The Europa Biographical Dictionary of British Women, Europa Publications Ltd, London, 1983 • Paths of Glory, The Friends of Kensal Green Cemetery, London, 1997 • Schöne, Günter, Bühnenstars, Florian Noetzel, Wilhelmshaven, 1998 |
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The grave of Charles Kemble and his daughter Fanny Kemble at Kensal Green Cemetery, London. Picture by Androom (10 Aug 1997) |
