Alice Dougan Donovan (August 16, 1880 – March 28, 1971) was an American actress, clubwoman, and writer. She taught writing in Minnesota, and wrote poems and plays.
Alice Dougan Donovan | |
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 Alice Dougan (later Donovan), from the 1902 yearbook of the University of Minnesota | |
| Born | August 16, 1880 Saint Paul, Minnesota |
| Died | March 28, 1971 (aged 90) Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, poet, writer |
| Children | 3, including Hedley Donovan |
Early life edit
Alice Dougan was born in Saint Paul, Minnesota, the daughter of Hedley Vicars Dougan and Mollie Knox Dougan.[1] Her father was from Canada. She graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1902.[2] She wrote the song "Sisters Let Us Sing Again" for her sorority, Kappa Kappa Gamma.[3]
Career edit
Donovan taught school as a young woman.[4] She appeared in three silent films: The Greater Call (1910), Taming a Tyrant (1911), and A Leap Year Elopement (1912). She taught creative writing classes,[5] and wrote short stories, poems, and plays, many of them for school or community use,[6] including Meeting to Music (a "musical burlesque" set at a women's club) and Rummage to Rhythm (another "musical burlesque", set at a rummage sale).[7] She was active in the Minneapolis College Women's Club[8][9][10] and in the Minnesota branch of the National League of American Pen Women.[11]
Publications edit
- Meeting to Music (play, 1933, with Henrietta Kessenich)[12]
- Rummage to Rhythm (play, 1934, with Henrietta Kessenich)[13]
- Music at the Crossroads (play, 1935)[14]
- Miss Westfield High (play, 1940)[15]
- Music on the Menu (play, 1941)[16]
- Ring in the New (play, 1941)[17]
- A Sitter for Sonny (play, 1950)[18]
Personal life edit
Dougan married mining engineer Percy Williams Donovan in 1910.[19][20] They had three children,[21] including son Hedley Donovan, who became a noted journalist and editor.[22] They were still married when she died in 1971, in Minneapolis, at the age of 90.[7]
References edit
- ^ "Mrs. Mollie Knox Dougan". Star Tribune. 1950-11-01. p. 19. Retrieved 2022-07-11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ University of Minnesota. The Gopher 15(1902): 44.
- ^ Songs of Kappa Kappa Gamma Fraternity., 1916, OCLC 20611731, retrieved 2022-07-11
- ^ "Mrs. Percy W. Donovan". Star Tribune. 1971-03-30. p. 19. Retrieved 2022-07-11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "College Clubs to Read Work of Pen Section". Star Tribune. 1934-04-08. p. 55. Retrieved 2022-07-11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Donovan, Alice D. (2008-07-01). "Public Library, c 1926". Public Library Quarterly. 27 (3): 242–243. doi:10.1080/01616840802229511. ISSN 0161-6846. S2CID 31419690.
- ^ a b "Alice Dougan Donovan, Wrote Poems and Plays". The New York Times. 1971-03-30. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
- ^ "Mrs. Percy Donovan on Forum Program". Star Tribune. 1937-04-25. p. 60. Retrieved 2022-07-11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mrs. Percy Donovan Gives Review". The Minneapolis Star. 1937-04-28. p. 13. Retrieved 2022-07-11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "School and College Groups Active". The Minneapolis Star. 1936-05-09. p. 30. Retrieved 2022-07-11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "State Pen Women Note 20th Anniversary". Star Tribune. 1947-10-30. p. 13. Retrieved 2022-07-11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Donovan, Alice D; Kessenich, Henrietta (1933). "Meeting to music," a musical burlesque on a woman's club meeting. Minneapolis, Minn.: Northwestern Press. OCLC 18761975.
- ^ Donovan, Alice D; Kessenich, Henrietta (1934). "Rummage to rhythm", a musical burlesque on a rummage sale. Minneapolis, Minn.: Northwestern Press. OCLC 18761985.
- ^ Donovan, Alice D (1935). Music at the crossroads: a one-act farce introducing musical features. OCLC 4817485.
- ^ Donovan, Alice D (1940). Miss Westfield High, a comedy in three acts. Minneapolis, Minn.: The Northwestern Press. OCLC 18778213.
- ^ Donovan, Alice D (1941). Music on the menu, a comedy in two scenes, with musical interludes. Minneapolis, Minn.: The Northwestern Press. OCLC 18761980.
- ^ Donovan, Alice D (1941). Ring in the new; a drama in one act. Minneapolis, Minn.: The Northwestern Press. OCLC 18761990.
- ^ Donovan, Alice D (1950). A sitter for Sonny, a comedy in one act. Minneapolis: Northwestern Press. OCLC 18761995.
- ^ "Donovan-Dougan Nuptials". The Brainerd Daily Dispatch. 1910-06-20. p. 3. Retrieved 2022-07-11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Percy Donovans to Mark 50th Anniversary". Star Tribune. 1960-06-24. p. 12. Retrieved 2022-07-11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Collection: Hedley Donovan papers". University of Minnesota Archival Collections Guides. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
- ^ Jones, Alex S. (1990-08-14). "Hedley Donovan Is Dead at 76; Retired Chief Editor of Time Inc". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-07-10.