Annie Robe (1866–1922)[citation needed] was an English-born American stage actress prominent in the final decades of the Victorian Era, the 1880s and 1890s.[1]
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| Born | 1866 |
| Died | July 26, 1922 Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States |
| Resting place | Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, Rhode Island, United States |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Spouse | Daniel Paine Griswold (m. 1888-1911 his death)[citation needed] |
Robe's father was a scenic artist, and her mother was English actress Eliza Rugg. Robe began acting when she was 11 years old. Lester Wallack discovered her on a visit to England and brought her to the United States to act with his company.[2]
She was distantly related, through marriage, to Ethel Barrymore, whose husband Russell Griswold Colt was a relative of Robe's husband Daniel Paine Griswold.[3]
Robe died a widow at Pittsfield, Massachusetts on July 26, 1922.[4]
References edit
- ^ New York Tribune; July 29, 1922 "Mrs. D.P. Griswold Buried"
- ^ "Mrs. Daniel Griswold, once Annie Robe, actress, dies". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. 27 July 1922. p. 17. Retrieved 4 April 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Theatre Magazine, Volume 31; edited by W.J. Thorold, Arhur Hornblow, Perriton Maxwell, Stewart Beach
- ^ The Evening World, July 26, 1922, Page 2 "The Widow of Daniel P. Griswold Dead"
External links edit
Media related to Annie Robe at Wikimedia Commons
