Davis, Fay (1872–1945)
Davis, Fay (1872–1945)
American actress. Born Dec 15, 1872, in Boston, Massachusetts; died Mar 1, 1945, in Exmouth, England; m. Gerald Lawrence.
Sailed for England, where she joined Charles Wyndham's Company and made stage debut in A Squire of Dames (1895); other plays include The Prisoner of Zenda, As You Like It, The Ambassador, The Masqueraders, In Days of Old, Iris (title role), Caesar's Wife, Searchlights and Hamlet; made NY debut in Imprudence (1902), followed by Lady Rose's Daughter, Whitewashing Julia, The Rich Mrs. Repton, Man and Superman and The Duel; in films, appeared in Enoch Arden and as Margaret Dishart in The Little Minister (1915).
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