Crosman, Henrietta (1861–1944)

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Crosman, Henrietta (1861–1944)

American stage and screen actress. Name variations: Henrietta Foster Crosman; Mrs. Sedley Browne. Born Sept 2, 1861, in Wheeling, West Virginia; died Oct 31, 1944, in Pelham Manor, NY; dau. of George H. Crosman and Mary (Wick) Crosman; granddau. of Henrietta Wick (sister of composer Stephen Foster); m. Sedley Browne, 1886 (div. 1896); m. Maurice Campbell, 1896 (died 1942); children: (1st m.) 1 son; (2nd m.) 1 son.

Debuted in NY at Windsor Theatre as Letty Lee in The White Slave (1883); in early career, appeared primarily in farce and comedy; received star status in Mistress Nell at the Bijou, NY (1990); had particular success in Sweet Kitty Bellairs (1903–04), Sham (1909) and The Real Thing (1911); also appeared in The Merry Wives of Windsor (Mistress Page, 1916), Getting Married (Mrs. George, 1916), and Children of the Moon (Madame Atherton, 1923); gave final stage performance in Thunder in the Air (1929); appeared in silent films (1913–27) and talking pictures, including Pilgrimage (1933); known as a feminist.