Dupree, Minnie (1873–1947)

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Dupree, Minnie (1873–1947)

American actress. Born Jan 19, 1873, in LaCrosse, Wisconsin; died May 23, 1947, in New York, NY.

Made NY debut in Held by the Enemy (1888); early plays include Don Juan, The Climbers, Hedda Gabler and The Road to Yesterday; scored triumph in England as Nanny McNair in The Heart of Maryland and Kate Brewster in Way Down East; later plays include The Charm School, The Old Soak, Arsenic and Old Lace, Dark Eyes and Last Stop; made film debut in Two Masters (1928), followed by The Young in Heart and Anne of Windy Poplars, among others.

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