Hanson, Gladys (1883–1973)

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Hanson, Gladys (1883–1973)

American actress. Born Gladys Snook, Sept 5, 1883, in Atlanta, Georgia; died Feb 23, 1973, in Atlanta; m. Charles Emerson Cook (playwright and producer).

Made NY debut as Ophelia to E.H. Sothern's Hamlet in The Spoilers (1907); also appeared in The Queen's Husband, Richelieu, If I Were King, The Builder of Bridges, Evensong, Raffles, The Trojan Women, Our American Cousin, Mecca and The Brown Danube; retired from stage (1939).

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