O'Neil, Nance (1874–1965)
O'Neil, Nance (1874–1965)
American stage and screen actress. Name variations: Nance O'Neill. Born Gertrude Lamson, Oct 8, 1874, in Oakland, CA; died Feb 7, 1965, in Englewood, NJ; m. Alfred Hickman (British actor, died 1931).
Had enormously successful international stage career as a tragedian, most notably in The Lily and The Passion Flower; other plays include Hedda Gabler, The Jewess, Monna Vanna, Judith of Bethulia, Camille and Macbeth; made film debut (1929); films include Ladies of Leisure, Cimarron, The Lady of Scandal, Call of the Flesh, Westward Passage, The Rogue Song and Resurrection.
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