Ramsey, Alicia (1864–1933)
Ramsey, Alicia (1864–1933)
English playwright. Name variations: Alice Ramsey. Born 1864 in London, England; died May 7, 1933; dau. of William Royston and Isabel Morgan (Harris) Royston; m. Cecil Ramsey (died); m. Rudolph de Cordova (writer).
Wrote such plays as Only a Model (1892), Gaffer Jarge (1896), Bridge (1917), Eve's Daughter (1917) and Byron (1929); co-wrote, with husband de Cordova, Monsieur de Paris, As a Man Sows, The Mandarin, Honor and Edmund Kean, among others; wrote several spectacles for the Hippodrome starting 1902, including The Bandits, The Redskins, The Golden Princess, The Typhoon and The Silver Candlestick; also wrote novels, short stories, and provided scenarios for the screen.
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