Spong, Hilda (1875–1955)

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Spong, Hilda (1875–1955)

English-born actress. Born May 14, 1875, in London, England; died May 16, 1955, in Norwalk, CT; dau. of W. B. Spong (painter).

Made stage debut in Sydney, Australia, in Joseph's Sweetheart (1890), London debut as Sibyl Grey in The Duchess of Coolgardie (1896), and NY debut as Imogen Parrott in Trelawny of the Wells (1898); for the most part, remained in US, appearing in such plays as Notre Dame, Iris, Imprudence, Lord and Lady Algy, Sherlock Holmes, John Hudson's Wife and Dear Brutus; had title roles in Candida and Lady Jim, among others.