Amelia Summerville
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Biography
Summerville was born in County Kildare, Ireland[1][2] and migrated to Toronto, Ontario, Canada as a child. She first appeared on stage at the age of 7 in an operetta in Toronto.[1]
In 1884, Summerville appeared in her first leading role in the musical Adonis. She originated the role of Rosetta, the Mountain Maid.[3][4]
Summerville appeared in fourteen Broadway plays from 1885 to 1925.[1] She also performed in silent films during the 1910s and 1920s.
Summerville took an interest in dieting and claimed to have lost Script error: No such module "convert". in three months, from Script error: No such module "convert". to Script error: No such module "convert"..[5] She authored Why be Fat?: Rules for Weight-reduction and the Preservation of Youth and Health (1916).[6] She was a fan of corned beef hash and stale bread.[7]
In 1920 she was named chairman of the New York Women's State Democratic Committee.[2]
She fell on ice on January 3, 1934, and died on January 21 of her injuries.[2]
Partial filmography
- Mrs. Dane's Defense (1918)
- How Could You, Caroline? (1918)
- Getting Mary Married (1919)
- The Probation Wife (1919)
- My Little Sister (1919)
- The Witness for the Defense (1919)
- April Folly (1920)
- Romance (1920)
- Romola (1924)
- The Great Deception (1926)
Publications
- Why Be Fat?: Rules for Weight-Reduction and the Preservation, of Youth and Health (1916)
- The Speaking Voice (1927)
References
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- ↑ Raskin, Hanna. (2010). "Five forgotten health foods". Dallas Observer. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
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External links
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- 1862 births
- 1934 deaths
- 19th-century American actresses
- American stage actresses
- Actresses from County Kildare
- Canadian expatriate actresses in the United States
- Diet food advocates
- Irish emigrants to Canada
- Singers from New York City
- Actresses from Toronto