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Eva Le Gallienne
Actress
Female
Born
Jan 11, 1899
Hometown
London
Died
Jun 3, 1991
Death Place
Weston, Connecticut
Eva Le Gallienne was a well-known theatrical actress, producer, and director during the first half of the 20th century.
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CHILDHOOD
1899
Birth
Born on January 11, 1899.
TEENAGE
1914
15 Years Old
She made her stage debut at the age of 15 in a 1914 production of Maurice Maeterlinck's Monna Vanna.
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1918
19 Years Old
In 1918, while in Hollywood, she began an affair with the great actress Alla Nazimova, who was at her height of fame, and who at that time wielded much power in the acting community.
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TWENTIES
1920
21 Years Old
In 1920, she became involved with poet, novelist, and playwright Mercedes de Acosta about whom she was passionate for several years.
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1927
28 Years Old
By early 1927, Le Gallienne was involved with married actress Josephine Hutchinson.
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1928
29 Years Old
Eva Le Gallienne starred as Peter Pan in a revival that opened on November 6, 1928, and presented the lead character full of elan and boyish charm.
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THIRTIES
1929
30 Years Old
In late 1929, just after the great stock market crash, Le Gallienne was on the cover of TIME.
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LATE ADULTHOOD
1964
65 Years Old
In 1964, Le Gallienne was presented with a special Tony Award in recognition of her 50th year as an actress and in honor of her work with the National Repertory Theatre.
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1976
77 Years Old
Although known primarily for her theatre work, she has also appeared in films and television productions. She earned an Oscar nomination for her work in Resurrection, for which she gained the honor of being the oldest Oscar nominee up to that time (1980) until Gloria Stuart in 1997; and won an Emmy Award for a televised version of The Royal Family after having starred in a Broadway theatre revival of that play in 1976.
1984
85 Years Old
She made a rare guest appearance in a 1984 episode of St. Elsewhere, appearing with Brenda Vaccaro and Blythe Danner as three women sharing a hospital room.
1991
92 Years Old
On June 3, 1991, Le Gallienne died at her home in Connecticut of natural causes, at the age of 92.
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