Profile
Jeanne Eagels
Actress
Female
Born
Jun 26, 1890
Hometown
Kansas City, Mass...
Died
Oct 3, 1929
Death Place
New York
Nationality
American
Jeanne Eagels was an American actress on Broadway and in several motion pictures. She was a former Ziegfeld Follies Girl who went on to greater fame on Broadway and in the emerging medium of sound films. She was posthumously considered for the Academy… Read More
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Edward CoyMarried 1925 - 1928
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CHILDHOOD
1890
Birth
Jeanne Eagels was born in Kansas City, Missouri to Edward and Julia Sullivan Eagles (1865–1945) on June 26, 1890 of German and Irish descent.
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1900
10 Years Old
Although many biographies state that her birth name was Amelia Jeanne Eagles, her actual birth name was Eugenia Eagles according to both the 1900 and 1910 United States Federal Censuses for Kansas City, Missouri.
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TWENTIES
1916
26 Years Old
She also made three films for Thanhouser Film Corporation in 1916-17.
1919
29 Years Old
She appeared in several other Broadway shows between 1919 and 1921.
THIRTIES
1922
32 Years Old
In 1922, she made her first appearance as a star in the play Rain, by John Colton, based on a short story by W.
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1925
35 Years Old
In 1925, Eagels married Edward Harris "Ted" Coy, a former Yale University football star turned stockbroker. They had no children and divorced in 1928.
1926
36 Years Old
In 1926, Eagels was offered the part of Roxie Hart in Maurine Dallas Watkins's play Chicago, but Eagels walked out of this role during rehearsals.
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1927
37 Years Old
After missing some performances due to ptomaine poisoning, Eagels returned to the cast in July 1927 for an Empire Theater show.
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1928
38 Years Old
In 1928, after failing to appear for a performance in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Eagels was banned by Actors Equity from appearing on stage for 18 months.
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She was posthumously considered for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her 1929 role in The Letter after dying suddenly that year at the age of 39.
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