Adelyn Bushnell Explained
Adelyn Bushnell Bradford |
Birth Date: | 29 September 1889 |
Birth Place: | Thomaston, Maine, U.S. |
Death Place: | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Occupation: | Actress, writer |
Adelyn Bushnell Bradford (September 29, 1889 – September 1, 1953) was an American stage actress, playwright, novelist and radio script writer. She was also once a member of the Jefferson Theater Stock Company in Portland.
Biography
Bushnell was born in Thomaston, Maine in 1889. She was home-schooled until she entered high school.[1] In 1908, she graduated from Thomaston High School.[2]
Bushnell had her first starring role in a play in 1911. She continued to act in regional stock productions until 1926.
She married her fourth husband, Marshall Bradford (née Rafael Brunetto), in October 1925.[3] [4]
She died in Hollywood on September 1, 1953.[3]
Novels
Source:
- Tide Rode (1947)
- Eight Radio Plays: For Classroom Use And Amateur Broadcast with Marshall Bradford (1947)
- Rock Haven (1948)
- Pay the Piper: A Novel (1950)
- Strange Gift (1951)
Notes and References
- Web site: Bushnell, Adelyn (1889 - 1953). live. https://web.archive.org/web/20171003124824/http://www.maine.gov/msl/maine/writdisplay.shtml?id=182570 . October 3, 2017 . Maine State Library.
- Web site: Adelyn Bushnell collection, 1924-1954. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200623090839/https://library.une.edu/mwwc/collections/collections-a-z/adelyn-bushnell-collection-1924-1954/ . June 23, 2020 . University of New England.
- News: Actress-Writer Adelyn Bushnell Dies on Coast . . Portland, Maine . Thomaston, Maine . 2 . 1953-09-09 . 2024-08-02 . Newspapers.com.
- News: Former Stock Actress here Marries Again: Adelyn Bushnell's 4th Husband is Dashing Italian Officer . . Portland, Maine . 8 . 1926-07-13 . 2024-08-02 . Newspapers.com.