Edna Keeley Explained

Edna Keeley (1884–1961) was a stage actress who also appeared in an Australian silent film.

Life and career

Edna Keeley was born in North Dakota in April 1884.[1] [2] She performed on stage as a child actress[3] with her mother Marguerite De Estes.[4] [5]

Keeley was married to George A. Archibald on 12 July 1902 in Marin, California.[6] Archibald died in December of the same year.[7]

Keeley continued working as an actress, and joined the Allen Doone Company which was based in Australia.[8] In 1915 Edna starred in an Australian silent film, The Rebel.[9]

She and Allen Doone returned to the United States, and at the time of his death in 1948, they were married.[10] [11]

Keeley died on 27 January 1961 in Arizona.[12] [13]

References

  1. Web site: Edna Keeley - United States Census 1900 . 17 November 2023 . Family Search.
  2. News: 26 October 1905 . Former Fargo Girl . 10 . The Fargo Forum and Daily Republican . 10 December 2023.
  3. News: 8 January 1893 . Pretty Little Edna Keeley . 13 . The Seattle Post-Intelligencer . 10 December 2023.
  4. News: 2 January 1894 . Little Edna Keeley . 3 . Tacoma News . 10 December 2023.
  5. News: 10 November 1896 . Mrs. Keeley Dead . 3 . The Seattle Post-Intelligencer . 10 December 2023.
  6. Web site: 12 July 1902 . George A. Archibald Marriage • California, County Marriages, 1850-1953 . 10 December 2023 . FamilySearch.
  7. News: 22 December 1902 . Gas Ends Life of Young Man . 12 . The San Francisco Call . 10 December 2023.
  8. News: 1 September 1914 . Actress Scores a Hit in Australia . 2 . The Honolulu Advertiser . 10 December 2023.
  9. News: 2 May 1915 . Allen Doone Photo-Play . 16 . The Sunday Times . 10 December 2023.
  10. News: 5 May 1948 . Death Summons Edward D. Allen . 7 . Nevada State Journal . 10 December 2023.
  11. Web site: 4 May 1948 . Edward D. Allen in the Nevada, U.S., Death Certificates, 1911-1965 . 10 December 2023 . Ancestry.
  12. Web site: 27 January 1961 . Edna Keely Earle in the Arizona, U.S., Death Records, 1887-1968 . 10 December 2023 . Ancestry.
  13. News: 30 January 1961 . Edna A. Earle . 33 . Arizona Republic . 10 December 2023.

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