Francis Cleveland Explained

Francis Grover Cleveland
Birth Date:July 18, 1903[1]
Birth Place:Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts, U.S.
Death Place:Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, U.S.
Education:Phillips Exeter Academy
Harvard University
Occupation:Actor, director, producer
Party:Republican (Unknown–Unknown)
Democratic (Unknown–1995)
Spouse:Alice Erdman
Children:Marion
Parents:Grover Cleveland
Frances Folsom Cleveland Preston
Relatives:Richard Falley Cleveland (grandfather)
Rose Cleveland (aunt)
Richard F. Cleveland (brother)
Ruth Cleveland (sister)
Esther Cleveland (sister)
Philippa Foot (niece)

Francis Grover Cleveland (July 18, 1903 – November 8, 1995) was an American stage actor, director, producer and politician. He was the co-founder of the Barnstormers Theatre, a theatre company in Tamworth, New Hampshire. His parents were President Grover Cleveland and First Lady Frances Folsom.

Early life

Cleveland was born in 1903 in Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts, a part of the Town of Bourne.[2] His father, Grover Cleveland, was the 22nd and 24th president of the United States; his mother, Frances Folsom, was First Lady. He had a brother, Richard, and three sisters, Ruth, Marion and Esther

Cleveland was educated at the Phillips Exeter Academy and Harvard College.[2]

Career

Cleveland became a stage actor in New York City. He played in Dead End by Sidney Kingsley and Our Town by Thornton Wilder on Broadway.[2]

With his wife Alice, and his producer Edward P. Goodnow, Cleveland co-founded the Barnstormers Theatre, a theatre company in Tamworth, New Hampshire in 1931.[2] [3] [4] He directed many plays for the company.[2]

He was elected to serve on the board of selectmen of Tamworth, New Hampshire in 1950.[2]

Personal life and death

Cleveland married Alice Erdman in 1925.[5] They resided in Tamworth, New Hampshire.[2] They had a daughter, Marion C. Cohen, who lived in Baltimore.[3] Cleveland was predeceased by his wife in 1992.[2]

Cleveland died on November 8, 1995, in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, at age 92.[2] [3] [4]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Massachusetts, Birth Records, 1840-1915
  2. News: Saxon . Wolfgang . Francis Cleveland, Ex-President's Son And a Director, 92 . subscription . November 12, 2018 . . November 10, 1995.
  3. News: Francis Cleveland . November 13, 2018 . The Baltimore Sun . November 10, 1995. 29. Newspapers.com. registration .
  4. News: Franci Cleveland via New Hampshire News-Press . November 13, 2018 . News-Press . Fort Myers, Florida . November 11, 1995. 4. Newspapers.com. registration .
  5. News: Cleveland's Youngest Son To Wed Miss Alice Erdman . November 13, 2018 . The Morning Call . Allentown, Pennsylvania . January 16, 1925. 1. Newspapers.com. registration .