Nora Dunblane Explained
| Nora Dunblane |
| Birth Date: | 1879 |
| Birth Place: | Brooklyn, New York |
| Nationality: | American |
| Other Names: | Norah Dunblane |
| Occupation: | actress, romance writer |
| Years Active: | 1898-1915 |
Nora Dunblane (born 1879) was an American actress and short story writer.
Early life and education
Nora Dunblane was born in Brooklyn.[1] She attended Miss Rounds' School and the American Academy of Dramatic Arts (graduating in 1899), and was involved with the Brooklyn Cantata Club.[2]
After graduating, she was active in the American Academy of Dramatic Arts alumni society, and served on its library committee in 1904, with elocutionist Helena Zachos.[3]
Stage career
Dunblane was a "clever young American actress" on Broadway at the turn into the 20th century, often seen in soubrette roles.[4] [5] Dunblane's stage credits included roles in Cyrano de Bergerac (1898) with Richard Mansfield,[6] Hearts are Trumps (1900),[7] The Cuckoo (1900),[8] Her Majesty (1900),[9] Lovers' Lane (1901),[10] Her Atonement (1899 and 1901),[11] [12] The Worst Woman in London (1903), Much Ado About Nothing (1903),[13] His Sister's Shame (1903),[14] and Don Carlos (1905).[15]
In 1900, she performed in an all-star benefit at Carnegie Hall, raising funds for Roman Catholic orphanages.[16]
Writing
Dunblane was a writer during and after her acting days. Her short fiction, often romance stories, appeared in magazines and newspapers, with titles including "The Girl in the Bookshop" (1903),[17] "Beating the Game" (1907),[18] "Studio Number Six: The Story of a Musician" (1907),[19] "Romance at Ryerson's" (1908),[20] "Two Ways of Love" (1912),[21] "Love's Command" (1913), "Otilla's Triumph" (1914),[22] "The White Gardenia" (1915), "The Girl Who Was Charming" (1915),[23] and "Jasmine's Decision" (1915).[24]
In culture
The band Tommy McClymont & The Panacea Jamband recorded a song, "Nora Dunblane", about the actress, on their album May the Ladies Treat You Kindly (2016). (McClymont is from Dunblane, Scotland, and was inspired to write the song by a photograph of the actress.)
Notes and References
- https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29594612/nora_dunblane_1903/ "A Brooklyn Actress"
- https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29586476/nora_dunblane_1903/ "Plays and Players"
- https://books.google.com/books?id=uCY_AQAAMAAJ&dq=%22American+Academy+of+Dramatic+Arts%22+Dunblane&pg=PA73 Annual Catalogue, American Academy of Dramatic Arts and the Empire Theatre
- https://books.google.com/books?id=f8VTvexpGpgC&dq=%22Nora+Dunblane%22&pg=PA161 "Nora Dunblane"
- https://books.google.com/books?id=4DZKAQAAMAAJ&dq=%22Nora+Dunblane%22&pg=PT153 "Nora Dunblane"
- Paul Wilstach, "Richard Mansfield" Scribner's Magazine (November 1908): 539.
- https://books.google.com/books?id=IHIeAQAAMAAJ&dq=writer+Nora+Dunblane&pg=PA433 "Stage Folk"
- https://idnc.library.illinois.edu/?a=d&d=NYC19000331.2.20&srpos=1&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-Nora+Dunblane------- "Nora Dunblane"
- https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29594685/nora_dunblane_1900/ "A Stage Favorite"
- https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29586384/nora_dunblane_1901/ "An Actress of Promise"
- https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29607702/nora_dunblane_1899/ "A New London Comedy"
- Thomas Allston Brown, A History of the New York Stage from the First Performance in 1732 to 1901, Volume 2 (Dodd, Mead 1903): 114.
- "Second Play as in Queen Elizabeth's Time" New York Times (February 3, 1903): 9. via ProQuest
- https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29594558/nora_dunblane_1903/ "The Theatres"
- https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29594963/nora_dunblane_1905/ "At the Playhouses"
- "Orphan Asylums' Benefit" New York Times (November 18, 1900): 22. via ProQuest
- https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29595861/nora_dunblane_1903/ "Dramatic Notes"
- Nora Dunblane, "Beating the Game" New-York Tribune (November 10, 1907): 32. via Newspapers.com
- Nora Dunblane, "Studio Number Six: The Story of a Musician", in Alfred Ludlow White, ed., Short Stories: A Magazine of Select Fiction (November 1907): 184-192.
- Nora Dunblane, "The Romance at Ryerson's" The Lafourche Comet (March 12, 1908): 3. via Newspapers.com
- Nora Dunblane, "Two Ways of Love" The Buffalo Times (January 28, 1912): 64. via Newspapers.com
- Nora Dunblane, "Otilla's Triumph" The Woman's Magazine (June 1914): 7.
- https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29597426/nora_dunblane_1915/ "Literary Notes"
- Nora Dunblane, "Jasmine's Decision" The Des Moines Register (September 19, 1915): 52. via Newspapers.com
