- Teddie Gerard
Teddie Gerard (
May 2 ,1890 "Teddie Gerard Engaged",New York Times , October 24, 1928, pg.27.] –August 31 ,1942 ) was an Argentine film actress"Miss Teddie Gerard", New York Times, September 2, 1942, pg. 23.] and entertainer of the early 20th century. Her real name was Teresa Cabre. She was born inBuenos Aires .Actress, Dancer, and Singer
Gerard first performed at the
Casino Theatre on Broadway inNew York City , in February 1909. She appeared in the chorus of "Havana". Later she followedGaby Deslys as the dancing partner of Harry Pilcer. Gerard was in aFlo Ziegfeld "Midnight Frolic" production on the New Amsterdam Roof inNew York City , in August 1920. ["This Week's New Offerings",New York Times , August 29, 1920, pg. X1.] InLondon, England andParis, France she was a singer and dancer in revues during the 1920s. She performed in "The Wedding Glide" and "Eclipse", written byE. Phillips Oppenheim . In 1921 Gerard was cast in the motion picture "The Cave Girl". She acted in "The Rat", a theatrical production taken from a work penned by David L'Estrange. The presentation was staged at theColonial Theatre in London in 1925.Private Life
She wed Joseph Raymond, an American theatrical agent, in
Newark, New Jersey , in 1908. She was engaged to actor Tom Douglas in 1926."Tom Douglas Engaged To Teddie Gerard", New York Times, May 2, 1926, pg. 29.] In October 1928 Gerard announced her angagement to Captain Archie Grant of theGrenadier Guards , a son of the Scottishlaird . The wedding was planned for afortnight later, atEffingham ,Surrey , where Gerard owned a cottage.Illness and Death
Gerard became seriously ill with an infection of her right lung in March 1929. She was confined to a nursing home in the
West End of London . ["Teddie Gerard Seriously Ill", New York Times, March 26, 1929, pg. 41.] She died following an extended illness in London in 1942. She was 52 years old.References
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