Amelia Summerville

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birthname = Amelia Shaw
birthdate = 1862
birthplace = County Kildare, Ireland
deathdate = 1934
deathplace = New York, U.S.
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Amelia Summerville (1862 – 1934), born Amelia Shaw, was an-Irish-born American stage and silent film actress.

Summerville was born in County Kildare, Ireland and migrated to Toronto, Canada as a child.She first appeared on stage at the age of 7 in an operetta in Toronto.

In 1884, Summerville appeared in her first leading role in the play "Adonis". She originated the role of Rosetta, the Mountain Maid. [cite book |last=Ganzl |first=Kurt |title=William B. Gill: From the Goldfields to Broadway |publisher=Routledge |location= |year=2002 |isbn=0415937671 |pages=p. 152] [cite news |author=John F. Kasson |title='Houdini, Tarzan, and the Perfect Man: The White Male Body and the Challenge of Modernity in America' |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2001/08/12/books/chapters/12-1stkasso.html?ex=1202533200&en=8764aef04086be1b&ei=5070 |work=The New York Times |date=August 12 2001 |accessdate=2008-02-07]

Summerville appeared in 14 Broadway plays from the years 1899 to 1925.Source needed|date=February 2008 She also performed in silent films during the 1910s and 1920s.

References

*cite news |title=MISS SUMMERVILLE, COMEDIENIE, DEAD |work=The New York Times |date=January 22 1934 |pages=15
*cite news |title=PNEUMONIA IS FATAL TO NOTED STAGE ACTRESS |work=Chicago Daily Tribune |date=January 22 1934 |pages=
*cite book |last=Leonard |first=John W. |coauthors=Albert N. Marquis |year=1906 |title=Who's who in America |issn=0083-9396 |page=p. 1737

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*Imdb name|0838838|Amelia Summerville

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NAME= Summerville, Amelia
ALTERNATIVE NAMES= Shaw, Amelia
SHORT DESCRIPTION= Actor
DATE OF BIRTH= 1862
PLACE OF BIRTH= County Kildare, Ireland
DATE OF DEATH= 1934
PLACE OF DEATH= New York, U.S.