Edna Luby
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Edna Luby (October 12, 1884 – October 1, 1928) was an American actress and comedian. She acted on stage and in silent films and performed in vaudeville as a celebrity impersonator. Luby was the niece of
Early life
Edna Luby was born in New York City to Jewish parents Louis and Emma Luby.[2] Her father was an optician. A short while later Luby and her family relocated to London, England, where as a young girl she attracted some attention by mimicking her classmates. She soon developed a keen interest in the theatre that was nourished by her mother when, at the age of ten, she began receiving elocution instructions from the American-born British actress, Geneviève Ward.[1][3]
Career
Luby was back in New York by 1900 where she made her professional stage debut at the
During this time Luby often appeared in vaudeville at venues operated by Tony Pastor, Keith and Proctor and Percy G. Williams, performing her imitations of popular celebrities. She played in at least four silent films between 1910 and 1916. The Immortal Flame, her last, was a five-reel melodrama written and produced by Ivan Abramson and starred Maude Fealy.[1][3][8][9]
Death
Sometime after Luby married Samuel Thor, a pharmacist, she left the stage to reside in
References
- ^ a b c d e f Edna Luby, Actress, Dead. New York Times, October 3, 1928, p. 31
- ^ The Advocate: America's Jewish Journal. 1928.
- ^ a b c Browne, Walter - Koch, E. De Roy Who's Who on the Stage, 1908, 1908, p. 288 accessed 5.10.13
- ^ The Two Schools Internet Broadway Database accessed 5.10.13
- ^ Babette Internet Broadway Database accessed 5.10.13
- ^ A Parisian Model Internet Broadway Database accessed 5.10.13
- ^ Ziegfeld Follies of 1907 Internet Broadway Database accessed 5.10.13
- ^ Edna Luby - Internet Movie Database accessed 5.10.13
- ^ The Moving Picture World, Volume 27, January-March, 1916, p. 1940 accessed 5.10.13
External links
- Edna Luby at IMDb