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Francis Grover Cleveland
BornJuly 18, 1903
Frances Folsom Cleveland Preston
RelativesRichard 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

Frances Folsom
.

Early life

Cleveland was born in 1903 in

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[2] and Harvard College.[2]

Career

The Barnstormers Theatre in Tamworth, New Hampshire.

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]

References

  1. ^ Massachusetts, Birth Records, 1840-1915
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Saxon, Wolfgang (November 10, 1995). "Francis Cleveland, Ex-President's Son And a Director, 92". The New York Times. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
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