Genevieve Hamper
Genevieve Hamper | |
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Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | |
Died | February 13, 1971 New York City, U.S. | (aged 82)
Occupation | actress |
Spouse(s) | Robert B. Mantell (1912-1928) (his death) (1 child) John Alexander (1928-1971)[1] |
Children | 1 |
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Genevieve Hamper (September 8, 1888 – February 13, 1971)[citation needed] was an American stage and screen actress.
Hamper began performing Shakespeare as a teenager.
Hamper worked for the Fox Film Corporation, including portraying Claire in The Green-Eyed Monster (1916).[7]
In 1929, Hamper directed her own Shakespearean company that presented plays in venues including the Metropolitan Theater in Minneapolis. She rehearsed actors at Woodcrest, her country estate in Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey. Her directing approach included reducing or eliminating "the ranting and sonorous mouthing treatment of characters" while still delivering the essence of each play to the audience.[2] She felt that the calmer approach would be favored by audiences that had become accustomed to films.[2]
Hamper died at the Sanger Nursing Home in New York City in 1971, aged 82.[4]
Selected filmography
- The Blindness of Devotion (1915)
- The Green-Eyed Monster (1916)
- A Wife's Sacrifice (1916)
- Tangled Lives (1917)
- Under the Red Robe (1923)
References
- ^ "Genevieve Hamper, Stage Actress, 82". The New York Times. 20 February 1971.
- ^ Newspapers.com.
- ^ Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c "Genevieve Hamper, Stage Actress, 82". The New York Times. February 20, 1971. p. 30. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
- ^ Silent Film Necrology p.225 2ndEdition c.2001 by Eugene M. Vazzana
- ^ Who Was Who on Screen, p.196 2ndEdition c.1977 by Evelyn Mack Truitt
- Newspapers.com.
External links
Media related to Genevieve Hamper at Wikimedia Commons
- Genevieve Hamper at IMDb
- Genevieve Hamper at the Internet Broadway Database
- Genevieve Hamper at Playbill Vault