John T. Raymond
John T. Raymond | |
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Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A. | |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Known for | Col Mulberry Sellers |
John T. Raymond (1836-1887), whose original name was John O'Brien, was an
Laura Keene's Theatre, succeeding Joseph Jefferson in low comedy parts, and at that time he acted Asa Trenchard in "Our American Cousin." His greatest popular hit was as Col. Mulberry Sellers in a dramatization of Mark Twain's Gilded Age'
(1873), a character that became completely identified with his own breezy optimism. Raymond's professional career extended over a period of thirty-two years, in the course of which he acted in all the parts that usually fall to the lot of a low comedian.
Raymond was twice married, first to actress
Evergreen Cemetery, Long Island. His grave is marked by a stone bearing an inscription and an epitaph written by William Winter
.
Publications
- Matthews and Hutton, Actors and Actresses of Great Britain and the United States (New York, 1886)
- McKay and Wingate, Famous American Actors of To-Day (New York, 1896)
References
- The Wallet of Time
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the New International Encyclopedia (1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead.)
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External links
- Sarony cabinet card(archived)
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