Ann Murdock

Ann Murdock
Murdock in 1916
Born
Irene Anna Coleman

November 10, 1890
Port Washington, Long Island, New York, U.S.
DiedApril 22, 1939(1939-04-22) (aged 48)
Lucerne, Switzerland
Other namesAnna Murdock
OccupationActress
Years active1909–1918
Spouses
Harry Carson Powers
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(m. 1924; div. 1926)​
Hallam Keep Williams
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(m. 1928⁠–⁠1929)​
Cavaliere Leone Calleoni
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(m. 1931)​

Ann Murdock (born Irene Anna Coleman;[1] November 10, 1890 – April 22, 1939) was a stage and silent film actress popular during the 1910s. She was sometimes billed as Anna Murdock.

Career

Murdock debuted on stage in The Lion and the Mouse in 1908 in Pittsburgh. She also appeared in The Offenders in New York in 1908.[1] Her Broadway debut came in The Noble Spaniard (1909), and her final Broadway appearance was in The Three Bears (1917).[2]

Personal life

Murdock's private life became public upon the death of Alf Hayman in 1921. Hayman had headed the Frohman theatrical operations after the death of Charles Frohman. When Hayman's will became public, it revealed that the bulk of his multimillion-dollar estate went to Murdock, with no bequests to his wife or his sisters. Hayman's widow expressed no desire to contest the will.[3]

On August 4, 1924, Murdock married Harry Carson Powers in Baltimore, Maryland. They were divorced in Paris on December 13, 1926.[4] Murdock married Hallam Keep Williams on August 28, 1928, in Rye, New York.[5] In May 1929, she sought a divorce from him.[6] On October 14, 1931, she married hotel manager Cavaliere Leone Calleoni in Milan, Italy.[1]

Filmography

  • Where Love Is (1917)
    Where Love Is (1917)
  • The Outcast (1917)
    The Outcast (1917)

References

  1. ^ a b c "Ann Murdock married". The New York Times. October 15, 1931. p. 27. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
  2. ^ "Ann Murdock". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on March 22, 2022. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
  3. ^ "Broadway's Most Mysterious Romance". Buffalo Courier. New York Tribune Inc. July 10, 1921. p. 15. Retrieved March 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Ann Murdock gets a divorce in Paris". The New York Times. Associated Press. December 14, 1926. p. 25. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
  5. ^ "Ann Murdock asks decree". The New York Times. March 2, 1929. p. 22. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
  6. ^ "Wife sues H. K. Williams". The New York Times. May 25, 1929. p. 9. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
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