Myrtle Tannehill was born into a theatrical family.[1] Her mother was actress Maude Giroux, and her father was actor and playwright Frank Tannehill Jr. Her grandparents, Frank Tannehill Sr. and Susan (Nellie) McMurray Tannehill, were also in the theatre. Her much younger half-sister, Frances Tannehill Clark, also became an actress.[2]
Careeredit
Myrtle Tannehill's appearances on Broadway were mostly in comedies, and included roles in the plays Just out of College (1905), Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch (1906), Electricity (1910), Broadway Jones (1912-1913), Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford (1917),[3]Dear Brutus (1918-1919), The Bonehead (1920), The Broken Wing (1920-1921),[4]The Dream Maker (1921-1922), Dodsworth (1934), The Philadelphia Story (1939-1940), and Pygmalion (1945-1946).[5] In London she appeared in Sealed Orders (1913) and The Show Off (1924).[6] In 1916 she and her husband Hale Hamilton toured Australia with their stock company.[7] In 1925 she was cast in Appearances, a play by Garland Anderson.[8]
Inez Plummer and Myrtle Tannehill in a scene from The Broken Wing (1921).
Tannehill appeared in three silent films: Ethel's Luncheon (1909), When the Mind Sleeps (1915), and The Barnstormers (1915).[9] She also made two late-career appearances on television, in "Murder by Choice", for Colgate Theatre (1949), and in "Follow Me" for Lights Out (1951).[10]
Personal lifeedit
Myrtle Tannehill married actor Hale Hamilton in 1912, a month after he divorced actress Jane Oaker. Tannehill and Hamilton divorced in 1920, before he married his third wife, actress Grace La Rue.[11] Tannehill sued La Rue for alienation of affections.[12] In 1925, Tannehill married stock broker Charles G. Nichols.[13] She retired from the stage after her second marriage, but returned to acting after the stock market crash of 1929.[14] Myrtle Tannehill Nichols died in 1977, aged 91 years.[15]
Referencesedit
^"Members of Noted Stage Families Playing Here" Los Angeles Times (March 10, 1950): 32. via Newspapers.com
^"Myrtle, the Youngest of Old Stage Family" Chicago Tribune (January 11, 1911): 15. via Newspapers.com
myrtle, tannehill, nichols, 1886, july, 1977, american, actress, stage, silent, films, from, 1916, publicationbornmay, 1886diedjuly, 1977, aged, yorktown, heights, york, occupationactressyears, active1905, 1925, 1929, 1951spouse, hale, hamilton, 1912, 1920, ch. Myrtle Tannehill Nichols May 18 1886 July 25 1977 was an American actress on stage and in silent films Myrtle TannehillMyrtle Tannehill from a 1916 publicationBornMyrtle TannehillMay 18 1886DiedJuly 25 1977 aged 91 Yorktown Heights New York U S OccupationActressYears active1905 1925 1929 1951Spouse s Hale Hamilton m 1912 div 1920 Charles G Nichols m 1925 Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 References 5 External linksEarly life editMyrtle Tannehill was born into a theatrical family 1 Her mother was actress Maude Giroux and her father was actor and playwright Frank Tannehill Jr Her grandparents Frank Tannehill Sr and Susan Nellie McMurray Tannehill were also in the theatre Her much younger half sister Frances Tannehill Clark also became an actress 2 Career editMyrtle Tannehill s appearances on Broadway were mostly in comedies and included roles in the plays Just out of College 1905 Mrs Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch 1906 Electricity 1910 Broadway Jones 1912 1913 Get Rich Quick Wallingford 1917 3 Dear Brutus 1918 1919 The Bonehead 1920 The Broken Wing 1920 1921 4 The Dream Maker 1921 1922 Dodsworth 1934 The Philadelphia Story 1939 1940 and Pygmalion 1945 1946 5 In London she appeared in Sealed Orders 1913 and The Show Off 1924 6 In 1916 she and her husband Hale Hamilton toured Australia with their stock company 7 In 1925 she was cast in Appearances a play by Garland Anderson 8 nbsp Inez Plummer and Myrtle Tannehill in a scene from The Broken Wing 1921 Tannehill appeared in three silent films Ethel s Luncheon 1909 When the Mind Sleeps 1915 and The Barnstormers 1915 9 She also made two late career appearances on television in Murder by Choice for Colgate Theatre 1949 and in Follow Me for Lights Out 1951 10 Personal life editMyrtle Tannehill married actor Hale Hamilton in 1912 a month after he divorced actress Jane Oaker Tannehill and Hamilton divorced in 1920 before he married his third wife actress Grace La Rue 11 Tannehill sued La Rue for alienation of affections 12 In 1925 Tannehill married stock broker Charles G Nichols 13 She retired from the stage after her second marriage but returned to acting after the stock market crash of 1929 14 Myrtle Tannehill Nichols died in 1977 aged 91 years 15 References edit Members of Noted Stage Families Playing Here Los Angeles Times March 10 1950 32 via Newspapers com nbsp Myrtle the Youngest of Old Stage Family Chicago Tribune January 11 1911 15 via Newspapers com nbsp New Plays Billboard May 19 1917 78 Thrills and Sentiment in New Broadway Hits Theatre Magazine February 1921 108 George J Nathan The Theatre Book of the Year 1945 1946 Fairleigh Dickinson University Press 1974 242 ISBN 9780838611746 J P Wearing The London Stage 1920 1929 A Calendar of Productions Performers and Personnel Rowman amp Littlefield 2014 325 ISBN 9780810893023 Myrtle Tannehill record AusStage Bellhop s Play Daily News September 9 1925 58 via Newspapers com nbsp Hanford C Judson The Barnstormers Moving Picture World August 21 1915 1322 William Hawes Live Television Drama 1946 1951 McFarland 2001 248 312 ISBN 9781476608495 Did Grace La Rue Vamp Mrs Hale Hamilton s Husband Sandusky Register March 28 1920 23 via Newspapers com nbsp Grace La Rue Wed to Hale Hamilton New York Times June 1 1920 15 Myrtle Tannehill Married Secretly Daily News June 27 1925 51 via Newspapers com nbsp I C Brenner Memory Lane Salt Lake Tribune July 31 1936 16 via Newspapers com nbsp Deaths New York Times July 26 1977 32 External links editMyrtle Tannehill at IMDb Myrtle Tannehill at the Internet Broadway Database A 1913 photograph of Myrtle Tannehill and actor Langhorne Burton in the Gabrielle Enthoven collection Victoria and Albert Museum London Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Myrtle Tannehill amp oldid 1144841745, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
