Maggie Albanesi ( born Meggie Albanesi ; October 8, 1899 - December 9, 1923) is a British theater and film actress. [2]
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| Birth name | Margarita Cecilia Brigitte Lucia Maria Albanesi |
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| Citizenship |  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (until 1922) Great Britain (1922-1923) |
| Profession | actress |
| Career | 1918-1923 |
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Biography and career
Born in London on October 8, 1899 under the name Margarita Cecilia Brigitte Lucia Maria Albanesi ( born Margherita Cecilia Brigida Lucia Maria Albanesi ). Her mother Adelaide Effie Rowlands was a writer, and her father was the Italian violinist Chevalier Carlo Albanesi. She studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and made her film debut in 1918.
She had a successful theatrical career, in particular, playing in the production of John Galsworthy's “ First and Last ” together with Owen Neyrs . Soon, critics began to call her as one of the brightest promising actresses on the British stage [3] [4] . However, having starred in only six films, Albanese died at the age of 24 in Broadstairs , in Kent on December 9, 1923, presumably after an illegal abortion [5] [6] .
Albanesi was in a relationship with theater and film producer Basil Dean whose obsession with the actress continued after her death [7] . Initially, Dina was attracted to his [future] wife, actress Victoria Hopper its outward resemblance to Albanesi. Basil gave her roles in several of his productions. His last feature film, “ Twenty One Days, ” was shot based on the play “First and Last,” which he worked on with Albanesi [8] .
Filmography
- The Romance of Old Bill (1918)
- Mr. Wu (1919)
- Darby and Joan (1919)
- The Skin Game (1921)
- Great day (1921)
- Det omringade huset , also known as The House Surrounded (1922)
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Internet Movie Database - 1990.
- ↑ Albanesi, Margherita . British Film Institute . The appeal date is April 21, 2014.
- ↑ Chambers p.15
- ↑ STR Lectures: February 2011 - Meggie Albanesi: A Life in the Theater
- ↑ Obituary: Victoria Hopper . The Telegraph (March 5, 2007). The appeal date is April 21, 2014.
- ↑ Hoare, Philip. Carleton, Billie (1896–1918) // Oxford Dictionary of National Biography . - Oxford University Press.
- ↑ Sweet p. 117
- ↑ Sweet p. 142-143
Literature
- Chambers, Colin. Continuum Companion to Twentieth Century Theater. - Continuum, 2002. - ISBN 978-1847140012 .
- Sweet, Matthew. Shepperton Babylon: The Lost Worlds of British Cinema. - Faber & Faber, 2006. - ISBN 978-0571212989 .
Links
- Gray, Frances Meggie Albanesi: A Life in the Theater . The Society for Theater Research (2011).
- Maggie Albanesei on the Internet Movie Database
- Maggie Albanesei on Find a Grave