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[[Nance O'Neil]] (1874 – 1965)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nance_O'Neil] was an Amercan actress of stage and film.

== Biography ==

==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==

She was brought out to South Africa by the [[Wheeler Brothers]] in 1901, most probably ''en route'' to or from Australia, where she had become well known.

In one month in South Africa she played the lead in Südermann's ''[[Magda]]'', Dumas's ''[[Camille]]'', Sardou's plays ''[[Tosca]]'' and ''[[Fedora]]'', ''[[Queen Elizabeth]]'', Sheridan's ''[[The School for Scandal]]'', ''[[Peg Woffington]]'' and ''[[The Jewess]]''.

== Sources ==

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nance_O'Neil

[[D.C. Boonzaier]], 1923. "My playgoing days – 30 years in the history of the Cape Town stage", in ''SA Review'', 9 March and 24 August 1923. (Reprinted in [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]] 1980: pp. 374-439.)

[[F.C.L. Bosman]], 1928. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855''. Pretoria: [[J.H. de Bussy]]. [http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/bosm012dram01_01/]: pp.

[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp.

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 She was brought out to South Africa by the [[Wheeler Brothers]] in 1901, most probably ''en route'' to or from Australia, where she had become well known.
-In one month in South Africa she played the lead in Südermann's ''[[Magda]]'', Dumas's ''[[Camille]]'', Sardou's plays ''[[Tosca]]'' and ''[[Fedora]]'', Giacometti's ''[[Queen Elizabeth]]'', Sheridan's ''[[The School for Scandal]]'', Taylor and Reade's ''[[Peg Woffington]]'' and ''[[The Jewess]]'' (.
+In one month in South Africa she played the lead in Südermann's ''[[Magda]]'', Dumas's ''[[Camille]]'', Sardou's plays ''[[Tosca]]'' and ''[[Fedora]]'', Giacometti's ''[[Queen Elizabeth]]'', Sheridan's ''[[The School for Scandal]]'', Taylor and Reade's ''[[Peg Woffington]]'' and ''[[The Jewess]]'' (probably by Moncrieff and Scott).
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 She was brought out to South Africa by the [[Wheeler Brothers]] in 1901, most probably ''en route'' to or from Australia, where she had become well known.
-In one month in South Africa she played the lead in Südermann's ''[[Magda]]'', Dumas's ''[[Camille]]'', Sardou's plays ''[[Tosca]]'' and ''[[Fedora]]'', Giacometti's ''[[Queen Elizabeth]]'', Sheridan's ''[[The School for Scandal]]'', ''[[Peg Woffington]]'' and ''[[The Jewess]]''.
+In one month in South Africa she played the lead in Südermann's ''[[Magda]]'', Dumas's ''[[Camille]]'', Sardou's plays ''[[Tosca]]'' and ''[[Fedora]]'', Giacometti's ''[[Queen Elizabeth]]'', Sheridan's ''[[The School for Scandal]]'', Taylor and Reade's ''[[Peg Woffington]]'' and ''[[The Jewess]]'' (.
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 == Biography ==
-Born Gertrude Lamson on 8 October 8, 1874, she worked professionally as ''[[Nance O'Neil]]'' , was an American stage and film actress who performed in plays in various theatres around the world but worked predominantly in the United States between the 1890s and 1930s.[1] At the height of her career, she was promoted on theatre bills and in period trade publications and newspapers as the "American Bernhardt".
+Born Gertrude Lamson on 8 October 8, 1874, in Oakland, California, she worked professionally as ''[[Nance O'Neil]]'' performing in plays in various theatres around the world, though largely working in the United States between the 1890s and 1930s. For a time she was promoted on theatre bills and in period trade publications and newspapers as the "American Bernhardt". She also had an active career in film.
 ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==

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