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[[Florence West]] (1858-1912)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florence_West] was an English actress. | [[Florence West]] (1858-1912)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florence_West] was an English actress. | ||
| + | ==Biography== | ||
| − | Born Florence Isabella Brandon on 15 December 1858 in Putney, near London. | + | Born Florence Isabella Brandon on 15 December 1858 in Putney, near London. She married William Waller Lewis – later known as the actor [[Lewis Waller]] – in April 1882 and had a son and a daughter. Having, like her husband, played in amateur theatricals, she gradually built a professional career as an actress, making her debut in 1883. She initially used the stage name [[Florence West]], and frequently appeared with her husband in the West End and on tour until her retirement in 1905. From about 1900 she tended to be billed as [[Mrs Lewis Waller]]. |
| − | She passed away on 14 November 1912 | + | She passed away on 14 November 1912. |
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Revision as of 09:10, 5 August 2021
Florence West (1858-1912)[1] was an English actress.
Biography
Born Florence Isabella Brandon on 15 December 1858 in Putney, near London. She married William Waller Lewis – later known as the actor Lewis Waller – in April 1882 and had a son and a daughter. Having, like her husband, played in amateur theatricals, she gradually built a professional career as an actress, making her debut in 1883. She initially used the stage name Florence West, and frequently appeared with her husband in the West End and on tour until her retirement in 1905. From about 1900 she tended to be billed as Mrs Lewis Waller.
She passed away on 14 November 1912.
