Maud Durbin

1898 photo of Maud Durbin, American actress and author.

Maud Durbin (November 9, 1871 – December 25, 1936) was an American actress. She was the wife of actor Otis Skinner and the mother of actress and author Cornelia Otis Skinner.

Biography

Maud Durbin was born in Moberly, Missouri on November 9, 1871.[1] A protégé of Helena Modjeska, she was touring in the Booth-Modjeska Dramatic Company when she met actor Otis Skinner, who went on to form his own dramatic company, which included Durbin, and they married in 1895.[2][3] Maud Durbin was also a writer, and was the author of Pietro, as well as the published short stories The Ne'er to Return Road and Tom's Little Star.

Family

Maud Durbin and Otis Skinner were the parents of actress and writer Cornelia Otis Skinner.[4]

Death

Maud Durbin died in New York City on December 25, 1936.[5] She was buried at River Street Cemetery in Woodstock, Vermont, where Otis Skinner and she had a summer home.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Cavendish (Vermont) Historical Society (1995). Families of Cavendish. The Society. p. 232.
  2. ↑ Holmgres, Beth (2012). Starring Madame Modjeska: On Tour in Poland and America. Indiana University Press. p. 195.
  3. ↑ Law, Jonathan (2011). The Methuen Drama Dictionary of the Theatre. Market House Books. p. 469.
  4. ↑ "Speaking of Pictures... Here is Fun With Skinner". LIFE Magazine (Time-Life, Inc.): pp. 8–9.
  5. ↑ Press, United (December 27, 1936). "Actor's Wife Dies". Provo (Utah) Daily Herald. p. 8.
  6. ↑ Ray, J.H. Randolph (1957). My Little Church Around the Corner. Simon and Shuster. p. 268.

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