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  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Laurette_TaylorLaurette Taylor - Wikipedia

    Laurette Taylor (born Loretta Helen Cooney; April 1, 1884 – December 7, 1946) was an American stage and silent film star who is particularly well known for originating the role of Amanda Wingfield in the first production of Tennessee Williams's play The Glass Menagerie.

  3. www.britannica.com › biography › Laurette-TaylorLaurette Taylor | Biography, Plays, & Facts | Britannica

    Laurette Taylor (born April 1, 1884, New York, New York, U.S.—died December 7, 1946, New York City) was an American actress who was perhaps best known for her roles in plays written by her second husband, J. Hartley Manners. Most notable was her comedic performance in Peg O’ My Heart (1912).

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  5. grissom.substack.com › p › marian-seldes-and-julieMarian Seldes and Julie Harris on Laurette Taylor

    Apr 2, 2024 · “Some people have said that Laurette Taylor appeared to be a bag lady or a sad woman who somehow snuck into the theatre and wandered on the stage. She did. There was no artifice to her. There was no presentational style. She just appeared and was that woman.

  6. www.imdb.com › name › nm0852748Laurette Taylor - IMDb

    Laurette Taylor was born on 1 April 1883 in New York City, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for Peg o' My Heart (1922), Happiness (1924) and One Night in Rome (1924). She was married to J. Hartley Manners and Charles A. Taylor.

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  7. www.newyorker.com › culture › culture-deskThe Greatest “Menagerie” | The New Yorker

    Oct 18, 2013 · In “The Glass Menagerie” &8217; first Broadway run, Laurette Taylor delivered a performance hailed as the greatest ever by an American actor.

  8. www.encyclopedia.com › taylor-laurette-1884-1946Taylor, Laurette (1884–1946) | Encyclopedia.com

    American stage actress, considered one of the finest of the early 20th century, whose often troubled career ended in triumph with her creation of Amanda Wing-field in The Glass Menagerie.

  9. www.sheilaomalley.comIn Memory of Laurette Taylor | The Sheila Variations

    Jan 29, 2004 · Laurette Taylor, with her blowsy curls, her blasted-open smile, her snarky wise-cracking mouth, did not fit in with the style of the times. But all it took was one playwright. One playwright to, first of all, usher in a new age in American theatre.