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Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, U.S. Died. April 27, 1937 (age 58) New York City, U.S. Occupation. Actress. Spouse. Charles Coburn. Ivah Myrtle Wills (August 19, 1878 [1] [2] – April 27, 1937) was an American actress and Broadway producer.
- Actress
- April 27, 1937 (age 58), New York City, U.S.
- August 19, 1878, Appleton City, Missouri, U.S.
- Charles Coburn
(1882-1937) Ivah Wills was co-founder in 1905 of the Coburn Shakespearean Players with Charles Coburn, whom she married the following year in 1905. They performed together, primarily in the plays of Shakespeare, for many years until her death in 1937 due to heart disease. #coburn #katerina #players #portia #viola.
Coburn. Birth. 19 Aug 1878. Appleton City, St. Clair County, Missouri, USA. Death. 27 Apr 1937 (aged 58) New York, New York County, New York, USA. Burial. Bonaventure Cemetery.
Coburn married Ivah Wills on January 29, 1906, in Atlanta, Georgia. They had six children. Coburn married Winifred Natzka on June 30, 1959, in Los Angeles. She was the widow of the New Zealand bass opera singer Oscar Natzka. They had one child, a daughter. In the 1940s, Coburn made his home at the National Arts Club in New York City. His late ...
YearFilmRole1933Boss TweedBoss Tweed1935Judge Hays1938Dr. Charles Shingle1938Mr. MorganIvah Myrtle Coburn formerly Wills. Born 19 Aug 1878 in Appleton, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States. Ancestors. Daughter of George Browning Wills and [mother unknown] [sibling (s) unknown] Wife of Charles Douville Coburn — married 1906 (to 27 Apr 1937) [location unknown] Mother of Charles Coburn , John Coburn , Marjorie Kortz Coburn ...
- Female
- August 19, 1878
- Charles Douville Coburn
- April 27, 1937
Below is a card of Coburn and his wife, Ivah Wills, as Petruchio and Kate in The Taming of the Shrew. But his first endeavors were with Shakespeare when in 1905 he formed and managed the Coburn Shakespearean Players with Ivah Wills, whom he married the following year in Atlanta.
Sep 20, 2012 · He and actress Ivah Wills formed the Coburn Players in 1905 the year before their marriage. The Coburns would have six children born between 1907 and 1913. Coburn made two films prior to Ivah’s death from congestive heart failure at the age of 55 in 1937, but his Hollywood career began in earnest when he moved to Los Angeles after her death.
