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Elisabeth Marbury (June 19, 1856 – January 22, 1933) was a pioneering American theatrical and literary agent and producer who helped shape business methods of the modern commercial theater, and encouraged women to enter that industry.
- June 19, 1856, New York City, US
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- January 22, 1933 (aged 76), New York City, US
Apr 24, 2024 · Elisabeth Marbury (born June 19, 1856, New York, N.Y., U.S.—died Jan. 22, 1933, New York City) was an American theatrical and literary agent who represented a stellar array of theatrical performers and writers in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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Not long afterward, at a party, she caught the eye of Elisabeth (Bessy) Marbury, who was her companion for the next forty years.
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Elsie de Wolfe, often credited as America’s first professional interior designer, and Elisabeth Marbury, one of the world’s leading, and pioneering female, theatrical agents and producers, lived together in this house near Union Square between 1892 and 1911.
Mar 23, 2017 · “But it was through dramatics that she met her longtime partner Elisabeth Marbury.” Marbury, Sparke explained, came from a prominent New York family and was a successful literary agent, counting...
Miss Elisabeth Marbury, noted leader in theatrical, literary, political and civic life, died of a heart attack at 5:33 A.M. yesterday at her home, 13 Sutton Place.
A Lesbian Marriage of Cultural Consequence. For nearly half a century, Elisabeth Marbury (r856-1933) and Elsie de Wolfe (1865-195°) sustained a devoted love relationship while pioneer ing revolutionary professions. Marbury became the first theatrical agent to represent European as well as American authors and instituted the modern royalty system.
