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Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. Occupation. Actress. Charlotte Saunders Cushman (July 23, 1816 – February 18, 1876) was an American stage actress. [1] Her voice was noted for its full contralto register, and she was able to play both male and female parts. She lived intermittently in Rome, in an expatriate colony of prominent artists and ...
- February 18, 1876 (aged 59), Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
- July 23, 1816, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
- Actress
This illuminating and enthralling biography of 19th-century queer actress Charlotte Cushman portrays her radical lifestyle that riveted New York City and made headlines across America. Buy.
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Emma Stebbins, Charlotte Cushman’s longtime partner, sculpted Central Park’s Angel of the Waters statue after Cushman’s likeness. Photograph ca. 1872, Patricia D. Klingenstein Library, New-York Historical Society. How did the American public’s appreciation for Cushman’s talent contend with 19th century gender norms?
Charlotte Saunders Cushman (July 23, 1816 – February 18, 1876) was an American stage actress. Her voice was noted for its full contralto register, and she was able to play both male and female parts. She lived intermittently in Rome, in an expatriate colony of prominent artists and sculptors, some of whom became part of her tempestuous ...
Nov 14, 2022 · Cushman encouraged her sister, Susan, to become an actress as well and to play Juliet alongside Charlotte’s Romeo, starting in December 1845 on the London stage. The unconventional idea of two ...
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Jul 22, 2016 · Thomas Parr’s porcelain of Charlotte Cushman and Susan Cushman as Romeo and Juliet will be in the upcoming Folger exhibition, Will & Jane: Shakespeare, Austen, and the Cult of Celebrity. Famed US actress Charlotte Cushman, born on July 23, 1816, played male roles like Romeo and female roles like Lady Macbeth.
Feb 26, 2024 · Charlotte Saunders Cushman (born July 23, 1816, Boston, Mass., U.S.—died Feb. 18, 1876, Boston) was the first native-born star on the American stage. Cushman was encouraged by her musically gifted mother to train for the opera, and she joined a Boston company and appeared in April 1835 as Countess Almaviva in The Marriage of Figaro.
