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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?
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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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 ...
Jul 23, 2020 · Charlotte Cushman was a queer, cross-dressing 19th-century Shakespearean actress who rose from poverty to become America’s first celebrity. Walt Whitman celebrated her genius, Louisa May Alcott had a stage-struck fit over her, and she was, for a time, as famous as Charles Dickens. She was best known for her “breeches parts” (male roles ...
Oct 25, 2021 · October 25, 2021. The buskers’ cries followed Charlotte Cushman as she passed under the obelisk in the Piazza del Popolo, the People’s Square. Turning onto the Via del Corso, Rome’s busiest thoroughfare, she passed into the shade of candy-colored buildings that rose on either side. By the time Charlotte and her friends moved there in 1852 ...
