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Jeanne Eagels

Born Amelia Jeannine Eagles in Kansas City, Missouri to a Catholic family. It was there that she began her acting career, appearing in a variety of small venues at a very young age. Her ambitions were such that she left Kansas City around the age of 12 and toured the Midwest with the Dubinsky Brothers' traveling theater show. At first she was a dancer, but in time she went on to play the leading lady in several popular comedies and dramas put on by the Dubinskys. Around 1911, she came to New York City to advance her acting career. Because of the stiff competition for parts, once again she had to work her way up from the chorus. Even in the chorus line she excelled and she eventually became a Ziegfeld Girl. During this period, one of her acting coaches was Beverly Sitgreaves, who had once shared the stage with the great French actress Sarah Bernhardt. Pre 1923 photo, not subject to copyright This image is in the public domain in the United States and possibly other jurisdictions. ... Pre 1923 photo, not subject to copyright This image is in the public domain in the United States and possibly other jurisdictions. ... City nickname: City of Fountains, Heart of the Nation Location in the state of Missouri Country State County United States Missouri Cass/Clay/Jackson/Platte Mayor Kay Barnes Area   â€“Land   â€“Water 318 sq. ... The Midwest is a common name for a region of the United States of America. ... 1911 was a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the United States, the most densely populated major city in North America, and is at the center of international finance, politics, entertainment, and culture. ... Sarah Bernhardt (portrait by Nadar) Sarah Bernhardt (October 22, 1844 – March 26, 1923) was a French stage actress. ...

She changed the spelling of her surname to "Eagels", allegedly because this spelling looked better in lights. Although she struggled for recognition as a dramatic actress, her beauty, talent and luck led to her getting bigger parts in better shows. Her stage career blossomed, and in 1915 she appeared in her first motion picture. In 1916 and 1917 she made three films for Thanhouser Film Corporation. 1915 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1916 is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January-February January 1 -The first successful blood transfusion using blood that had been stored and cooled. ... 1917 was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. ...

Eagels eventually won recognition and kudos playing opposite the stage actor George Arliss in three successive plays. In 1918 she appeared in Daddies, a David Belasco production, and won even more notice. She quit this show due to illness (probably sinusitis) and she subsequently travelled to Europe. She appeared in several other Broadway shows between 1919 and 1921, but in 1922 she made her first appearance as a star in a bone fide hit- Rain. She played the character of Sadie Thompson, a free-wheeling and free-loving spirit who confronts a fire-and-brimstone preacher on a South Pacific island, which role would be played on film by Gloria Swanson and Joan Crawford. Critics raved about her tense, smoldering, and vivid performance. The house was packed nearly every night for two years. She went on tour with Rain for two more seasons, and returned to Broadway to give a farewell performance in 1926. George Arliss was born in London as George Augustus Andrewes on 10 April 1868 and died on 5 February 1946. ... David Belasco (July 25, 1853 - May 14, 1931) was an important American playwright, theatrical producer, and producer. ... Sinusitis is inflammation, either bacterial, viral, allergic or autoimmune, of the paranasal sinuses. ... World map showing location of Europe When considered a continent, Europe is the worlds second smallest continent in terms of area, with an area of 10,600,000 km² (4,140,625 square miles), making it larger than Australia only. ... 1922 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Sadie Thompson is a 1928 film which tells the story of a fallen woman who comes to the island of Pago Pago to start a new life, but encounters a zealous missionary who wants to force her back to her former life in San Francisco. ... South Pacific is a musical play with music by Richard Rodgers and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II that opened on Broadway on April 7, 1949, and ran for more than five years. ... Gloria Swanson (March 27, 1897 – April 4, 1983) was an American actress. ... Joan Crawford Joan Crawford (March 23, 1905 – May 10, 1977) was an Academy Award winning American actress. ...

During this period she married Edward Harris "Ted" Coy, a former Yale University football star, in 1925. Their marriage was rocky and they divorced in 1928. They had no children together. For other uses, see Yale (disambiguation). ...

In 1926 Eagels was offered the part of "Roxie Hart" in the (nonmusical) play Chicago, which was written by Maurine Dallas Watkins, but Jeanne walked out of this role during rehearsals, possibly due to conflicts with the director. After much speculation about her next play, she chose a comedy Her Cardboard Lover (1927) in which she appeared on stage with Leslie Howard. This play was a modest success, and after a season on Broadway, she took a break to make a movie. She appeared opposite John Gilbert in the MGM film Man, Woman and Sin, which was directed by Monta Bell. She then went on tour with Her Cardboard Lover for several months. In 1928, after failing to appear for a performance in Milwaukee, Eagels was banned by Actors Equity from appearing on stage for 18 months. Maurine Dallas Watkins (July 27, 1896 - August 10, 1969) was an American journalist and playwright. ... Leslie Howard (April 3, 1893 – June 1, 1943) was a British film actor. ... This article is about the street in New York City. ... John Gilbert may refer to several people: John Gilbert (actor) John Gilbert (naturalist) John Gilbert (painter) John William Gilbert (British, Labour Party politician) John Gilbert (Canadian politician) (NDP) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... This page meets Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ...

The ban did not stop Eagels from working in film, and she made two "talkies" for Paramount Pictures, including The Letter and Jealousy (both released in 1929). Her performance in The Letter garnered high praise from critics.

Just before she was to return to the Broadway stage in a new play, Eagels died suddenly at a private hospital in New York City on October 3, 1929 at the age of 39. Medical examiners disagreed on the exact cause of death, toxicology not being the science it is today, but the available evidence pointed to the effects of alcohol or heroin. After services in New York, Eagels received a second funeral service when her body was returned to Kansas City, where she was buried in Calvary Cemetery. She was survived by her mother, Julia Eagles, and several brothers and sisters. In general usage, alcohol (from Arabic al-khwl الكحول, or al-ghawl الغول) refers almost always to ethanol, also known as grain alcohol, and often to any beverage that contains ethanol (see alcoholic beverage). ... Heroin or diacetylmorphine (INN) is an alkaloid opioid. ... Calvary Cemetery is a fairly common name for a burial ground. ...

Eagels was posthumously nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in The Letter. The Oscar went to Mary Pickford for the film Coquette. Eagels' performance in The Letter inspired many actors new to the medium of talking pictures, including Bette Davis who repeated the role in a 1940 remake of the film. The Academy Award for Best Actress is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are actors and actresses. ... The Letter is a 1929 talkie film which tells the story of a woman who commits murder and tries to convince the court at her trial that she is innocent. ... Mary Pickford Mary Pickford (April 8, 1892 – May 29, 1979) was a motion picture star and co-founder of United Artists, known as Americas Sweetheart and the girl with the curl. ... This article is about Bette Davis the actress; there is also singer named Betty Davis. ... 1940 was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...

External Links

• Jeanne Eagels page
• Jeanne Eagels at the Internet Movie Database