Ada Dwyer Russell

Ada Dwyer Russell
Born
Mary Ada Dwyer:43

(1863-02-08)February 8, 1863:48
DiedJuly 4, 1952(1952-07-04) (aged 89)
Resting placeSalt Lake City Cemetery
40°46′32.6″N 111°51′28.6″W / 40.775722°N 111.857944°W / 40.775722; -111.857944
OccupationActress
Years active1891-1914
Notable workAlone in London; Doña Julia in Don Juan (1891); Mrs. Greenthorne in Husband and Wife; Malka in The Children of the Ghetto (1892 and 1899); Belmont; Mrs. Wiggs in Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch (1908); Bet in The Dawn of a To-Morrow (1909); Kate Fallon in The Deep Purple (1911); Grandma in Blackbirds (1912)
SpouseHarold Russell (married 1893 separated ~1895):51
Partner(s)Amy Lowell (together 1912–1925):xl,xlii
ChildrenLorna Russell Amussen (5 Sep. 1894–30 Sep. 1961):48
Parents
  • Sara Ann Hammer:51
  • James Dwyer:51

Ada Dwyer Russell (1863–1952) was an American actress who performed on stage in Broadway and London and became the muse to her poet lover Amy Lowell.