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Gregory Kelly (actor)
Gregory Kelly (March 16, 1892 – July 9, 1927) was an American stage actor, who began performing as a child. He was a Broadway attraction, starring in such long-running productions as ''Seventeen (play), Seventeen'' and ''The Butter and Egg Man''. His early death precluded him from appearing in more than two films. He is remembered today as the first husband of Ruth Gordon, who credited him with teaching her acting. Early years Gregory Kelly was born on March 16, 1892, in New York City,U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 for Gregory Kelly, retrieved from Ancestry.com to Thomas J. Kelly, a letter carrier, and his wife Agnes J. Kelly.1900 United States Federal Census for Gregory Kelly, New York > New York > Manhattan > District 0348, retrieved from Ancestry.com His grandparents on both sides were immigrants to New York from Ireland. He was the youngest of three sons; his older brother Thomas J. Kelly Jr. would also become an actor.1910 United States Federal Census ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seventeen (play)
''Seventeen'' is a 1917 play by writers Hugh Stanislaus Stange, Benjamin S. Mears, Stannard Mears, and Stuart Walker (director), Stuart Walker, based on Booth Tarkington's Seventeen (Tarkington novel), 1916 novel. It is a four-act comedy with six scenes and two settings. The story concerns a seventeen-year-old boy in a small town who is smitten with a visiting beauty, enduring the pangs of a crush with the humiliation of not being accepted as adult by his family and friends. The play was first produced and staged by Stuart Walker (director), Stuart Walker, with settings by Frank J. Zimmerer, and starring Gregory Kelly (actor), Gregory Kelly and Ruth Gordon. It had a tryout at Indianapolis in June 1917, followed by an opening tour starting September 1917. It premiered on Broadway during January 1918 and ran through August 1918 for over 250 performances. The play had been preceded by a Seventeen (1916 film), 1916 silent film version of Tarkington's novel. A musical version of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
