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Donald Brian (February 17, 1877 – December 22, 1948) was an actor, dancer and singer born in St. John's,
Virginia O'Brien
1896-?) (not to be confused with the film actress born 1919). He and O'Brien had one daughter, Denise.''Great Stars of the American Stage'' (Profile #72) by Daniel C. Blum c. 1952 (reprint 1954) Brian died on December 22, 1948, in Great Neck, New York, aged 73.
* 1899 – ''On the Wabash''
* 1902 – '' Florodora''
* 1904 – '' Little Johnny Jones''
* 1906 – '' Forty-five Minutes from Broadway''
* 1907 – '' The Merry Widow''
* 1909 – '' The Dollar Princess''
* 1911 – '' The Siren''
* 1913 - '' The Marriage Market''
* 1914 – '' The Girl From Utah''
* 1916 – ''
Who's Who in MusicalsDonald Brian
University of Washington, Sayre collection
Donald Brian
NY Public Library, Billy Rose collection
Mrs. Donald Brian (Florence Gleason Brian) with Eugene Walter and Charlotte Walker
Donald Brian: the king of Broadway
by Charles Foster (2005) {{DEFAULTSORT:Brian, Donald 1877 births 1948 deaths People from St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador Pre-Confederation Newfoundland and Labrador people 20th-century Canadian male actors Canadian tenors Canadian male stage actors
Donald Brian (February 17, 1877 – December 22, 1948) was an actor, dancer and singer born in St. John's, Newfoundland
Newfoundland and Labrador (; french: Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador; frequently abbreviated as NL) is the easternmost province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic region. The province comprises the island of Newfoundland and the continental region ...
(now Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada). In 1907, he starred in the hit operetta '' The Merry Widow''.
Life and career
Brian, a tenor, was employed in a Boston machine shop and, at the age of 16, began performing with a vocal quartet. When he joined a theatrical troupe in New York City, he was soon in demand as a leading man. He had leading roles in more than 20 Broadway musicals. In 1915 Brian signed with film producerJesse L. Lasky
Jesse Louis Lasky (September 13, 1880 – January 13, 1958) was an American pioneer motion picture producer who was a key founder of what was to become Paramount Pictures, and father of screenwriter Jesse L. Lasky Jr.
Early life
Born in to ...
to do two films, '' The Voice in the Fog'' (1915) and ''The Smugglers
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'' (1916). After the latter he made no more film appearances until the sound era. His first sound film was an excerpt of his role in ''Peggy O'Hooligan'' (1925), made in the DeForest Phonofilm sound-on-film process.
Brian was president of the Catholic Actors Guild of America.
He was married twice—to Florence Meagher Gleason Pope in 1910, and second to stage actresVirginia O'Brien
1896-?) (not to be confused with the film actress born 1919). He and O'Brien had one daughter, Denise.''Great Stars of the American Stage'' (Profile #72) by Daniel C. Blum c. 1952 (reprint 1954) Brian died on December 22, 1948, in Great Neck, New York, aged 73.
Selected Broadway musicals and operettas
* 1899 – ''On the Wabash''
* 1902 – '' Florodora''
* 1904 – '' Little Johnny Jones''
* 1906 – '' Forty-five Minutes from Broadway''
* 1907 – '' The Merry Widow''
* 1909 – '' The Dollar Princess''
* 1911 – '' The Siren''
* 1913 - '' The Marriage Market''
* 1914 – '' The Girl From Utah''
* 1916 – ''Sybil
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Sybil or Sibyl may also refer to:
Films
* ''Sybil'' (1921 film)
* ''Sybil'' (1976 film), a film starring Sally Field
* ''Sybil'' (2007 film), a remake of the 19 ...
''
* 1918 – ''The Girl Behind the Gun
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''
* 1919 – '' Buddies''
* 1921 – '' The Chocolate Soldier''
* 1922 – ''Up She Goes''
* 1925 – ''Peggy O'Hooligan''
* 1926 – '' No, No, Nanette''
* 1939 – '' Very Warm for May''
See also
* List of people of Newfoundland and LabradorReferences
External links
* *Who's Who in Musicals
University of Washington, Sayre collection
Donald Brian
NY Public Library, Billy Rose collection
Mrs. Donald Brian (Florence Gleason Brian) with Eugene Walter and Charlotte Walker
Further reading
Donald Brian: the king of Broadway
by Charles Foster (2005) {{DEFAULTSORT:Brian, Donald 1877 births 1948 deaths People from St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador Pre-Confederation Newfoundland and Labrador people 20th-century Canadian male actors Canadian tenors Canadian male stage actors