Fanny Cogan (1866 – May 18, 1929) was a stage and film actress of the

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. Cogan appeared on stage in ''The Bohemian Girl''. She later went into movies. Her screen credits number five. She had roles in '' The Shell Game'' (1918), ''The Cross Bearer'' (1918), ''The Great Victory, Wilson or the

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'' (1919), ''The Woman of Lies'' (1919), and ''The Shadow of Rosalie Byrnes'' (1920). Fanny Hay Cogan died in Lenox Hospital in

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in 1929. She was 64 years old. Cogan was the widow of scenario writer James P. Cogan.

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'', ''Mrs. Fanny Hay Cogan, Actress'', May 19, 1929, Page 27.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cogan, Fanny 1866 births 1929 deaths American film actresses American stage actresses American silent film actresses Actresses from Philadelphia 20th-century American actresses