Lillian Sinnott (1890 – January 5, 1914) was an American

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Biography

Career

Sinnott was well known in

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because of her association with the Murat Theater summer stock companies. She was first seen in support of Louis Mann in ''The Man Who Stood Still'', at English's Theater in Indianapolis. This was in December 1909 and again in April 1910. She returned to the city again and joined the Murat players in ingénue parts during the summer of 1911. She received praise for her role as Mary Jane in ''Mary Jane's Pa''. Jane Wheatley played her mother. The following December there was an attempt to form a stock company at the Colonial Theater in Indianapolis. Sinnott was engaged as the leading woman in ''The Chorus Lady'', ''The Virginian'', and '' Arsene Lupin''. Sinnott performed in a number of productions of

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in New York. Among these was an adaptation of ''Lovers' Lane'' by

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which also featured Paul McAllister. The location was Proctor's Theater at 125th Street and Lexington Avenue. The play was staged in October 1903.

Death

On January 5, 1914, Sinnott committed suicide in her mother's home in

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by slashing her throat and both wrists with a razor following the death of English actor Leslie Kenyon. Kenyon had suffered a

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the previous day and died a short time later. Sinnott was 24 years old at the time and hoped to marry Kenyon, after he divorced his wife.

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References

*''The

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Daily News'', "Actress Commits Suicide", Tuesday, January 6, 1914, Page 7. *''

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'', "Lillian Sinnott, Known Here As Actress, Commits Suicide In Gotham House", Tuesday, January 6, 1914, Page 15. *''

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'', "Amusements", Sunday, October 18, 1903, Page 12.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sinnott, Lillian Actresses from Indiana American stage actresses 1890 births 1914 suicides Suicides by sharp instrument in the United States Suicides in New York City 1914 deaths 20th-century American actresses