Lily Hanbury (born Lilian Florence Alcock; 1873 – 5 March 1908) was an English actress.

Biography

Lily Hanbury was the daughter of Elizabeth (née Davis) and Matthew Henry Alcock. Hanbury's younger sister, Hilda, also an actress and also at one time a member of Beerbohm Tree's theatrical company, is the grandmother of Edward Fox and

James Fox James William Fox (born William Fox; 19 May 1939) is an English actor known for his work in film and television. Fox's career began in the 1960s through roles in films such as '' The Servant'' and ''Performance''. He is also known for his role ...

and the great-grandmother of Freddie, Emilia, and

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. Lily and her sister Hilda had a pet dog named "Wobbles" who died in 1900 and is buried in

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.Inside Hyde Park's Secret Pet Cemetery
in ''

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'' Educated in London, Hanbury's début was in an 1888 revival of

W. S. Gilbert Sir William Schwenck Gilbert (18 November 1836 – 29 May 1911) was an English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator best known for his collaboration with composer Arthur Sullivan, which produced fourteen comic operas. The most fam ...

's '' Pygmalion and Galatea''; Note that ''Pygmalion and Galatea'' did not play at the Savoy Theatre in 1888, so the NYT is in error on that point. later she appeared on most of the leading stages of the English metropolis. Her extensive career included playing Countess Wintersen in ''The Stranger'', Hetty Preene in G. R. Sims's ''Lights o' London'', Jessica Hunter in

Clyde Fitch William Clyde Fitch (May 2, 1865 – September 4, 1909) was an American dramatist, the most popular writer for the Broadway stage of his time (). Biography Born in Elmira, New York and educated at Holderness School and Amherst College (clas ...

's '' The Climbers'', and Petra in

Ibsen Henrik Johan Ibsen (; ; 20 March 1828 – 23 May 1906) was a Norwegian playwright, poet and actor. Ibsen is considered the world's pre-eminent dramatist of the 19th century and is often referred to as "the father of modern drama." He pioneered ...

's ''Enemy of the People''. Hanbury reached the peak of her popularity by playing a number of parts in Shakespearian plays, mainly under the management of

Wilson Barrett Wilson Barrett (born William Henry Barrett; 18 February 1846 – 22 July 1904) was an English manager, actor, and playwright. With his company, Barrett is credited with attracting the largest crowds of English theatregoers ever because of his suc ...

and

Herbert Beerbohm Tree Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree (17 December 1852 – 2 July 1917) was an English actor and Actor-manager, theatre manager. Tree began performing in the 1870s. By 1887, he was managing the Haymarket Theatre in the West End theatre, West End, winning ...

. On 18 April 1905 she married chartered accountant Herbert Guedella (1874–1940) at the Register Office in Hanover Square, giving her age as 29 (she was actually 32). Hanbury died on 5 March 1908 of medical complications following the delivery of a still-born child. Her remains were cremated and her ashes interred at

Willesden Jewish Cemetery The Willesden United Synagogue Cemetery, usually known as Willesden Jewish Cemetery, is a Jewish cemetery at Beaconsfield Road, Willesden, in the London Borough of Brent, England. It opened in 1873 on a site. It has been described as the "R ...

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Shakespeare and the Players

Lily Hanbury
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