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Vintage Actresses: Maude Fealy

Posted by Karen Goode on

 
vintage photo of beautiful woman Edwardian actressLike many of our customers, I am fascinated by the actresses of the Victorian Edwardian era.  This beautiful lady is Maude Fealy, who was born Maude Hawk in Memphis, Tennessee, on March 3, 1881 (sources vary on the year). 

Her mother moved to Denver to teach at the Tabor School of Acting, and Colorado was home to Maude for much of her life.

Her mother Margaret Fealy was an actress, and Maude made her first appearance at age three and was performing dramatic roles at age five. By 1907 she was a well-known actress, appearing on magazine covers and touring the the United States and England in comedies and dramatic plays to general critical acclaim. 

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