Nina Boucicault

Nina Boucicault
Nina Boucicault
Born	Nina Boucicault; 27 February 1867; London, England
Died	2 August 1950 (aged 83)
Occupation	Actress
Parent(s)	Dion Boucicault; Agnes Kelly Robertson

Boucicault in 1899

Nina Boucicault (27 February 1867 – 2 August 1950) was an English actress born to playwright Dion Boucicault and his wife, actress Agnes Kelly Robertson.^[1] She had three brothers, Dion William (1855–1876), Dion Boucicault Jr. and Aubrey Boucicault, and two sisters, Eva and Patrice.

Her debut was at the Louisville Opera House and as a child she performed with her father.^[2] Beginning in 1892, she played Kitty Verdun in the original production of the hit comedy Charley's Aunt.^[3] She was the first to play the title role in J. M. Barrie's Peter Pan, beginning in 1904 at the Duke of York's Theatre.^[4]

She retired from the stage in 1927, returning in 1935 and 1936 in Frolic Wind and Waste, respectively, while continuing her film career. She died at Hamilton Road, Ealing.^[5] She was married three times: first to G. D. Pitman; then to E. H. Kelly; and finally to Donald Innes-Smith.^[6]

Selected filmography[edit]

References[edit]

^ "Nina Boucicault". Oxford Reference. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
^ "Music and the Drama". The Week: A Canadian Journal of Politics, Literature, Science and Arts. 1 (13): 205. 28 February 1884. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
^ Law, Jonathan (16 December 2013). The Methuen Drama Dictionary of the Theatre. A&C Black. ISBN 9781408131480.
^ Hanson, Bruce K. (30 June 2011). Peter Pan on Stage and Screen, 1904–2010 (2d ed.). McFarland. ISBN 9780786486199.
^ Law, Cheryl. Women – A Modern Political Dictionary, Bloomsbury (2000), p. 31
^ Parker, John. Who's Who in the Theatre: A Biographical Record of the Contemporary Stage, Pitman (1933), p. 282

External links[edit]

Boucicault Family Tree
Nina Boucicault at IMDB.com
Nina Boucicault at Stagebeauty.net
Nina Boucicault portrait as Peter Pan from Flickr
Nina Boucicault portrait as a young woman in Melbourne Australia sitting

[1] "Nina Boucicault". Oxford Reference. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

[2] "Music and the Drama". The Week: A Canadian Journal of Politics, Literature, Science and Arts. 1 (13): 205. 28 February 1884. Retrieved 27 April 2013.

[3] Law, Jonathan (16 December 2013). The Methuen Drama Dictionary of the Theatre. A&C Black. ISBN 9781408131480.

[4] Hanson, Bruce K. (30 June 2011). Peter Pan on Stage and Screen, 1904–2010 (2d ed.). McFarland. ISBN 9780786486199.

[5] Law, Cheryl. Women – A Modern Political Dictionary, Bloomsbury (2000), p. 31

[6] Parker, John. Who's Who in the Theatre: A Biographical Record of the Contemporary Stage, Pitman (1933), p. 282

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Nina Boucicault

Born	Nina Boucicault 27 February 1867 London, England
Died	2 August 1950(1950-08-02) (aged 83)
Occupation	Actress
Parent(s)	Dion Boucicault Agnes Kelly Robertson