Alice Kingsbury Cooley | |
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 Alice Kingsbury, by J. W. Winder & Co. | |
| Born | Alice Madeline James December 31, 1840 Bristol, England |
| Died | November 3, 1910 Alameda, California, U.S. |
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| Spouse(s) | Horace Kingsbury; Francis M. Cooley |
| Children | 12 |
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Alice Kingsbury Cooley (née James; after first marriage, Kingsbury; after second marriage, Cooley; 1839–1910) was a British-born American actress, author, and poet of New York City. She starred in stage plays in the U.S. and Canada. At first, she was known in San Francisco as a soubrette playing Fanchon, the Cricket; then later, as the mother of twelve children, who wrote books to fill up her time.[1] Her literary works, under the name Alice Kingsbury,[2] included novel, dramas, and children's literature. Kingsbury was a member of the Pacific Coast Women's Press Association.[3]
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- ^ "Press Women Honor Memory of a Member. Tribute to the Late Alice K. Cooley". San Francisco Chronicle. 29 November 1910. p. 7. Retrieved 17 January 2025 – via Newspapers.com. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
