Brough, Fanny Whiteside (1854–1914)

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Brough, Fanny Whiteside (1854–1914)

English actress. Born July 8, 1854, in Paris, France; died Nov 30, 1914; dau. of Robert Brough and Elizabeth (Romer) Brough; niece of William and Lionel Brough; sister of Robert Brough; half-sister of Brenda Gibson (actress); cousin of Mary Brough (actress); m. R.S. Boleyn.

Made stage debut in a pantomime written by her uncle William (1869); made London debut in the title role of Fernande (1870); subsequently appeared in Money, Forced from Home, The World, Harvest, The Lodgers, Civil War, Pleasure, The Wife's Secret, Dear Bill, The Times, A Woman's Revenge, The Man from Blankley's, The Whip and The Sins of Society; came to prominence with portrayal of Mary O'Brien in The Real Little Lord Fauntleroy (1888); was president of Theatrical Ladies' Guild.

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