Brown, Josephine (1892–1976)

views updated

Brown, Josephine (1892–1976)

American actress. Born Sept 27, 1892, in Chicago, Illinois; died April 26, 1976, in Ibiza, Spain; children: Wauna Paul (actress and producer, died 1973).

At 11, made stage debut with Lillian Russell; subsequently appeared with William Gillette, John Barrymore and George Fawcett; plays include Bachelor Born, I Remember Mama, Gigi, Anniversary Waltz and Diary of a Scoundrel; was sculpted by Auguste Rodin, painted by Augustus John, but spurned Enrico Caruso's offer of marriage.

More From encyclopedia.com