Hughes, Annie (1869–1954)

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Hughes, Annie (1869–1954)

English stage actress. Born Oct 10, 1869, in Southampton, England; died Jan 7, 1954; m. Nicholas Devereux (div.); m. Edmund Maurice (div.); m. Lt. Mayne Lynton (div.).

Made London debut succeeding Maude Millett as Eva Webster in The Private Secretary (1885); came to prominence as Susan McCreery in Held by the Enemy (1887), followed by Mamma, The Weaker Sex, Sweet Nancy (title role), Betsy (title role), Oh Susannah!, A Bit of Old Chelsea, Dandy Dick, Outward Bound, A Country Mouse and Mr. Hopkinson, among others; appeared often in NY and in Australia (where she eventually turned to broadcasting).

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