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Sarah Henshaw Hunt Jewett

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Sarah Henshaw Hunt Jewett Famous memorial

Birth
Buffalo, Erie County, New York, USA
Death
27 Feb 1899 (aged 51)
Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Burial
Bronx, Bronx County, New York, USA GPS-Latitude: 40.8958588, Longitude: -73.8691254
Plot
Maple Plot, Section 40
Memorial ID
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Actress. She debuted her theatrical career on September 3, 1872 at the Fifth Avenue Theatre in New York City, New York, and achieved many notable roles, appearing on stage in the plays "Diamonds," "The Merry Wives," "Merry Wives of Windsor," "Everybody's Friend," "Married Life," "Divorce," "Old Heads and Young Hearts," "False Shame," "Love's Labor's Lost," "The School for Scandal," "The Banker's Daughter," and "A Celebrated Case." Considered one of the most beautiful women of her time, her success as a prominent, well-known leading lady ended due to the failure of her health, which compelled her to withdraw from the stage.
Actress. She debuted her theatrical career on September 3, 1872 at the Fifth Avenue Theatre in New York City, New York, and achieved many notable roles, appearing on stage in the plays "Diamonds," "The Merry Wives," "Merry Wives of Windsor," "Everybody's Friend," "Married Life," "Divorce," "Old Heads and Young Hearts," "False Shame," "Love's Labor's Lost," "The School for Scandal," "The Banker's Daughter," and "A Celebrated Case." Considered one of the most beautiful women of her time, her success as a prominent, well-known leading lady ended due to the failure of her health, which compelled her to withdraw from the stage.

Bio by: Lin



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  • Originally Created by: Lin
  • Added: Oct 19, 2012
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/99212227/sarah_henshaw_hunt-jewett: accessed ), memorial page for Sarah Henshaw Hunt Jewett (26 May 1847–27 Feb 1899), Find a Grave Memorial ID 99212227, citing Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, Bronx County, New York, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.