Gertrude Coghlan | |
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Born | |
Died | September 11, 1952 Bayside, New York City, U.S. | (aged 76)
Occupation | Actress |
Spouse | Augustus Pitou |
Parent(s) | Charles Francis Coghlan Louisa Elizabeth Thorn |
Relatives | Rose Coghlan (aunt or half-aunt) Charles F. Coghlan (either cousin or half-brother) Kühne Beveridge (stepmother) |
Gertrude Coghlan (née Gertrude Evelyn Coghlan; February 1, 1876 – September 11, 1952) was an English actress born in Hertfordshire, England. She is known for her role in the play The Travelling Salesman and other roles in silent cinema as: The Royal Box (1914), The Countess and the Burglar (1914) and Her Ladyship (1914).[1]
She was Charles Francis Coghlan's daughter[2] by Louisa Elizabeth Thorn and cousin (or older half-sister) of Charles F. Coghlan also a stage actor. Coughlan – on July 2, 1906, in Allegan, Michigan – married Augustus Pitou (1843–1915), a theatrical producer.
Gertrude joined her father's acting company, playing Juliet in the Broadway production of the Royal Box and afterwards on the road.[3] Coghlan, who took to the stage at age sixteen, went on to have a theatrical career spanning nearly fifty years.[1]
Coghlan died on September 11, 1952, in Bayside, New York City.[1]