Florence Nash
American actress and author (1888–1950)
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Florence Nash (née Ryan) (October 2, 1888 — April 2, 1950) was an American actress and author. She was the sister of theater and movie actress, Mary Nash.
October 2, 1888
- Actress
- Author
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| Born | Florence Ryan October 2, 1888 Troy, New York, U.S. |
| Died | April 2, 1950 (aged 61) Hollywood, California, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1907–1939 |
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| Relatives | Mary Nash (sister) |
Early life
Florence was born to James H. and Ellen Frances (née McNamara) Ryan. She and her sister adopted the surname of their stepfather, Philip F. Nash, a vaudeville booking executive, who married their mother after the death of their father, a lawyer.
Career
She began her acting career in 1907 and had her first major success in 1912, playing Aggie Lynch in Within the Law. She was a well-known stage actress and vaudeville comedienne through the 1930s, appearing in sketches including In 1999). She later moved to Hollywood to pursue a film career. Her most notable role was as "Nancy Blake" in the 1939 MGM blockbuster The Women.[1][2]
She also was the author of a book of verse, June Dusk, published in 1918.[3]
Death
After her retirement from acting in 1939, she spent the next decade living in Hollywood, California, where she died on April 2/3, 1950.[4][1]
