Octavia Broske
American actress (1886–1967)
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Octavia Broske (June 4, 1886 – March 19, 1967) was an American actress and musical performer.
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Octavia Broske | |
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Octavia Broske, from a 1905 photograph. | |
| Born | June 4, 1886 |
| Died | March 19, 1967 (aged 80) Los Angeles, California |
| Other names | Octavia Burke, Octavia Bancroft (married names) |
| Occupations | Actress, musical performer |
| Spouse | George Bancroft |
Career
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Broske's stage career began in San Francisco.[1] Her Broadway roles included parts in The Jersey Lily (1903), Tillie's Nightmare (1910–1911),[2] A La Broadway (1911),[3] Oh! Oh! Delphine! (1912–1913),[4][5] Madame Moselle (1914),[6][7] Papa's Darling (1914–1915), and A Lonely Romeo (1919).[8] Away from Broadway, Broske was seen in The Sultan of Sulu (1905–1906),[9] A Waltz Dream (1909),[10] Her Left Shoulder (1912),[11] and Get Off My Carpet (1918).[12] She and her second husband toured as a vaudeville act titled "International Stars of Song."[13]
In 1916, Broske made a recording for Victor.[14] She appeared in two silent films, She Loves and Lies (1920, also marketed as The Marriage Swindle) with Norma Talmadge, and The Great Adventure (1921), with Lionel Barrymore.[15]
Personal life
Broske married twice. She divorced her first husband, George C. Burke, in 1913.[16] She married her second husband, actor George Bancroft, in 1916.[17] They had a daughter, Georgette (1917–2002).[18][19] In the 1930s, the legality of the Bancrofts' marriage was questioned in court, because it was unclear whether he had ever divorced his first wife, Edna Brothers Bancroft.[20][21] Octavia Broske Bancroft was widowed in 1956,[22] and died in 1967, aged 80 years, in Los Angeles.
