Vane Featherston
English actress (1864–1948)
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Alicia Frederica Vane Featherstonhaugh (1864–1948), known professionally as Vane Featherston, was an English theatre actress.[1]
16 December 1864
Vane Featherston | |
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| Born | Alicia Frederica Vane Featherstonhaugh 16 December 1864 London, England |
| Died | 6 November 1948 (aged 83) Maidenhead, England |
| Occupation | Actress |
Biography
Alicia Frederica Vane Featherstonhaugh was born in London on 16 December 1864.[2][3]
She debuted at the Olympic Theatre, and had small roles in plays in other London theatres, initially as "Miss Vane".[4] As her career progressed, she used the name "Miss Vane Featherston".[4] In 1884, she joined Charles Hawtrey's company.[4] She was eventually signed to a three-year engagement.[4] Featherston has 33 credits listed in the book The London Stage 1890–1899: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel alone.[5] She also appeared in a number of Broadway plays from 1905 to 1922[6] and the film The Brass Bottle (1914).
On 16 August 1884, her image was published on the cover of Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News.[7][8] There are two photographs of her in the National Portrait Gallery, London.[9]
She died at her home in Maidenhead on 6 November 1948.[3]
