Eugenie Blair
American actress
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| Intro | American actress | ||
| Places | United States of America | ||
| was | Actor Stage actor | ||
| Work field | Film, TV, Stage & Radio | ||
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| Birth | 1864, Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina, USA | ||
| Death | 13 May 1922Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA (aged 58 years) | ||
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Eugenie A. Blair (1864 – May 13, 1922) was an American stage actress best remembered for originating the role of Marthy Owen in the premiere 1921 Broadway presentation of Eugene O'Neill's play Anna Christie. Blair died after a Chicago performance in the play. She was survived by a daughter, the actress Eleanor Montell. Blair had been married to Shakespearean actor Robert L. Downing, her second husband. Blair's Broadway appearances were sporadic until towards the end of her life. She toured extensively in her youth.
She collapsed and died after playing Marthy in Anna Christie in Chicago.