Isabel Irving

Isabel Irving
Isabel Irving, ca. 1907
Born	February 28, 1871 Bridgeport, Connecticut
Died	September 1, 1944 (aged 73) Nantucket, Massachusetts
Years active	1887–1936
Spouse(s)	William H. Thompson

Isabel Irving (1871–1944) was an American actress.

Biography

She was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut on February 28, 1871 to Charles Washington and Isabella Irving^[1] and made her New York stage debut in 1886 at the Standard Theatre in The Schoolmistress under Rosina Vokes. She retired from the theater in 1936. She was married to William H. Thompson until his death in 1923. Irving appeared in some 33 productions during her 50-year career.

References

1. Woman's Who's Who of America: a Biographical Dictionary of Contemporary Women of the United States and Canada - By John William Leonard, 1914-1915, pg.423

• "Isabel Irving, 73, actress 50 years". The New York Times. 1944-09-02. p. 11.
• NPG x18699; Isabel Irving (Mrs W.H. Thompson) at www.npg.org.uk

External links

• Isabel Irving at the Internet Broadway Database
  
• Isabel Irving photo gallery at the NYP Library
• Actors Colony of Siasconset from the Nantucket Historical Association Digital Exhibition 'Sconset 02564