Beatrice Beckley

Beatrice Mary Beckley was an English-born actress of stage and screen.[2]

Beatrice Beckley
Born
Beatrice Mary Beckley[1]

1885
England
OccupationStage actress
Spouse(s)
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(m. 1911; died 1926)​

Beckley was born in Roedean, East Sussex, England, in 1885.[3][4] She made her stage debut in a 1901 London production of H. V. Esmond's The Wilderness[5] before moving to the United States.[6] She spent four seasons with the company of James K. Hackett, before marrying him in December of 1911.[6]

Beckley appeared in many theater productions in the United States, including main roles in The Walls of Jericho, Samson, and The Prisoner of Zenda, opposite Hackett.[7][8] She also reprised her stage roles in film adaptations of The Prisoner of Zenda (1913) and Should a Husband Forgive? (1919).[6]

After the death of her husband in 1926,[9] Beckley inherited a life interest in most of Hackett's property[10] and over $273,000 USD.[11]

References
  1. Staff (December 18, 1911). "Weds James K. Hackett". The Washington Post. p. 1. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
  2. "A Portrait of Mrs. James K. Hackett". Arts & Decoration. Vol. 15 no. 3. April 19, 1921. p. 157.
  3. Parker, John, ed. (1936). Who's Who in the Theatre (8th ed.). p. 268.
  4. Bryan, George B., ed. (1991). Stage Deaths: A Biographical Guide to International Theatrical Obituaries, 1850 to 1990. I. New York: Greenwood Press. p. 95. ISBN 978-0-313-27593-7.
  5. Wearing, J. P. (2013). The London Stage 1900-1909: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 51. ISBN 978-0-8108-9294-1.
  6. "Beatrice Beckley is Actor's Bride". San Francisco Call. December 18, 1911 – via California Digital Newspaper Collection.
  7. "James K. Hackett Takes Second Wife". The New York Times. 18 December 1911.
  8. "Hackett ideal in 'Prisoner of Zenda'". The San Francisco Examiner. 1910-07-26. p. 8. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  9. "James K. Hackett's ashes to be brought to New York". The Boston Globe. 1926-11-09. p. 13. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  10. "Hackett's Estate". Variety. 85 (5). November 17, 1926.
  11. "Ritzy". Variety. 96. September 18, 1929. p. 67.

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