Allen Doone (Edward Allen) (3 September 1878 – 4 May 1948) was an American tenor and comic actor who specialised in Irish romantic dramas. Doone was born in Amboy, Illinois, to Irish immigrants Kate and James Allen.
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Allen Doone
From 1909 to 1938, Allen had his own theatre company in Australia. He moved back to the USA where he died.[1] At the time of his death, he was married to actress Edna Keeley.[2] [3]
Select theatre credits
edit- The Rebel (1913)
- The Wearing of the Green (1914)[5]
- Lucky O'Shea (1924)
- Sweet County Kerry
- Parish Priest
- In Old Donegal
- Molly Bawa
References
edit- ^ "Allen Doone Dies After Operation". The Barrier Miner. Broken Hill, NSW: National Library of Australia. 12 May 1948. p. 2. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
- ^ "Death Summons Edward D. Allen". Nevada State Journal. 5 May 1948. p. 7. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- ^ "Edward D. Allen in the Nevada, U.S., Death Certificates, 1911-1965". Ancestry. 4 May 1948. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- ^ Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, p 53
- ^ "ALLEN DOONE". The Sunday Times. Perth: National Library of Australia. 6 September 1914. p. 16. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
External links
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Media related to Allen Doone at Wikimedia Commons- Allen Doone at Find a Grave
- Allen Doone at the Internet Broadway Database
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