Fanny Lily Gipsey Davenport (April 10, 1850 – September 26, 1898) was an American stage actress.
Life
thumb|Fanny Davenport before joining the company of [[Augustin Daly in 1869]]
The eldest child of Edward Loomis Davenport and Fanny Elizabeth (Vining) Gill Davenport, Fanny Lily Gypsey Davenport was born on April 10, 1850, in London.
Most of her siblings were actors, including Harry Davenport. She was brought to the United States in 1854 and educated in the Boston public schools. At age 7, she appeared at Boston's Howard Athenæum as Metamora's child, but her real debut occurred in February 1862 when she portrayed King Charles in Faint Heart Never Won Fair Lady at Niblo's Garden.
Further reading
- Benton, in Mckay and Wingate, Famous American Actors of To-Day (New York, 1896)
- Montrose J. Moses, Famous Actor-Families in America (New York, 1906), pp. 226–254
References
Sources
External links
- Fanny Davenport picture gallery at NYP Library