Edward MacKay

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Edward MacKay in 1909

Edward J. Mackay, also noted as Edward MacKay, was an actor on stage and in films in the United States. He also directed films. [1] In 1915 he was a leading man for Jesse L. Lasky's Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Company. [2] He was married to Julia MacKay in 1900, they separated around 1904, and she filed for divorce in 1906. He was a leading man with the Crescent Stock Company. [3]

Alice Coon Brown MacKay, who had been a drama critic from the Ohio State Journal in Columbus, Ohio was his second wife. [4] [5] She was the daughter of U.S. senator from Utah Arthur Brown. [4]

Edward Mackay (left) in The Light Eternal in 1906 Edward Mackay, Sheridan Block, and Edythe Chapman in a scene from "The Light Eternal".jpg
Edward Mackay (left) in The Light Eternal in 1906

He was a member of the Actors' Equity Association. [6] In 1930 he was treasurer of the Actors' Fidelity League. [7]

Filmography

References

  1. ↑ Vazzana, Eugene Michael (2001). Silent Film Necrology. McFarland. ISBN   978-0-7864-1059-0.
  2. 1 2 "The Movie Magazine: A National Motion Picture Magazine ..." Movie Magazine Publishing Company, Incorporated. January 3, 1915 – via Google Books.
  3. ↑ "Julia Makay - Edward Mackay divorce". April 10, 1909. p. 12 – via newspapers.com.
  4. 1 2 https://www.nytimes.com/1955/11/09/archives/mrs-edward-mackay.html
  5. ↑ "Showmen's Motion Picture Trade Review". 1949.
  6. ↑ "Dramatic Mirror of the Stage and Motion Pictures". 1917.
  7. ↑ "The Billboard". 1928.
  8. ↑ Goble, Alan (September 8, 2011). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN   978-3-11-095194-3 – via Google Books.
  9. ↑ Houran, James; Lange, Rense (August 13, 2015). "Hauntings and Poltergeists: Multidisciplinary Perspectives". McFarland – via Google Books.
  10. ↑ Wlaschin, Ken (October 21, 2009). "Silent Mystery and Detective Movies: A Comprehensive Filmography". McFarland – via Google Books.
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