May Brookyn

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E. M. Holland and May Brookyn, Alabama

May Brookyn (?1854/59 - February 15, 1894) was an English born American stage actress.[ citation needed ] On February 15, 1894 she died by suicide by taking carbolic acid in San Francisco. Her lover Frederic A. Lovecraft had committed suicide months before her own death. [1]

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Early life

Brookyn was born in Cornwall, England. [2] Her name was spelled Brookyn but is often misspelled Brooklyn.

Career

Brookyn joined a theatrical company at age 15 when her parents were abroad. They made her return to school, but she persisted and resumed acting. Wilson Barrett signed her to act in a production of The Silver King in England. Her American stage debut came in the role of Claire in a production of The Forge Master. [2]

Suicide

On February 15, 1894 she died by suicide by taking carbolic acid in San Francisco several months after the death of her lover Frederic A. Lovecraft who shot himself. [3] Brookyn was born in Greater London, England and is buried in Brooklyn's Evergreen Cemetery.

Selected roles

References

  1. ↑ New York Times MAY BROOKYN MOURNED FOR LOVECRAFT.;Cause of the Suicide of the Actress in San Francisco. (1894 article download in Adobe Acrobat) Retrieved October 1, 2014
  2. 1 2 Gallery of plays from the Illustrated American. Illustrated American Publishing Company. 1894. p. 14. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
  3. ↑ New York Times MAY BROOKYN MOURNED FOR LOVECRAFT.;Cause of the Suicide of the Actress in San Francisco. (1894 article download in Adobe Acrobat) Retrieved October 1, 2014


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