About Edward Mackay
Lived 1874 – 1948 (aged 74). Edward Mackay was an American actor and film director.
Edward J. Mackay, also noted as Edward MacKay, was an actor on stage and in films in the United States. He also directed films. In 1915 he was a leading man for Jesse L. Lasky's Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Company. 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.
Alice Coon Brown MacKay, who had been a drama critic from the Ohio State Journal in Columbus, Ohio was his second wife. She was the daughter of U.S. senator from Utah Arthur Brown.
He was a member of the Actors' Equity Association. In 1930 he was treasurer of the Actors' Fidelity League.
Filmography Clothes (1914) as Richard Burbank The Clue (1915) as Guy Bertram The Secret Orchard (1915) as Sidney Holmes
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Who was Edward Mackay?
American actor and director (1874-1948)
When was Edward Mackay born?
Edward Mackay was born on 27 August 1874 in Philadelphia.
When did Edward Mackay die?
Edward Mackay died on 26 December 1948 in Elizabeth.
What was Edward Mackay's occupation?
Edward Mackay was an actor and film director.
What nationality was Edward Mackay?
Edward Mackay was American.
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