About Fanny Cogan
Lived 1866 – 1929 (aged 62–63). Fanny Cogan was an American stage actor and film actor.
Fanny Cogan (1866 – May 18, 1929) was a stage and film actress of the silent movie era from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Cogan appeared on stage in The Bohemian Girl. She later went into movies. Her screen credits number five. She had roles in The Shell Game (1918), The Cross Bearer (1918), The Great Victory, Wilson or the Kaiser, the Fall of the Hohenzollerns (1919), The Woman of Lies (1919), and The Shadow of Rosalie Byrnes (1920).
Fanny Hay Cogan died in Lenox Hospital in New York City in 1929. She was 64 years old. Cogan was the widow of scenario writer James P. Cogan.
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Who was Fanny Cogan?
American actress (1866–1929)
When was Fanny Cogan born?
Fanny Cogan was born in 1866.
When did Fanny Cogan die?
Fanny Cogan died on 18 May 1929.
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Fanny Cogan was a stage actor and film actor.
What nationality was Fanny Cogan?
Fanny Cogan was American.
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