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Herbert Gresham

1853 – 1921

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About Herbert Gresham

Lived 1853 – 1921 (aged 67–68). Herbert Gresham was an actor and theatre director.

Herbert Gresham (1852 in London – February 23, 1921) was an English-born American theatre director, choreographer, and actor.

Life and career Herbert Gresham was born in London in 1852. He began his career as an actor as a member of Augustin Daly's theatre troupe. He remained in that part for several seasons. and Sir John Garnett in Cecil Raleigh and Henry Hamilton's The Great Ruby (1899).

Gresham died in Mount Vernon, New York on February 23, 1921. He was married to the stage actress Martha Ford with whom he had two daughters.

Partial list of Broadway credits The Messenger Boy (1901, director) The Billionaire (1902, director) A Midsummer Night's Dream (1903, director) The Ham Tree (1905, director) Fritz in Tammany Hall (1905, director and choreographer) Lifting the Lid (1905, director and choreographer) The Follies of 1907 (1907, director) Ziegfeld Follies of 1908 (1908, director) The Silver Star (1909, director) The Pink Lady (1911 original and 1912 revival, director) Miss Springtime (1916, director) The Riviera Girl (1917, director) The Rainbow Girl (1918, director) La La Lucille (1919, director)

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Herbert Gresham was born in 1853 in London.

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Herbert Gresham died on 23 February 1921 in Mount Vernon.

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Herbert Gresham was an actor and theatre director.

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· Wikipedia: Herbert Gresham

· Wikidata: Q100921385

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