About Maud Durbin
Lived 1874 – 1936 (aged 61–62). Maud Durbin was an American actor, stage actor and screenwriter.
Maud Durbin (November 9, 1871 – December 25, 1936) was an American actress. She was the wife of actor Otis Skinner and the mother of actress and author Cornelia Otis Skinner.
Durbin was born in Moberly, Missouri, on November 9, 1871. A protégé of Helena Modjeska, she was touring in the Booth-Modjeska Dramatic Company when she met actor Otis Skinner, who went on to form his own dramatic company, which included Durbin, and they married in 1895. Maud Durbin was also a writer, and was the author of Pietro, as well as the published short stories The Ne'er to Return Road and Tom's Little Star.
Durbin died in New York City on December 25, 1936. She was buried at River Street Cemetery in Woodstock, Vermont, where she and her husband had a summer home.
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Who was Maud Durbin?
American actress and writer (1874-1936)
When was Maud Durbin born?
Maud Durbin was born in 1874 in Moberly.
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Maud Durbin died on 25 December 1936 in New York City.
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Maud Durbin was an actor, stage actor and screenwriter.
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Maud Durbin was American.
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