Allys Dwyer (August 10, 1903 – October 15, 1998) [1] was an American actress who became a college educator.
Dwyer was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Augustin Dwyer of New York. Her father was vice-president of the Brunswick-Balke-Collender Company. She graduated cum laude with a bachelor of arts degree from the College of New Rochelle. [2] She also acted in a student production while she was there. [3]
Dwyer debuted as a professional actress in the play The Fool, performing with a touring company, after which she joined the Henry Jewett Players in Boston. [2] In 1925, she performed with the Dowling and Anhalt troupe. [4] In 1926, she acted with the Fulton Players in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. [5] In August 1929, she became the leading actress with the Bainbridge Players [6] at the Shubert Theater in Minneapolis. [7] Her work there included portraying Nina in a production of Eugene O'Neill's Strange Interlude. [8] Her tenure with the Bainbridge Players ended in December 1929, [9] when she left to work in motion pictures under a contract with Fox Film Corporation. [6]
On Broadway, Dwyer appeared in The Five O'Clock Girl (1927), A Regular Guy (1931), and Hot Money (1931). [10]
By 1936, Dwyer (going by her married name, Allys Dwyer Vergara) had become a lecturer in speech at the College of New Rochelle. [11] By 1939, she had become an associate professor of speech. [12] She also continued her own education at Columbia Teachers College, where in 1946 she wrote the dissertation A Critical Study of a Group of College Women's Responses to Poetry. [13]
Dwyer was married to George Vergara, a former professional football player who later owned an insurance agency in New Rochelle, New York, and was mayor there from 1956 to 1960. [14]
The College of New Rochelle established the Allys Dwyer Vergara Award to recognize students for excellence in speech. [15]
Allys Dwyer (August 10, 1903 – October 15, 1998) [1] was an American actress who became a college educator.
Dwyer was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Augustin Dwyer of New York. Her father was vice-president of the Brunswick-Balke-Collender Company. She graduated cum laude with a bachelor of arts degree from the College of New Rochelle. [2] She also acted in a student production while she was there. [3]
Dwyer debuted as a professional actress in the play The Fool, performing with a touring company, after which she joined the Henry Jewett Players in Boston. [2] In 1925, she performed with the Dowling and Anhalt troupe. [4] In 1926, she acted with the Fulton Players in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. [5] In August 1929, she became the leading actress with the Bainbridge Players [6] at the Shubert Theater in Minneapolis. [7] Her work there included portraying Nina in a production of Eugene O'Neill's Strange Interlude. [8] Her tenure with the Bainbridge Players ended in December 1929, [9] when she left to work in motion pictures under a contract with Fox Film Corporation. [6]
On Broadway, Dwyer appeared in The Five O'Clock Girl (1927), A Regular Guy (1931), and Hot Money (1931). [10]
By 1936, Dwyer (going by her married name, Allys Dwyer Vergara) had become a lecturer in speech at the College of New Rochelle. [11] By 1939, she had become an associate professor of speech. [12] She also continued her own education at Columbia Teachers College, where in 1946 she wrote the dissertation A Critical Study of a Group of College Women's Responses to Poetry. [13]
Dwyer was married to George Vergara, a former professional football player who later owned an insurance agency in New Rochelle, New York, and was mayor there from 1956 to 1960. [14]
The College of New Rochelle established the Allys Dwyer Vergara Award to recognize students for excellence in speech. [15]