Louie Freear | |
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Born | Louisa Freear 26 November 1871
Lambeth, London, England |
Died | 23 March 1939 London, England | (aged 67)
Burial place | Brookwood Cemetery |
Other names | Louisa Shepherd |
Occupation(s) | Actress, comedienne |
Louisa Freear (26 November 1871 – 23 March 1939) was an English actress and comedienne.
She was born in Lambeth, London, and was part of the Freear theatrical family; her parents were actor Henry Butler Freear and Mary Jane Freear ( née Burke), a vocalist. Her brother Walter Freear was an actor, dancer and comedian, and brother Alfred worked as a musician. [1]
Described as "vital and diminutive", [2] she performed the role Flo Honeydew in The Lady Slavey (1894) and Puck in Herbert Beerbohm Tree's lavish 1900 production of A Midsummer Night's Dream. [3] She was also a success in George Dance's comic opera, A Chinese Honeymoon, in 1901. [2]
In 1912, she married Charles Shepherd. She died at her home London on 23 March 1939, and was buried at Brookwood Cemetery. [4] [5]
Louie Freear | |
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Born | Louisa Freear 26 November 1871
Lambeth, London, England |
Died | 23 March 1939 London, England | (aged 67)
Burial place | Brookwood Cemetery |
Other names | Louisa Shepherd |
Occupation(s) | Actress, comedienne |
Louisa Freear (26 November 1871 – 23 March 1939) was an English actress and comedienne.
She was born in Lambeth, London, and was part of the Freear theatrical family; her parents were actor Henry Butler Freear and Mary Jane Freear ( née Burke), a vocalist. Her brother Walter Freear was an actor, dancer and comedian, and brother Alfred worked as a musician. [1]
Described as "vital and diminutive", [2] she performed the role Flo Honeydew in The Lady Slavey (1894) and Puck in Herbert Beerbohm Tree's lavish 1900 production of A Midsummer Night's Dream. [3] She was also a success in George Dance's comic opera, A Chinese Honeymoon, in 1901. [2]
In 1912, she married Charles Shepherd. She died at her home London on 23 March 1939, and was buried at Brookwood Cemetery. [4] [5]