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May Irwin (born Georgina May Campbell; June 27, 1862 – October 22, 1938) was an actress, singer and star of vaudeville. Originally from Canada, she and her sister Flo Irwin found theater work after their father died. She was known for her performances as a coon shouter and for her recordings.
May Irwin (born June 27, 1862, Whitby, Canada West [now Ontario, Can.]—died Oct. 22, 1938, New York, N.Y., U.S.) was a Canadian-born American comedian and music-hall performer who popularized such songs as “After the Ball” and “A Hot Time in the Old Town.”
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May Irwin (27 de junho de 1862 - 22 de outubro de 1938) foi uma atriz e cantora canadense. Apareceu em 1896 no primeiro beijo filmado com John C. Rice e fora filmada por uma máquina de Thomas Edison no filme The Kiss .
May Irwin (1862-1938) was a Canadian-born actress who performed in Broadway shows and films. She is best known for kissing John C. Rice in The Kiss (1896), the first kiss in cinematic history.
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26 de mar. de 2009 · May Irwin Kiss. SUMMARY Scene from the New York stage comedy, The widow Jones, in which Irwin and Rice starred. According to Edison film historian C. Musser, the actors staged their ...more...
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May Irwin. Actress: The Kiss. Born in Whitby, Ontario, May Irwin started her performing career at a young age, when she began a singing act with her younger sister Flora in 1874. The act was popular, and Irwin began working as an actress when she was 21 years old.
15 de dez. de 2016 · Share. Abstract. Before Sophie Tucker “corked up” to entertain her audiences with ragtime songs in “Negro dialect” and before Fanny Brice stumbled into the footlights in her rendition of the “Dying Swan,” the reigning queen of comedy and song on the American stage was May Irwin.
