Cora Brown-Potter

March 15, 1857 (age 78)

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America

They visited England in 1886 where they met the Prince of Wales and were subsequently invited to spend the weekend with him. James returned to the United States alone following the visit as Mary remained in England to pursue a career on stage. She made her stage debut in 1877 at the Theatre Royal in Brighton in the play Civil War. She and Harold toured the world and starred together for the next ten years. Her ex-husband would remarry in 1904. Her last appearance on the London stage was in 1912. She made a further stage appearance in 1919 for a benefit production in Guernsey. In addition to her stage career she helped to raise money for war charities during the Second Boer War. She died on February 12, 1936, aged 78, at her villa in Beaulieu-sur-Mer.

Cora Brown-Potter

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Background

Mary Cora Urquhart was born in 1857 at New Orleans the eldest of three daughters and a son raised by David and Augusta (née Slocomb) Urquhart. Her father was a merchant and her mother the daughter of a hardware merchant.

Career

They visited England in 1886 where they met the Prince of Wales and were subsequently invited to spend the weekend with him. James returned to the United States alone following the visit as Mary remained in England to pursue a career on stage. She made her stage debut in 1877 at the Theatre Royal in Brighton in the play Civil War.

She and Harold toured the world and starred together for the next ten years.

Her ex-husband would remarry in 1904. Her last appearance on the London stage was in 1912.

She made a further stage appearance in 1919 for a benefit production in Guernsey. In addition to her stage career she helped to raise money for war charities during the Second Boer War.

She died on February 12, 1936, aged 78, at her villa in Beaulieu-sur-Mer.

Connections

Partner:: Harold Kyrle Bellew

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