William J. Scanlan
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American composer and actor (1856-1898)
For persons of a similar name, see William Scanlan (disambiguation).
William J. Scanlan | |
|---|---|
| W. J. Scanlan in 1892 | |
| Born | (1856年02月14日)February 14, 1856 |
| Died | February 18, 1898(1898年02月18日) (aged 42) |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, actor |
William J. Scanlan (February 14, 1856 – February 18, 1898) was a composer and male actor of musical theater.[1]
Biography
[edit ]William J. Scanlan was born to parents of Irish ancestry in Springfield, Massachusetts. After completing the 100th performance of his musical show Mavourneen on December 24, 1891, he became violently ill. He was taken to Bloomingdale Insane Asylum in White Plains, New York on January 7, 1892. He died there on February 18, 1898.[1]
References
[edit ]- ^ a b Brown, Thomas Allston (1903). A History of the New York Stage: From the First Performance in 1732 to 1901. Vol. 2. New York: Dodd, Mead and Company. pp. 504–505.
External links
[edit ]Media related to William J. Scanlan at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- 1856 births
- 1898 deaths
- American male musical theatre actors
- American musical theatre composers
- Burials at Calvary Cemetery (Queens)
- Actors from Springfield, Massachusetts
- 19th-century American composers
- 19th-century American male actors
- 19th-century American male singers
- 19th-century American singers
- Musicians from Springfield, Massachusetts