Edna Wallace Hopper

Also known as Edna Wallace, Edna Margaret Augusta Wallace

Edna Wallace Hopper was an American actress and singer. On the stage she achieved initial success as a soubrette in light operas. She later starred in Broadway musicals and transitioned into work in silent films. She was known as the "eternal flapper".

Occupation: actor, stage actor, Ziegfeld girl
Citizenship: United States
Born: January 17, 1872, January 17, 1874
Died: December 14, 1959

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Edna Wallace Hopper (January 17, 1872 – December 14, 1959) was an American actress on stage and in silent films. She was known as the "eternal flapper". Biography Hopper was believed to have been born on January 17, 1872, as Edna Margaret Augusta Wallace in San Francisco, California to Josephine and Waller Wallace. Hopper claimed her birth records were destroyed in the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. Her father was the head night usher at the California Theater. She had one sibling. Hopper trained for the stage in New York. While there, she had married DeWolf Hopper on June 28, 1893. They appeared in several comic operas together, including John Philip Sousa's El Capitan, before divorcing in 1898. The couple presented a striking physical contrast on stage. DeWolf stood 6 ft 5 or 6 in, while Hopper stood under five feet tall and weighed less than 100 pounds.

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Also known as Edna Wallace, Edna Margaret Augusta Wallace

About Edna Wallace Hopper

About Edna Wallace Hopper

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