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| Fanny Cossar |
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born:
03 May 1867 Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America |
died:
10 October 1956 Los Angeles, California, United States of America (age 91) |
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Elderly American actress. The following research is courtesy of Jim Jarvis... Fanny (Fannie) was married to London born actor, John Cossar on 15 June 1896 in Evanston (Cook County) IL. She gives her age as 28 which would indicate an 1868 birth year. Her husband's Sept.1923 Petition for Naturalization gives her birth as "03 May 1867 in Cincinnati, OH" along with dates for their 2 children, Raymond (NYC Apr.1900) and Phyllis (MI 1904). I haven't found an OH birth record for Fanny nor her or her husband and son in the (June1) 1900 Census. They moved around in vaudeville. In the 1910 Census, their "kids" were staying with their uncle who owned a peach and grape orchard in MI while their parents were evidently "on-the-road". In the (Jan.1) 1920 Census in LA, Fanny gives her age as 49 which indicates an 1870 birth year and occupation is "none". She is living with her husband and children. In the (Apr.1) 1930 Census in LA, Fanny gives her age as 62 which indicates an 1867 birth year an occupation is "none". She is living with her husband and children. In the (Apr.1) 1940 Census in LA, Fanny gives her age as 74 which indicates an 1865 birth year and occupation is "none". She is a widow living with her children. The CA Death Index gives an 1865 birth year but this is information supplied to the coroner by someone other than herself. I tend to go with sources that were closer to the event of her birth. |
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Real name: Fanny Cohen |
Films listed on this page: complete Hal Roach filmography. |
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