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Eliza Poe (née Elizabeth Arnold; formerly Hopkins; 1787 – December 8, 1811) was an English actress and the mother of the American author Edgar Allan Poe.
Elizabeth Arnold Hopkins Poe (Londra, 1787 – Richmond, 8 dicembre 1811) è stata un'attrice teatrale inglese, fu attiva sui palcoscenici statunitensi tra il 1796 ed il 1811 (anno della sua morte prematura), è ricordata anche per essere la madre del celebre scrittore statunitense Edgar Allan Poe
Eliza Poe was a renowned traveling actress and mother of Edgar Allan Poe. Unfortunately, she succumbed to tuberculosis at the age of 24, when little Edgar was only 2 years old.
Poe, an avid theatregoer was from Baltimore, and the son of Irish-born Revolutionary War figure, Major David Poe, or “General Poe,” and his wife, Elizabeth Carnes Poe. David left his family while studying law and sought an acting career, joining the Charleston Theatre company in December 1803.
The exhibit opening on December 2 from 6-9 P.M. will feature a performance by Eliza Poe as performed by Debbie Phillips. The performance will include original songs Eliza Poe is known to have performed.
Annabel Lee è l'ultima poesia completa di Edgar Allan Poe, scritta nel 1849, anno della morte dello scrittore statunitense, e pubblicata l'anno seguente, nel 1850, come postuma. In questa lirica, con le classiche tinte gotiche di Poe, quest'ultimo descrive il suo amore, dalla prima infanzia fino alla maturità, per la misteriosa ...
Elizabeth Arnold Poe was a beautiful and talented actress who charmed theatergoers of her day. Born in England, she traveled with her mother, who was also an actress, to the United States in 1796. From the age of 9 until her death at 24, Elizabeth made her living as an actress in theaters from Boston to Charleston.
