Risultati di ricerca
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.
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.
Elizabeth Arnold Portrait, owned by the Harry Ransom Center. In 1798, eleven-year old Eliza and her parents set out for Richmond to find acting roles. By mid-July, however, in Halifax, North Carolina, Eliza’s mother had fallen ill. Elizabeth’s last recorded performance was Maria in The Citizen.
Another source of inspiration may be from an actual couple, Mr. and Mrs. Luke Usher, the friends and acting colleagues of his mother Eliza Poe. The couple took care of Eliza's three children (including Poe) during her time of illness and eventual death.
- Edgar Allan Poe
- 1839
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.
16 ott 2023 · Eliza Usher, madre di Roderick e Madeline vittima di un’esistenza infelice, morte in preda a orribili patimenti e risorta, prende il nome dalla madre di Poe, Eliza, e forse anche dalla sua ...
Eliza, now 22, played New York for nine month, until the closing of the season in July. Some benefit performances were thrown for the lonely Eliza and the help was very much needed especially since she gave birth to a girl, Rosalie, in December 1810.
