HOLLYWOOD ACTRESS ELSIE FERGUSON BORN 1883 AUGUST 19
HOLLYWOOD ACTRESS ELSIE FERGUSON BORN 1883 AUGUST 19 Profiles: Elsie Ferguson (1883–1961) Elsie Ferguson, a celebrated Broadway actress and star of the silent screen during the World War I era, settled in Old Lyme in 1955. The gabled front addition to an historic tavern became her final home. Elsie Ferguson. LHSA Stage and Screen Known as the “aristocrat of the screen,” Elsie Ferguson grew up in Manhattan, the daughter of a wealthy lawyer. Her stage career blossomed after she found a speaking role in The Girl from Kay’s, which opened at the Herald Square Theater in 1904. A string of successive Broadway roles displayed her beauty, talent, and versatility. After appearing as Portia in Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice in 1916, she accepted a three-year contract with Paramount Pictures. Barbary Sheep (1917) marked her film debut. Her first appearance befor...