Individual Details

Conway COX

(Apr 1840 - 1 Jun 1919)

Events

BirthApr 1840St Mary Newington, Lambeth, Surrey County, London, England
Baptism24 May 1840by Geigh Spencer - St Mary Newington, Lambeth, Surrey County, London, England
Residence6 Jun 1841on Richmond Terrace with his parents - St Mary Newington, Lambeth, Surrey County, London, England
Residence30 Mar 1851at 8 Church Yard Row with his parents - St Mary Newington, Lambeth, Surrey County, London, England
Occupation7 Apr 1861pianoforte tuner - St Mary Newington, Lambeth, Surrey County, London, England
Residence7 Apr 1861at 8 Church Yard Row with his parents - St Mary Newington, Lambeth, Surrey County, London, England
Occupationactor - England
Immigration1868United States
Occupation12 Jul 1870music teacher - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Residence12 Jul 1870in his brother William's household - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Alt nameHart CONWAY
Occupation8 May 1871rising young actor at the Olympia and had been engaged by E.L. Davenport for the upcoming season - New York City, New York County, New York
Residence1872in the Central hotel and worked as an actor - Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Occupation8 Jul 1874actor - New York City, New York County, New York
Marriage8 Jul 1874Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts - Alice COE
Miscellaneous22 Nov 1875was an actor in the opening night play at Harrington's new Opera House - Port Huron, Saint Clair County, Michigan
OccupationAbt 1879actor at Augustin Daly's Theater - New York, New York County, New York
MiscellaneousAbt 17 Jul 1886and his wife, Alice Brooks, were "taking a rest" - Montclair, Essex County, New Jersey
Affiliation13 Nov 1889and members of the Actors' Order of Friendship presented a badge to Edwin Booth for his birthday - New York City, New York County, New York
Occupation1891director of the Chicago Conservatory - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Residence1891at 70 Rush - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Miscellaneous1894founded the Chicago School of Acting and later affiliated it with Dr. F. Ziegfield's Musical College - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Occupation1896Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Miscellaneous17 Feb 1898placed an ad for his Hart Conway's Chicago School of Acting in the Ludington Appeal newspaper - Ludington, Mason County, Michigan
Occupation6 Jun 1900teacher - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Residence (family)6 Jun 1900at 10 Scott Street in a rented house - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois - Alice COE
OccupationJul 1901director of the School of Acting of the Chicago Musical College at 202 Michigan Blvd. - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Occupation24 Jun 1905director of the School of Acting of the Chicago Musical College at 202 Michigan Blvd. - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Miscellaneous13 Aug 1907and Alice boarded the ship S.S. Caronia and sailed to New York City - Liverpool, England
Miscellaneous21 Aug 1907and Alice arrived at the Port of New York on the ship S.S. Caronia - New York City, New York County, New York
Occupation19 Apr 1910dramatic acting teacher - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Residence (family)19 Apr 1910at 1250 Dearborn Avenue as lodgers in Albert B. Brown's household - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois - Alice COE
Residence (family)Bef 1 Jun 1919Montclair, Essex County, New Jersey - Alice COE
Death1 Jun 1919after a long illness at the Home for Incurables at Fordham - New York City, New York County, New York
Burial9 Jul 1919in Green-Wood Cemetery (Lot 18961, Section 184) - Brooklyn, Kings County, New York
Miscellaneousworked with Charlotte Cushman, E L Davenport, C W Couldock, Edwin Booth, Dion Boucicault, A M Palmer

Families

SpouseAlice COE (1840 - 1935)
FatherWilliam Richard COX (1800 - )
MotherMarianne Elinor CONWAY (1799 - )
SiblingWilliam COX (1830 - )
SiblingMarianne COX (1832 - )
SiblingJane COX (1834 - )
SiblingElizabeth COX (1836 - )
SiblingThomas COX (1838 - )
SiblingDouglas COX (1844 - )