Edna May Spooner (May , â€" July , ), sometimes spelled as Edna Mae
Spooner, was an American actress, playwright, and vaudeville
performer.Edna May Spooner was born in Centerville, Iowa, the daughter
of Benjamin Spurgeon "Spurge" Spooner and Mary Gibbs Manson "Mollie."
Spooner. Her parents founded the Spooner Stock Company, a touring
company of actors. Her mother was a member of the New York Theatrical
Managers' Association. Her younger sister was actress and director
Cecil Spooner, who married playwright Charles E. Blaney. Her maternal
uncle was actor Corse Payton.Spooner and her sister toured and
performed with the Spooner Stock company for many years. "The
springtime and the Spooners have come again," commented writer Willa
Cather, on the family's perennial appearances in Lincoln, Nebraska.
Spooner, was an American actress, playwright, and vaudeville
performer.Edna May Spooner was born in Centerville, Iowa, the daughter
of Benjamin Spurgeon "Spurge" Spooner and Mary Gibbs Manson "Mollie."
Spooner. Her parents founded the Spooner Stock Company, a touring
company of actors. Her mother was a member of the New York Theatrical
Managers' Association. Her younger sister was actress and director
Cecil Spooner, who married playwright Charles E. Blaney. Her maternal
uncle was actor Corse Payton.Spooner and her sister toured and
performed with the Spooner Stock company for many years. "The
springtime and the Spooners have come again," commented writer Willa
Cather, on the family's perennial appearances in Lincoln, Nebraska.
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