Florence Nash (née Ryan) (October , â€" April , ) was an American
actress and author. She was sister to theater and movie actor Mary
Nash.Florence was born to James H. and Ellen Frances (née McNamara)
Ryan. She and her sister adopted the surname of their stepfather,
Philip F. Nash, a vaudeville booking executive, who married their
mother after the death of their father, a lawyer. Nash was
Catholic.She began her acting career in and had her first hit in as
Aggie Lynch in Within the Law. She was a noted theater actor and
comedian in vaudeville until the s (appearing in sketches including In
), when she moved to Hollywood to try her luck with films. Her most
notable role was as "Nancy Blake" in the MGM blockbuster The Women.
actress and author. She was sister to theater and movie actor Mary
Nash.Florence was born to James H. and Ellen Frances (née McNamara)
Ryan. She and her sister adopted the surname of their stepfather,
Philip F. Nash, a vaudeville booking executive, who married their
mother after the death of their father, a lawyer. Nash was
Catholic.She began her acting career in and had her first hit in as
Aggie Lynch in Within the Law. She was a noted theater actor and
comedian in vaudeville until the s (appearing in sketches including In
), when she moved to Hollywood to try her luck with films. Her most
notable role was as "Nancy Blake" in the MGM blockbuster The Women.
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