Alice Ellen Terry
Birthname: Alice Ellen Terry
Nationality: British
Date of birth: 1847.02.27
Place of birth: Smithford
Date of death: 1928.07.21
Place of death: Small Hythe, Tenterden
Category: actress
Nationality: British
Date of birth: 1847.02.27
Place of birth: Smithford
Date of death: 1928.07.21
Place of death: Small Hythe, Tenterden
Category: actress
Identity:
Ellen Terry was an actress. She was briefly married to G. F. Watts, and lived with Edward William Godwin for some years. She had two children, Edie and Edward Gordon Craig. After she and Godwin parted, Godwin married Beatrice Philip, who after his death, married Whistler.
Life:
Ellen Terry was particularly associated with the Bancrofts and Henry Irving, and famous especially for her Shakespearean roles. She may have met Whistler through Godwin, and Whistler hoped to paint her portrait, but never did so.
Bibliography:
Maas, Jeremy, The Victorian Art World in Photographs, London, 1984; Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford, 2004; National Portrait Gallery website at http://www.npg.org.uk/
