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Grace Quivey Van Studdiford

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Birth	:	8 Jan 1874 North Manchester, Wabash County, Indiana, USA
Death	:	29 Jan 1927 Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, USA
Burial	:	Riverside Cemetery, West Milton, Miami County, USA
Coordinate	:	39.9658852, -84.3255005
Description	:	Grace was the daughter of Robert E. Quivey and Augusta Burns and was a renowned opera star. Unfortunately, she died of breast cancer at 52 years of age. Many thanks to Findagrave contributor Family Friend, who shared the following: In 1903 Van Studdiford opened the opera Maid Marian and later debuted The Red Feather which was specially written for her. This opera also boasted some of the most elaborate costumes up to that date. She played in and toured The Red Feather for two years. After finish touring with The Red Feather,... Read More	Grace was the daughter of Robert E. Quivey and Augusta Burns and was a renowned opera star. Unfortunately, she died of breast cancer at 52 years of age. Many thanks to Findagrave contributor Family Friend, who shared the following: In 1903 Van Studdiford opened the opera Maid Marian and later debuted The Red Feather which was specially written for her. This opera also boasted some of the most elaborate costumes up to that date. She played in and toured The Red Feather for two years. After finish touring with The Red Feather, Van Studdiford chose her next title part in the opera Lady Teazle which was not performed on Broadway but at several popular music halls throughout the country. In July 1908 she was back on Broadway in The Mimic World. In October 1908 she was at New York's Broadway Theater as Ilma Walden in The Golden Butterfly and toured this opera into 1909. 1910 found Van Studdiford in the popular opera The Bohemian Girl in the part of Arline. In late 1910 she toured in A Bridal Trip before bringing it to Broadway's Herald Square Theater in January 1911 under the name The Paradise of Mahomet. In 1911 she appeared at the Winter Garden Theatre in La Belle Paree as Mimi and later toured in A Bridal Trip now renamed The Paradise of Mahomet. In 1914 Van Studdiford toured the US in Oh! Oh! Delphine playing the title character. Her last recorded performance in an opera or play is in the musical comedy A Trip to Chinatown as Mrs Guyer. In this play Van Studdiford toured many military camps as World War I wound to a finish. This musical was later made into a 1926 silent movie by Fox Studios. After her last stage credit in 1918, she appeared in a small number of silent films using the name Grace Studiford and Grace Studdiford, her last film credit being in 1921. In 1908 Van Studdiford and Charles Bradley partnered to form a production company in her name. This was seemingly for the sole purpose of producing the opera she performed in that season The Golden Butterfly. The venture didn't last long as they were sued in 1909 by a Joseph Weber for back wages. An actress listed as Grace Studdiford and alleged to have died in 1947 is more than likely the same as Grace Van Studdiford. The confusion is created by IMDb(Internet Movie Database) site which has misconstrued erroneous information with Grace Van Studdiford. Notably the 'two' women have the same place of birth and date of birth. The alleged 'Grace Studdiford' has only one IBDb(Internet Broadway Database) credit for "The Social Whirl"(1905-06), albeit still in a singing role and in a chorus and curiously enough when Grace Van Studdiford has no listing for the same time period. More than likely Van Studdiford dropped the Van from her name for "The Social Whirl" or it is a typo. A tell tale sign the two names are one in the same is that Grace Studdiford's work history drops stops immediately in 1921 just a few years before Grace Van Studdiford died in January 1927. As Grace Quivey she married Charles Van Studdiford in 1897. In 1908 she sued for divorce for desertion. Van Studdiford died at Fort Wayne, Indiana on January 29, 1927 of breast cancer. Klaehn Funeral Home handled the arrangements. (Bio by Family Friend).

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Grace Quivey Van Studdiford's memorial is located at: Riverside Cemetery, West Milton, Miami County, USA.
When did Grace Quivey Van Studdiford death?
Grace Quivey Van Studdiford death on 29 Jan 1927 in Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, USA
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Latitude: 39.9658852
Longitude: -84.3255005

Family Members:

Parent

Robert E Quivey

(1845 - 1916)

Augusta Jane Burns Quivey

(1850 - 1936)

Spouse

Siblings

Iva Maude Quivey

(1869 - 1937)

Ralph Burns Quivey

(1882 - 1930)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Riverside Cemetery
West Milton, Miami County, USA
Coordinate: 39.9658852, -84.3255005

2. Old West Milton City Cemetery
West Milton, Miami County, USA
Coordinate: 39.9575500, -84.3243900

3. Vore Cemetery
Miami County, USA
Coordinate: 39.9667015, -84.2863998

4. West Branch Cemetery
West Milton, Miami County, USA
Coordinate: 39.9352989, -84.3330994

5. Wheelock Cemetery
West Milton, Miami County, USA
Coordinate: 39.9653015, -84.2846985

6. Center Friends Cemetery
West Milton, Miami County, USA
Coordinate: 39.9794006, -84.3625031

7. Honeyman Cemetery
Miami County, USA
Coordinate: 39.9583015, -84.2814026

8. Highland Cemetery
West Milton, Miami County, USA
Coordinate: 39.9310989, -84.3367004

9. Curtis Union Cemetery
Tipp City, Miami County, USA
Coordinate: 39.9453011, -84.2752991

10. Unity Cemetery
Laura, Miami County, USA
Coordinate: 39.9787660, -84.3806590

11. Union Cemetery
Ludlow Falls, Miami County, USA
Coordinate: 40.0125008, -84.3343964

12. Hanktown Cemetery
Miami County, USA
Coordinate: 39.9876920, -84.3818400

13. Hart-Rinehart Cemetery
Montgomery County, USA
Coordinate: 39.9131520, -84.3362700

14. Minnich Cemetery
Union, Montgomery County, USA
Coordinate: 39.9067001, -84.3197021

15. Salem German Baptist Brethren Cemetery
Phillipsburg, Montgomery County, USA
Coordinate: 39.9156092, -84.3671694

16. Rhodehamel Family Cemetery
Miami County, USA
Coordinate: 40.0018180, -84.3897790

17. Mill Creek Friends Cemetery
Tipp City, Miami County, USA
Coordinate: 39.9221500, -84.2689100

18. Wright Cemetery
Miami County, USA
Coordinate: 39.9777120, -84.4120790

19. Bethel Cemetery
Clayton, Montgomery County, USA
Coordinate: 39.9056015, -84.3664017

20. Potsdam Cemetery
Potsdam, Miami County, USA
Coordinate: 39.9650002, -84.4150009

21. Old Ludlow Cemetery
Laura, Miami County, USA
Coordinate: 39.9869003, -84.4119034

22. Furnas Cemetery
Montgomery County, USA
Coordinate: 39.9150730, -84.2625780

23. Monroe Cemetery
Monroe Township, Miami County, USA
Coordinate: 39.9221992, -84.2536011

24. Arnett Cemetery
Miami County, USA
Coordinate: 39.9546220, -84.4172500